Witches of Orkney

4 primary works

The Blue Witch

by Alane Adams

Published 23 October 2018

2020 IPPY Awards Bronze Winner in Cover Design, Fiction

2019 American Fiction Awards: Best Cover Design: Children's Books—Finalist

2019 American Fiction Awards: Juvenile Fiction—Winner

2019 Readers' Favorite Awards Gold Medal Winner in Children's Mythology/Fairy Tale

2019 Moonbeam: Gold Medal Winner in Pre-Teen Fiction/Fantasy




“An enchanting new book full of magical mischief and adventure, Alane Adams’s The Blue Witch is guaranteed to please”

—Foreword Clarion Reviews




Before Sam Baron broke Odin's curse on the witches to become the first son born to a witch and the hero of the Legends of Orkney series, his mother was a young witchling growing up in the Tarkana Witch Academy. In this first book of the prequel series, the Witches of Orkney, nine-year-old Abigail Tarkana is determined to grow up to be the greatest witch of all, even greater than her evil ancestor Catriona. Unfortunately, she is about to fail Spectacular Spells class because her witch magic hasn't come in yet. Even worse, her nemesis, Endera, is making life miserable by trying to get her kicked out.







When her new friend Hugo's life is put in danger by a stampeding sneevil, a desperate Abigail manages to call up her magic―only to find out it's unlike any other witchling's at the Tarkana Witch Academy! As mysteries deepen around her magic and just who her true parents are, Abigail becomes trapped in a race against time to undo one of her spells before she is kicked out of the coven forever!







Rich in Norse mythology, The Blue Witch is the first of a fast-paced young reader series filled with magical spells, mysterious beasts, and witch-hungry spiders!

The Rubicus Prophecy

by Alane Adams

Published 15 October 2019

KEY SELLING POINTS: There is a large audience for tween adventure fantasy novels right now, with competitors like Rick Riordan bringing out similarly themed books. This series is targeted at younger readers interested in fantasy but not ready for longer, dense reads-a huge audience. Book 1 in the Witches of Orkney series has done well, selling over 5,000 copies in its first two months, and received a positive Foreword and Kirkus review. This series serves as a prequel for a younger audience to the Legends of Orkney series, which earned a five-star review from Foreword Reviews, reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal.AUDIENCE: Middle grade readers Chapter book readers Book clubs Elementary school classrooms Tween fantasy readers

Witch Wars

by Alane Adams

Published 13 October 2020

Abigail's second year at the Tarkana Academy has been an all-out disaster. She's just unwittingly helped Vertulious, an ancient he-witch and powerful alchemist, destroy Odin's Stone and restore his powers, and now all of Orkney is caught up in the threat of war as the witches prepare to destroy the helpless Orkadians. Determined to set things right, Abigail and Hugo set off for Jotunheim, the land of the giants, to find a weapon to restore the balance. All they have to do is track down the God of Thunder and convince Thor to turn his hammer over to them. When their former-friend-now-foe Robert Barconian arrives with a band of dwarves, intent on stopping them, Abigail and friends must unite to prevent a war that will destroy them all. But has Abigail made the biggest mistake of all by trusting in the wrong ally?

The Mermaid Queen

by Alane Adams

Published 12 October 2021

Abigail and Hugo have just helped restore the balance of power in Orkney by defeating the powerful alchemist Vertulious when Abigail discovers that Capricorn, the mermaid queen she trusted to help them, has unleashed the powerful Midgard Serpent named Jormungand—who, years ago, encircled the world of mankind and held it captive until Odin banished it to an underwater prison. Capricorn is determined to force Odin to make her goddess of the seas over Aegir, and she’s ready to use the massive serpent to bend him to her will—threatening all of Orkney. Abigail and Hugo must embark on an adventure across the seas to Odin’s island sanctuary to find a way to stop Capricorn and return Jormungand to his watery cell. But when Abigail finds that her powers are not enough, she has to tap into her dark magic again and again. As she is drawn further down this path, a dark presence makes itself known to her—one that may alter her path forever.