Incessantly tormented by the Grollican, a creature of the Otherworld, Colin Grant and his family flee to America from their native Highlands of Scotland.
A young Scottish messenger, an Englishman, and a Scotsman join forces in a time of mutual suspicions to search for vital letters which will lead to the arrest of treasonous Scottish nobles and prevent the invasion of England by Spain in 1589.
Fifteen-year-old Bridie McShane, in a headlong flight towards independence, discovers both love and the fulfillment of her dream of becoming the writer she always knew she was destined to be.
Crippled in a Roman raid on his native island, Coll spends many years planning an impregnable defense but has to overcome many obstacles before he is given a chance to put it to the test.
