This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Browse through and read selkie fiction stories and books. The book the folklore of orkney and shetland by ernest w. Most of the island families that claim to be descended from selkies are now in canada or america following the mid victorian clearances in scotland. This is a story my little sister and i started as a roleplay a little while back. Smashwords sex with a selkie 2 a book by p mattern.
Josephine birch selkie is a wordless picture book that tells the tale of a tender friendship between two unlikely beings. Work where selkie lore forms the central theme include. Authors notes and deleted ending selkie heart kyla mcrae is young, smart and beautiful but she hides an ancient secret. In other stories, the man knew nothing of his wifes true nature. Cat valente gives us a rare male selkie in her short story the tale of the skin, included in the orphans tales. Basically, all the stories of selkie maidens are similar. Selkie expires the old celtic legends of the selkie, which is basically what you might think of as a wereseal a seal that is able to shed the seal skin and live on land as an entrancing and of course irresistible human.
The brides of rollrock island by margo lanagan, the folk keeper by franny billingsley, tides by betsy cornwell, seven tears int. Sofia samatars 20 short story selkie stories are for losers was nominated for the hugo, nebula, and world fantasy, and samatar. Selkie book king county library system bibliocommons. Selkiesor references to themhave appeared in numerous novels, songs and films, though the extent to which these reflect traditional stories varies greatly. The folk keeper by franny billingsley, the selkie pact by judith fullerton, tides by betsy cornwell, the brides of rollrock. Selkie is a wordless picture book that tells the tale of a tender friendship between two unlikely beings. The selkie girl traditional scottish tales 9781782505. She flies across the heath and through the bogs, the peat wet and. Selkies are known for taking a human shape when they shed their skin. Oh to be a selkie, and live between two worlds half your days spent as a seal, and the other half, a girl stories about the selkie have been told for hundreds of years by.
Gentle souls who prefer dancing in the moonlight over luring sailors to their death, selkies are often overlooked by mythological enthusiasts for the more enthralling forms of mermaids or sirens. In scottish mythology, selkies or selkie folk scots. The secret history hidden in the selkie story elisabeth. The first book in a series by autumn rose centers around a young woman, vanna macallister, who discovers a secret to her dna revealing that she is the longlost princess of a scottish selkie tribe that has nearly been annihilated, vanna is promised to wed but unexpected circumstances disrupt the clansmens plans and now vanna must learn to cope with the life she didnt plan for but somehow. If the selkie found her seal skin again, shed regain her seal form and disappear into the waves.
North of caithness, on the islands of orkney, the ocean is a magical place. Those angels, who fell from heaven and landed amongst the waves. You can also signup to receive email notifications whenever sif abrams releases a new book. Theyre always about how you went up to the attic to look for a book, and you found a. Legends of the selkies, hidden gems of sea mythology. We love short speculative fiction like this here at fiction unbound. The selkie secret ebook by autumn rose 1230002538716. She had found a book of faerie stories in one of the shops, and had made certain of tales of selkies were in it. I wonder how two science fiction writers came up with this novel they never wrote another one like it that i can see. My fiction reflects a love of world culture and international travel, whether im writing short stories, thrillers, or historical fiction. Half of all proceeds of the selkie tales short stories benefit battered womens shelters. The selkie is a short story ive written as part of a back story to the charmed children of rookskill castle. Fiona a mcdonald the strange and magical world of the shapeshifting selkies is brought to enchanting life in. It was first published in strange horizons synopsis.
What if she left without a trace and you didnt know if you would ever see her again. Selkiesmile is a fanfiction author that has written 12 stories for merlin, doctor who, young dracula, and sherlock. The satyr in question is a young girl named eshkol who visits a skin pedler and is enamored of a dull grey pelt. When niamh had just turned eighteen, she was sitting on the shore reading a book of poetry when a paleskinned woman with brown hair that fell to her waist approached her. But lately people have been tweaking the selkie stories to. Shop for mermaid art from the worlds greatest living artists. Every year my book club reads all the short stories and novelletes selkie stories are for losers, sofia samatar audio. One morning it starts raining in cassidys house, and nobody can get it to stop. Human men sometimes stole their skin, forcing them to become their wives. The story revolves around the figure of the selkie of irish and scottish. She has written books for various age levels, but this will be her second middlegrade fantasy. In this case, the legend provides the means by which a young woman of 16, newly removed to a tiny, seaside village when her mother is forced to struggle for.
In his book on the seal people, gaelic historian john macaulay puts forward an interesting theory, that the selkie stories are actually a very old form of oral history. Sometimes the human will not know that their lover is a selkie, and wakes to find them gone. Two selkie stories from scotland, retold by kate forsyth and illustrated by fiona mcdonald in this book, two beautiful traditional scottish fairy tales, the selkie bride and in the kingdom of the seals, are brought to enchanting and haunting new life by two creators who are themselves eerily linked to the magical world of the shapeshifting selkies. Her first, the seven tales of trinket, was excellent. Before beginning my writing career, i worked as an international banker, a social policy analyst, an. According to, stories concerning selkies are generally romantic tragedies.
Like everyone else, cassisy figures its just a problem with the pipes. Its only a short book, approximately 250 pages, but what a read, its packed full, and so fascinating, i loved everything about it, the story, the characters how they intertwine with each other, and the irish folklore, even though this is a story of fiction some of the irish folklore is believed by irish folk and sung about. One transformation later, a new friendship is formed. Sofia samatars 20 short story selkie stories are for losers was nominated for the hugo, nebula, and world fantasy, and samatar herself won the john w. Lace has trouble understanding why the pond has given him so many powers. Amorous, affectionate and affable, selkies are the hidden gems of sea mythology. Daily science fiction is an online magazine specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and everything in between. All mermaid artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a moneyback guarantee. Amazon web services scalable cloud computing services. This wordless story will evoke readers imaginations and allow them to complete the narrative themselves. The ultimate selkie collection get your copy now special edition tales of the selkie box set includes short stories. A story about mythical creaures and how they came together to stop the war. Buy selkie 3rd revised edition by gillian mcclure, gillian mcclure isbn. Short stories collection the selkie and the blacksmith.
Virginia woolfs intention to publish her short stories is carried out in this volume, posthumously collected by her husband, leonard woolf. The mer girl a historic welsh mermaid shapeshifter mergirl romance selkie tales short stories book 1 kindle edition by sikes, ophelia. Browse through and read mythical fantasy fiction stories and books. Weve always been suckers for good stories of the sea, and selkies are pretty much the best. Niamh had never seen the woman, who didnt seem much older than she was, but her large, dark eyes almost. A stranger came ashore, a 1975 young adult novel by scottish author mollie hunter.
Fiction science fiction short stories fiction fantasy general fiction fantasy epic fiction fantasy paranormal fiction fantasy contemporary. Smashwords the selkie and the stewardess a book by sif. The folktales frequently revolve around female selkies being coerced into. Tempests fury, the fifth book in nicole peelers sexy, sassy and sizzlingly funny. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In other stories the human will hide the selkies skin, thus preventing it from returning to its seal form. But as i read and researched the history of the islands, i began to realise that the selkie story was much more than just a fairy story.
A young woman works in a restaurant, and reflects on her mothers disappearance, on how that disappearance bears an uncomfortable resemblance to the legend. When a young fisherman falls into the sea, he is rescued by a playful seal. Cordelia sullivan lives on the shores of selkie bay, an irish town filled with myth and mystery about the shapeshifting seals who supposedly inhabit the waters. Short stories public domain most popular feedbooks. Sea witch by virginia kantra, tempest rising by nicole peeler, sea lord by virginia kantra, sea fever by virginia kantra, and th. I definitely recommend this if you like a little paranormal with your romance. Sea witch by virginia kantra, tempest rising by nicole peeler, sea lord. Read hot and popular stories about selkie on wattpad. February 15, 2014 100 short stories in 2014, challenge. The folk keeper franny billingsley fantasy fiction diary fiction childrens stories juvenile fiction teenage girls fairies selkies orphans infobuy. Her mother is a selkie you see, so when she got her skin back she left her landlife behind and ran for the sea. The easiest way to control a selkie was to steal its pelt.
The brides of rollrock island by margo lanagan, the folk keeper by. In a time where legends are considered true, you grew up fascinated by these creatures. Pm me if you have ideas for stories you want me to use. Selkie book columbus metropolitan library bibliocommons. The book of selkie nimbus publishing and vagrant press. The mer girl a historic welsh mermaid shapeshifter.
A new story is published every weekday and sent to subscribers via email, and stories appear a week later on dailysciencefiction. Selkies, and the authors who love them orbit books. The selkie stories are probably the clearest evidence we have that sea sami ever visited the islands of the north scotland. Sounds like a wonderful place to grow up, doesnt it. Ethereal creatures who take the form of seals in the ocean, but then transform into supernaturally beautiful humans while on land. Sep 17, 2014 sofia samatar is the author of the novel a stranger in olondria, the hugonominated short story selkie stories are for. What if your own mother might be one of the seal women.