The Orkney Cycle: The Shattering Sea

By Daniel Allison

WHY SAVE A KINGDOM THAT WANTS YOU DEAD?

Talorc arrives at King Anga's court claiming an enormous sea serpent killed his family and burned his village. He insists it was summoned by a sorcerer of the hated finfolk.

Runa is Princess of the Orkadi. She believes Talorc's story and sides with him, even though he bears the mark of the finfolk and can summon their magic.

As the serpent devastates Orka, King Anga prepares to make war on the finfolk. Talorc and Runa suspect this is what the sorcerer wants, so they set off after him themselves.

From mountaintop rituals to ancient tombs, their journey takes them across Orka, as they hunt an enemy who is also hunting them.

As villages burn and blood darkens the seas, Talorc and Runa race to save the Orkadi. Yet to do so they must bring their secrets into the light, and the Orkadi might kill them even as the finfolk close in.

"A tremendous read... a rattling good plot... wonderful stuff."
- Fay Sampson, Guardian Children's Book Award-nominated author

"A born storyteller weaves Scottish island myths into a driving narrative of survival."
- Ian Stephen, Saltire Award-nominated author

"Extraordinary... right up there with Chronicles of Ancient Darkness."
- Mara Menzies, Scottish Book Award-winning author

Daniel Allison is a USA Today bestselling author and oral storyteller from Scotland.

He hosts the House of Legends Mythology Podcast and is the author of the Celtic Myths & Legends Retold series and The Orkney Cycle.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838040358
• ISBN13: 9781838040352
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Nielsen
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"