Shadow Skye
3 primary works Complete
Book 1
Agatha is a Hawk, brave and fierce, who protects her people by patrolling the high walls of their island home. She is proud of her job, though some in her clan whisper that it is meant to keep her out of the way because of the condition she was born with.Jaime, thoughtful and anxious, is an Angler, but he hates the sea. Worse, he’s been chosen for a duty that the clan hasn’t required for generations: to marry. The elders won’t say why they have promised him to a girl in a neighboring clan, but there are rumors of approaching danger.When disaster strikes and the clan is kidnapped, it is up to Agatha and Jaime to travel across the haunted mainland of Scotia to Norveg, with help along the way from a clan of nomadic Highland bull riders and the many animals who are drawn to Agatha’s extraordinary gift of communication. Thrilling and dark yet rich with humor and compassion, this is the first book in the Shadow Skye trilogy, written by a wonderful new voice in fantasy and introducing a welcome new kind of hero.
Book 2
The extraordinary second book in the epic Shadow Skye trilogy.
In a world of shadows, hope can be found...
Agatha and Jaime have rescued their clan and returned home to Skye as heroes. But when Agatha uncovers a threat to their people, she unwittingly releases a terrible power that could kill every living thing on the island. Jaime must race to Scotia to hunt an ancient blood magic, which may be their only chance of survival.
Meanwhile, Sigrid, a Norvegian girl with an unusual gift, journeys to the court of Ingland where a dangerous alliance is forming - one that will soon turn its vengeful eyes to Skye. Sigrid will have to risk everything if she and the people of Skye are to survive the gathering shadows...
Cover illustration by Violet Tobacco.
Praise for the Shadow Skye trilogy:
“Thrilling, strange and brutally involving.” Guardian
“A story fantasy-loving young readers may not even know they’ve been waiting for.” New York Times
“A gripping story and a dark one.” Wall Street Journal
“An absolute cracker. Electrifying.” Belfast Telegraph
“A proper barnstormer.” SFX
“A wild, thrilling and sometimes dark fantasy adventure.” The Week Junior
“The chill barren setting of Scotia provides rich terrain for an unsettling wildness.” Irish Times
“Packs a real punch with its high-level suspense.” BookTrust
“Rich in atmosphere while dripping with grisly violence ... A fresh and exciting debut.” Kirkus
“A gripping, brutal adventure that completely swept me away.” Emma Carroll, author of The Somerset Tsunami
“Agatha is that rare thing in fiction: a truly original hero, one for all of us. What a great book!” Ian Irvine, author of The Three Worlds Cycle
"A thrilling adventure in a beautifully imagined world. I defy you not to want to follow Agatha to the end of the known world." Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author of Millions
“A brave new voice in fantasy fiction.” Sally Green, author of Half Bad
“I could hardly turn the pages fast enough.” Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
“Darkly beautiful, original and brimming with hope and compassion.” Kesia Lupo, author of We Are Blood and Thunder
“A sublimely plotted, windswept adventure.” Cerrie Burnell, author of The Girl with the Shark’s Teeth
“A triumph.” Katy a Balen, author of The Space We’re In
“One of the freshest, most exciting fantasies I’ve ever read.” Sarah Ann Juckes, author of Outside
“The fandom I’ve been waiting for. Forget Gryffindor, Dauntless, and House Stark... I want to be a Hawk.” Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars
Book 3
With the deadly phantom sgàilean defeated, Jaime and Agatha prepare to help their clan reclaim their compound from the treacherous Raasay people. But Sigrid, sent at the behest of Queen Beatrice, arrives with a warning: the kings of Norveg and Ingland have joined forces and plan to march north to annihilate the people of Scotia. The clan quickly turns to the Badhbh and his powerful blood magic. But instead of aiding them, the mage kidnaps Agatha, seemingly as an offering to the kings. Now Sigrid and Jaime must rally unlikely allies to face a common enemy, even as Jaime finds himself drawn to a boy from another clan. Meanwhile, Agatha garners unexpected support among the Inglish as well as from an animal of Scotian legend, and discovers the extraordinary secrets of her past. Three remarkable heroes unite for the grand conclusion of this rich and exciting series.