{"product_id":"orkney-cycle-book-daniel-allison-9781838040352","title":"The Orkney Cycle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY SAVE A KINGDOM THAT WANTS YOU DEAD?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTalorc 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuna 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom mountaintop rituals to ancient tombs, their journey takes them across Orka, as they hunt an enemy who is also hunting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tremendous read... a rattling good plot... wonderful stuff.\u003cbr\u003e- Fay Sampson, Guardian Children's Book Award-nominated author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA born storyteller weaves Scottish island myths into a driving narrative of survival.\u003cbr\u003e- Ian Stephen, Saltire Award-nominated author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExtraordinary... right up there with Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.\u003cbr\u003e- Mara Menzies, Scottish Book Award-winning author \u003cp\u003eDaniel Allison is a USA Today bestselling author and oral storyteller from Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe hosts the \u003ci\u003eHouse of Legends Mythology Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of the \u003ci\u003eCeltic Myths \u0026amp; Legends Retold\u003c\/i\u003e series and \u003ci\u003eThe Orkney Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52743252377873,"sku":"NIN9781838040352","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":67916857671953,"sku":"GOR015153144","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":67916984811793,"sku":"GOR013382041","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781838040352.jpg?v=1763494785","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/orkney-cycle-book-daniel-allison-9781838040352","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}