Skara: The First Wave: 1 (New Life for Neolithic Orkney) - Softcover

Appleby, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0993281249 ISBN 13: 9780993281242

Publisher: Burgess Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Set in Neolithic Orkney, Skara brings heroine Shala and hero Oiwa together across the vast ocean to the west. Will this young man save the people of the Isles from dying out? As predicted by young Shala and the old sage, Wrasse, this seems increasingly so. Guided by her, the girl finds maturity and strength during a formidable journey through their Orkney, a very different place from today. Will Oiwa, following his clan s lost hero across vast distances through danger, pleasure and tragedy, measure up to his destiny? Find out... read Skara.

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Review

We can see archeology and a strong imagination at work in Skara. Both are required to make the past of Orkney speak. In Appleby's Skara, we find an extraordinary tale, thousands of years in the making, shaped by a master's hands. --Ari Berk, Professor of Folklore and Mythology Central Michigan University

What an amazing accomplishment, to take us back into the mists of the past and keep us riveted as though it was happening before our eyes. --Professor Emeritus, Indiana University South Bend

you have created a classic quest hero of mythic proportions who is also a believable (indeed lovable) character and ordinary human being with whom readers can identify. Since essentially this is what Homer does for Odysseus and Tolkein for Frodo you are keeping the very best possible company... --Hi-Arts

About the Author

Born 1948 in Kent, Andrew Appleby became an independent wanderer from a very early age. The youngest of three brothers, he constantly lagged behind and still does, even now, on a walk finding clay in banks and around ponds, or searching the ground for ancient artifacts. His natural tendency towards incendiary pursuits helped fire his meagre works from the age of seven, and at eleven he was smitten with the archaeology bug. This led to discovering a Neolithic site with quantities of prehistoric pottery... his yearning to make these pots was born. He spent most of his secondary school years in the pottery department. His father had related his tales of Orkney in the army intelligence service during World War Two, so Andrew and his brother hitch-hiked there from Kent. The archaeology, scenery, atmosphere and colours had a permanent effect and a decade later moved to the Isles permanently, setting up his pottery in an old chicken house. Past Chair and Vice-Chair of the Orkney Archaeology Society, Andrew has seen Orkney's archaeology scene blossom. He is currently President of the John Rae Society, honouring the Orcadian Arctic explorer. Besides pottery, archaeology and exploration, Andrew has a strong interest in gathering food and road kill. This has led to appearances in television programmes such as Scotland's Larder.

Edition details

• Publisher: Burgess Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0993281249
• ISBN 13: 9780993281242
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 600