The Shattering Sea

By Daniel Allison

Deal Ends: Sun 28th June

Ancient Orkney: a world of warring Celtic tribes, pagan gods and dark magic.The Selkie Wars are over. The finmen have been banished to one remote, rocky island. The Orkadi clan are unchallenged. Yet there are rumours of finmen sightings, and some claim that the speys, Orka’s witches, still practice their rituals in clifftop tombs and among the standing stones.Talorc arrives at King Anga’s court claiming an enormous sea serpent devoured his family and burned his village. He insists he saw a druid of the finmen summon it with blood magic.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. Runa knows what it is to carry a secret.As blood darkens the sea and King Anga prepares for war, Talorc and Runa set out to discover the truth. Their journey takes them from selkie caves to mountaintop rituals, and from the dark isle of the finmen to the halls of their god, the Sea Mother.“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"Urgent drama and ancient magic... I devoured it in a single sitting"— Peter Snow, Author of A Rosslyn TreasuryCeltic mythology meets epic fantasy in the opening chapter of The Orkney Cycle, a sweeping saga of pre-Christian Scotland and Northern Europe written by USA Today bestselling author and oral storyteller Daniel Allison.