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The story in words and pictures of the wrecks dotted in and around Scapa Flow, and a tribute to those whose bodies remain forever trapped underwater in the Royal Oak and other ships. By Lawson Wood. Paperback.
The unseen, untold story of ancient intergalactic beings on earth. Based at The Ring of Brodgar. Young adult fiction. By C. R. Coen.
Orkney's Neolithic Epic - Skara - The Fourth Wave. Written and illustrated by Andrew Appleby. Paperback.
William Balfour (1719-1786), second laird of Trenaby married Elizabeth Covingtrie. They had eight children; the book focuses mainly on the lives of three sons: John, Thomas, and David. By R P Fereday Hardback
'Orkney and Shetland in danger'. The adventure of Saint-Faust, who temporarily diverted British Troops and created the threat of a potential attack on Shetland, Orkney and the North of Scotland with a small Franco-Batavian squadron during the Napoleonic War. Hardback, by P Fereday.
In this expanded version of his acclaimed book, Tim Clarkson pieces together the evidence to tell the story of the Picts from their emergence in Roman times to their eventual disappearance. Paperback.
A New History Of The Vikings From Skandinavia To The Silk Roads. Discover the world of the River Kings - and some River Queens. Follow bioarchaeologist and Viking specialist Cat Jarman - and the cutting-edge forensic techniques central to her research - as she uncovers epic stories of the Viking Age. By Cat Jarman. Paperback.
The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition. A Great Polar Explorer, An Enduring Arctic Mystery. By Michael Smith. Paperback.
In this highly acclaimed biography, Ron Ferguson tracks his friend's literary and spiritual journey, including his controversial move from Presbyterianism to Roman Catholicism. By Ron Ferguson. Preface by Richard Holloway. Paperback.
The explorer's guide to over 200 of the most beautiful and intriguing islands around Britain. With sections on several of the Orkney Islands. Paperback. By Peter Naldrett.
Sanday is one of the most fertile of the Orkney islands, and this title explores an unusually complete cultural landscape of prehistoric times. Coastal erosion threatening the site at Pool on the west coast of the island led to its excavation during 1983-8, revealing a long structural sequence from the mid fourth millennium BC to the Norse period of the...