AUDIOBOOK
About
An ancient evil arises. An ancient power awakens.
Nineteen-year-old Megan Howatt lives in a house on the edge of a crumbling sea cliff, waiting for her life to fall into the North Sea. Her mother is dead, and her father has lost his mind, obsessively hoarding the junk that he salvages from the shoreline. Her only friends are Lou, the eccentric owner of a beach-side cafe, and Kelpy, the large black dog that she rescued from the sea as a puppy. Desperate to escape, but unwilling to abandon her father, she scratches a living working at the Dry Dog Inn in the nearby village of Salwick.
A violent storm hits the village, and the killings begin. A flock of sheep is torn apart, and suspicious eyes turn towards Kelpy. The owner of a local antiques shop goes missing. Something prowls the village streets at night-something that smells of rot and endless hunger. Megan finds herself drawn to the story of Mad Annie, a local woman accused of witchcraft who died on the island of Nine Mothers. With Lou's help, Megan must reckon with the occult powers awakening in her, face the ghosts of her childhood, and save her home from a shape-shifting horror of the ancient world. Before
1 - After the Storm
2 - The Hole in the Sea
3 - Happy Families
4 - Night Terrors
5 - Buried Treasure
6 - Cleaning Up
7 - Brain of Britain
8 - The Handsome Mr Pellar
9 - Village Meeting
10 - The Snipe
11 - Sheep
12 - Herbal Tea
13 - The Tale of Mad Annie
14 - Mrs Mackenzie
15 - Of Bones and Blackberries
16 - Digging
17 - Play Fetch
18 - Those in Peril
19 - Red Lights
20 - Tracking
21 - Sunday Service
22 - Sympathetic Poisoning
23 - Blame
24 - Intrusion
25 - The Hoard
26 - Shoring Up
27 - The Moat
28 - Across the Bight
29 - The Cunning Woman
30 - Annie
31 - Trev
32 - Pat
33 - Harry
34 - Simon
35 - First Aid
36 - The Siege of the Dry Dog
37 - Lou and the Nuck
38 - In the Cellar
39 - The Nine Mothers
40 - The Wild Hunt
After
"Solid, meaty characters, crackling dialogue, vivid imagination, and high-stakes horror make The Strandling a riveting and immersive read."
"Brogden creates compelling, complex characters and haunting, thrilling stories, and his tales stay with you for a long time. The Strandling is his best yet."
"A very human story pervaded by a sense of dread and enchantment. A magnificent book."
Nineteen-year-old Megan Howatt lives in a house on the edge of a crumbling sea cliff, waiting for her life to fall into the North Sea. Her mother is dead, and her father has lost his mind, obsessively hoarding the junk that he salvages from the shoreline. Her only friends are Lou, the eccentric owner of a beach-side cafe, and Kelpy, the large black dog that she rescued from the sea as a puppy. Desperate to escape, but unwilling to abandon her father, she scratches a living working at the Dry Dog Inn in the nearby village of Salwick.
A violent storm hits the village, and the killings begin. A flock of sheep is torn apart, and suspicious eyes turn towards Kelpy. The owner of a local antiques shop goes missing. Something prowls the village streets at night-something that smells of rot and endless hunger. Megan finds herself drawn to the story of Mad Annie, a local woman accused of witchcraft who died on the island of Nine Mothers. With Lou's help, Megan must reckon with the occult powers awakening in her, face the ghosts of her childhood, and save her home from a shape-shifting horror of the ancient world. Before
1 - After the Storm
2 - The Hole in the Sea
3 - Happy Families
4 - Night Terrors
5 - Buried Treasure
6 - Cleaning Up
7 - Brain of Britain
8 - The Handsome Mr Pellar
9 - Village Meeting
10 - The Snipe
11 - Sheep
12 - Herbal Tea
13 - The Tale of Mad Annie
14 - Mrs Mackenzie
15 - Of Bones and Blackberries
16 - Digging
17 - Play Fetch
18 - Those in Peril
19 - Red Lights
20 - Tracking
21 - Sunday Service
22 - Sympathetic Poisoning
23 - Blame
24 - Intrusion
25 - The Hoard
26 - Shoring Up
27 - The Moat
28 - Across the Bight
29 - The Cunning Woman
30 - Annie
31 - Trev
32 - Pat
33 - Harry
34 - Simon
35 - First Aid
36 - The Siege of the Dry Dog
37 - Lou and the Nuck
38 - In the Cellar
39 - The Nine Mothers
40 - The Wild Hunt
After
"Solid, meaty characters, crackling dialogue, vivid imagination, and high-stakes horror make The Strandling a riveting and immersive read."
"Brogden creates compelling, complex characters and haunting, thrilling stories, and his tales stay with you for a long time. The Strandling is his best yet."
"A very human story pervaded by a sense of dread and enchantment. A magnificent book."