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SONG OF THE STAG – The Storran Duology Book #1
WINNER of the People’s Book Prize Frederick Forsyth Award for Fiction 2025
‘You think too much of me,’ Aggie said with a smirk, then her eyes darkened. ‘This is who I am. If I’d realised that sooner, things might be different.’
‘No, things would be exactly the same because Afren—’
‘Afren is going to pay,’ Aggie said simply.
Cait shook her head. ‘Is this about freedom or revenge?’
‘Can’t it be both?’
About the book
Cait is from Storran’s borders: idyllic, traditional, and completely opposed to separatism.
When her childhood sweetheart, Kenzie, is called up to the ranks of the Queen’s Watch to hunt down Storrian Separatists, Cait moves to the capital with him.
In the city of Thorterknock, she quickly realises that her charming countryside life is not the reality for every citizen of Storran. Struggle abounds on the cobbled streets, as does the battle for Storran’s liberation from the Five Realms.
Drawn to the enigmatic Separatist firebrand, the Fox of Thorterknock, and her tales of a secret heir to Storran’s long-empty throne, Cait finds herself swept into a struggle for freedom. With Kenzie and the Queen’s Watch on one side, and the Fox and the Separatists on the other, Cait will learn what it truly means to be a patriot.
And amidst this struggle to secure a better future, she will come to know the power of her own autonomy.
Song of the Stag may be a fantasy, but above all it is a love letter to Scotland’s historic and folkloric legacy. From ancient kings and black-hearted patriots to bonnie princes and Jacobite songs, this book is a celebration of a complex, beautiful, and all too often tragic, land.
This book contains content relating to political violence, emotional abuse, implied threat of physical abuse, death, xenophobia, and displacement.
“R.M. Brown’s Song of the Stag is a stunning debut novel. With characters that grip you and a narrative that moves with nuance, pace and drama, this novel tackles complex issues with grace and creative flair. At once curious and commanding, Song of the Stag is a glorious Scottish read.” — Imogen Stirling, creator of Love The Sinner
“Song of the Stag is that mythical promise made real at last — a novel in equal parts pacy and exquisitely evocative. Beautifully written throughout, the book is gloriously Scottish; a feminist fantasy odyssey of which our nation can be proud. Readers will fall in love with Cait as her journey towards self-determination mirrors that of her nation.” — Kirsten MacQuarrie, author of Remember the Rowan
“Those readers currently frustrated by the block on Scottish self-determination will enjoy spotting political, cultural and linguistic parallels while fans of the fantasy genre will revel in the mythology and timelessness of Song of the Stag.” — Mary McCabe, author of Two Closes and a Referendum
“A brilliant, multi-layered debut about the importance of truths, myths, and folklore around Scotland’s past, and their continuing relevance for its present and future. Ultimately, what this book does — and what its much anticipated sequel is set to do, too — is pose the key question faced by independence fighters for the past 150 years, from Ghandi to Mandela and many more: if you believe your country should be independent, what are you prepared to do to achieve that? What are you prepared to sacrifice?” — Sandy Jamieson, author of A Subtle Sadness
SONG OF STORRAN – The Storran Duology Book #2 – COVER TO BE ANNOUNCED
Sequel to People’s Book Prize winning Scottish fantasy novel SONG OF THE STAG
**Ships after 13th May 2027**
About the book
Storran has been hammered into submission. The Fox of Thorterknock hunts those responsible. The Young Stag lives on in song.
In the wake of the Stag’s Revolt, Cait and the tattered remains of the Separatist movement lie low in the abandoned Crabbit Corbie. In a world where anything too Storrian is met with a death sentence, their main goal is survival.
But Cait still has hope: for a free Storran, for a return to her hometown, and for a life with Aggie at her side. Now she has found her voice, she longs to use it.
An unexpected election brings with it the opportunity to install into the Council of Five a candidate who will stand up for Storran, but the exploits of Aggie and her new rebel faction risk it all. Cait might be the only one who can stop her and secure a win for the Separatist candidate, but reaching the woman beneath the Fox is easier said than done. At some point, Cait must choose between freedom for Storran, and the people she loves.
Storran rests on a knife-edge, and the Separatists each grapple with how far they are willing to go for a taste of freedom in the much-anticipated sequel to R.M. Brown’s award-winning debut SONG OF THE STAG.
This book contains content relating to political violence, emotional abuse, implied threat of physical abuse, suicidal ideation, death, xenophobia, and displacement.
