The Sirens of Falkeld

By: Julie Tuovi

Narrated by: Guy Barnes

Kade Finley, of the Scottish Isles, was raised on legends of the sea. His Gaffer, Toran Finley said, that beneath Muireall's wind-swept cliffs, deep under the waves, there lived a legend as old as the Highlands themselves. Of Manannán Mac Lir, the sea god, and his beautiful maighdean mhara, who swam the tides, luring sailors to their deaths.

But they're not just legend.

Kade saw one on his ninth birthday. On that day, a fierce storm swallowed half the island, and his da, Aidan Finley, was never seen again.

It's been nine years since Da disappeared, and Gaffer is dying.

Desperate to save him, Kade decides to capture a maighdean mhara, of whom the stories say will grant one wish if caught. But Admiral Gilbert Owen, commander of the island's WWII naval base, complicates things. In his quest for power, the Admiral has enraged the maidens, making it dangerous to be human in maighdean mhara infested waters.

©2015 Julie Tuovi (P)2025 Julie Tuovi

Critic reviews

2016 RONE Award Winner and Reader's Favorite Finalist

"A courageous glimpse of historical details entwined in the tales of Scottish tradition." - InD'tale Magazine

Great characters and compelling story

Wonderfully written and narrated. I listened to this story over a 2000 mile car trip, and I was enthralled. Looking forward to the next one!