Uncovering the golden age of piracy. Book signing on the 27th May, signed copies available to pre-order here. By local author Angus Konstam. Hardback.
How a Linklater family from Orkney met the Pyotts in London's Docklands. By Teresa Pyott. Paperback.
How far would you go to mend a broken heart? Set in Orkney. By Holly Hepburn. Paperback.
Dark Water. Darker Deeds. A Rhona MacLeod thriller set in Orkney. By Lin Anderson. Paperback.
PRE-ORDER - Your signed copy will be posted out on Monday 27th May. Please order signed copies separately in their own order due to shipping costs, unless you are happy to wait until the signed copy is available for your whole order to be shipped. Book signing on Saturday 25th May, 12-2pm. Unsigned copies available soon. By Angus Konstam. Hardback.
Six Decades of the Scottish Air Ambulance Service. By Iain Hutchison. Hardback.
British Aviation History in Old Photographs. By Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume. Paperback.
The third book in the Andy from Orkney series. By Nan Meriweather. Hardback.
Volume IV: 1917: Year of Crisis. The acclaimed history of the Royal navy in the First World War era. By Arthur J Marder, introduction by Barry Gough. Paperback.
The Twenty-Year Fire of Revival That Swept Scotland 1858-79. Continuing Tom Lennie's compelling historical series on Scottish revival movements. Paperback.
"The Storm Witch" is a novelette based on fact: Janet Forsyth our main character in the story was born around 1604 on Westray, one of Orkney's most northern islands. By Molly Mack. Paperback.
The Life and Death of Britain's Most Famous War Minister. By David Laws. Hardback.
A comprehensive account of the Ness of Brodgar excavations. The 3rd volume in the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research series, featuring contributions from institute staff as well as specialists from around the world. Edited by Nick Card, Mark Edmonds & Anne Mitchell. Hardback.
Important: Orcadian Newspapers must be ordered separately from books in their own order. (Price excluding postage) A three-month subscription to the print edition of The Orcadian newspaper.
Our hugely popular yearly Scenic Calendar with a selection of images of Orkney scenery by the Orkney Camera Club. 3 months to view. 30 x 21cm.
A selection of traditional tunes compiled by the Orkney Traditional Music Project. A4 spiral bound paperback.
The fifteenth anniversary book of 'The Giddy Limit', a collection of the regular weekly comic strips from The Orcadian newspaper. By Alex Leonard.
Important: Orcadian Newspapers must be ordered separately from books in their own order. (Price excluding postage) A 12-month subscription to the print edition of The Orcadian newspaper.
Note: by default, the current edition of The Orcadian is selected for this product. If you wish to order the next new edition ahead of time please change the "Orcadian Edition" dropdown below to "Next New Edition".
A unique volume that focuses solely on almost 200 birds you are most likely to find in Orkney. Pocket Edition.
A detailed account of Orkney dialect words and sayings, their origins and meanings. By Margaret Flaws and Gregor Lamb. New edition, paperback.
Twelve authors with local knowledge pool their expertise to sort fact from fiction surrounding the loss of the cruiser HMS Hampshire and Lord Kitchener on 5 June 1916, with an objective review of the many books, press cuttings and copious unpublished records now available. Shortlisted for Mountbatten Maritime Media Award 2017. Hardback.
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Here at The Orcadian Bookshop we are passionate about all things books, especially our extensive range of Orkney-related fiction and non-fiction titles. In addition to our vast selection of local books, we also stock a large range of fiction, ranging from the classics to the latest best-sellers.
We also have shelves full of history, nature, cookery and children’s and young adults’ books to mention a few. If you can't find a title you are looking for, please ask one of the friendly members of our team, either in store, by telephone or via email. If we don't have what you are looking for in stock, we can order books directly from our supplier and even arrange to have them posted directly to you.
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