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Tormod Cockburn

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The United Kingdom

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https://tormodcockburn.com

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Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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Tormod is author of Shadow Castles, and the Mysterious Scotland series. He’s lived in the East Neuk of Fife for as long as he can remember, and together with his wife, forages across Scotland for inspiring places and the legends they hold.

He studied Economics in Glasgow and since then he's worked in magazines, media and marketing. These days, when he's not writing, he can be found pottering around Anstruther Harbour; mending lobster creels and baiting grumpy fishermen to tell him their stories.

He’s always loved myths and mystery but strives to see the scientific angle behind any strange happening. Writing intimately about his homeland, his writing is praised for its authenticity. ‘You don’t just see Scotland in your head’, said one reviewer ...more

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Average rating: 4.51 · 8,466 ratings · 537 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bone Trap (Mysterious Scotland, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 2,828 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ness Deception (Mysterious Scotland, #2) 4.57 avg rating — 1,367 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stone Cypher (Mysterious Scotland, #3) 4.56 avg rating — 1,050 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Jagged Way (Mysterious Scotland, #4) 4.56 avg rating — 822 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Emerald Veil (Mysterious Scotland, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 647 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Sayings (Mysterious Scotland Book 7) 4.62 avg rating — 580 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crystal Armour (Mysterious Scotland Book 8) 4.71 avg rating — 514 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Torn Isle (Mysterious Scotland Book 9) 4.72 avg rating — 371 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ice Covenant (Mysterious Scotland, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 122 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Caledonia Regression (Shadow Castles Book 1) 4.46 avg rating — 82 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mysterious Scotland (9 books)
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Shadow Castles (3 books)
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“Today, if he’d understood it correctly, the Creator stood ready to crush evil under his heel. And the fact that it still persisted was because the Creator permitted it. Evil endured in the world to grant human beings the right to choose between the two forces.”
― Tormod Cockburn, This Jagged Way

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“To bend us to their will, the big corporations only need to strip us of the skills to grow our own food, and the ability to fix things.”
― Tormod Cockburn, This Emerald Veil

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“Evil endured in the world to grant human beings the right to choose between the two forces. Gill had made his choice. He had no idea what”
― Tormod Cockburn, This Jagged Way

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