Novels based in Orkney, by authors from far and wide.
Orkneyinga Murders Book 4. Death strikes the hall at Buckquoy, and when Thorfinn has to appoint a new leader there, bitter rivalries emerge. Then a woman dies, and matters turn serious... By Lexie Conyngham. Paperback.
Orkneyinga Murders Book 3. The dragon lunged and burned. Ketil felt its hot breath, but he knew it was only a dream. When Sigrid goes to stay on Shapinsay, Ketil is unconcerned – nothing ever happens on Shapinsay... By Lexie Conyngham. Paperback.
Orkneyinga Murders Book 2. Ketil had not intended to return to Orkney, but when you work for Thorfinn Sigurdarson, you obey orders. Thorfinn wants him back to help with a visiting Abbot from Saxony, escorted by an old colleague of Ketil’s... By Lexie Conyngham. Paperback.
Orkneyinga Murders Book 1. A man lies under the tawny earth, hands still clutching the knife that killed him. Thorfinn Sigurdarson, Earl of all Orkney and Caithness, has made a mistake, and he won’t let himself forget it... By Lexie Conyngham. Paperback.
You can choose your friends but not your family. A game of secrets and lies. A fast-paced thriller set in Orkney and Scotland during World War Two. By Ken Lussey. Paperback.
A collection of nursery rhymes from Orkney. Compiled by Margaret T Flaws. Hardback.
Ten writers from the Orkney Voices group staged a show at the 2022 St Magnus Festival exploring the Orkney witch trials and surrounding events and culture. By Orkney Voices. Paperback booklet.
'Orkney is a masterpiece. It is seductive, beguiling, lureful - like a mermaid calling us into darker, deeper waters' - Scarlett Thomas Paperback. By Amy Sackville.
'A beautiful, heart-breaking tale of grief, love and the bond between sisters.' A fictional novel set at the Italian prisoner-of-war camp on a remote Orkney island. By Caroline Lea. Paperback.
Astrid is returning home from art school on Mars, looking for inspiration. Darling is fleeing a life that never fit, searching for somewhere to hide. They meet on Deep Wheel Orcadia, a distant space station struggling for survival as the pace of change threatens to leave the community behind. A science-fiction verse-novel written in the Orkney dialect. By...
The first full survey of literary writing from and around the Orkney Islands and charts the development of this distinctively Orcadian strand within Scottish literature and shows how the archipelago, rather than the nation, can indeed be the defining locus of a compact and vibrant literary tradition. Paperback. By Simon W. Hall.