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Scottish BookThe Hollow Sea – The Unforgettable and Mesmerising Debut about Identity, Grief and Mythology (Paperback)
Author: Annie Kirby
£9.95
ScotlandGrief & LossSpeculative Fiction
A haunting, myth-infused novel about a woman who flees to a remote North-Atlantic archipelago after fertility loss and becomes drawn to the legend of a witch. Ideal for readers who enjoy lyrical, folklore-rich stories of grief, identity and the sea.
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A beautifully wrought debut that blends myth, emotion, and place, The Hollow Sea is both a story of personal loss and a meditation on how legends echo through time. Annie Kirby delivers a haunting, compassionate novel that lingers long after the tide has gone out.
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The world of Al, Buck, and Nadia expands far beyond familiar ground in The Hollow Sea, as their latest case draws them to the remote islands off the coast of Australia. Locals speak in hushed tones of a cursed stretch of water, a wild expanse no one willingly crosses. The Hollow Sea has claimed ships, stories, and lives, and it does not forgive curiosity.
New arrival Scottie feels its pull immediately. Beneath the warnings lies the legend of Thordis, a woman who vanished long ago under mysterious circumstances. Her story mirrors parts of Scottie’s own past, and answers seem impossible to ignore. When she sets out across the Hollow Sea, she risks far more than the islanders admit.
At the same time, Sigil agents go missing while investigating a disturbance in their wards, forcing an apprentice to call in Al for help. What follows is a relentless chain of danger, revelations, and uneasy alliances, including the Iron Druid himself. As secrets surface, Al comes closer to uncovering the truth behind his own long standing curses, if the sea does not claim them first.
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