Call Of The Isles by Tantallon Tìr

Call Of The Isles

 by Tantallon Tìr



Call of the Isles

is a collection of short stories published by Tantallon Tir on 1st May 2026.

My thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to 

Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour.






Call of the Isles is a Scottish anthology curated and published by Glasgow-based publisher Tantallon Tìr, founded by brothers John Gerard Fagan and Michael Anthony Fagan. From St Kilda to Samoa, Call of the Isles sails into islands beset with grief, violence, hope, regret, and recovery.  



My Thoughts


This is a very good collection of thought provoking short stories from Scottish writers and writers who are based in Scotland  that will have you thinking outside the box.

Each story deserves to be read in its entirety and fully digested and thought about before moving to the next one. Consequently I find it enjoyable as a book to have handy for when I want to read but know I cannot sit down for hours . Even though they are short you will come away with thoughts that you want to think your way through and maybe, as I did on occasion reread the story again to fully capture its meaning . 

Each author is completely different and unique in their own right which gives you the feeling of having a treasure chest of stories in this little book which you can take away and delve into when ever you have a few minutes spare. I soon got into the habit of reading the story and then reading about the author afterwards, though there were several occasions where I would imagine what the author did before reading about them.

A lovely collection of interesting stories that make you think and I hope there will be more to follow.







The Authors


Donald Adamson, Rory Allison, Ricky Monahan Brown, Peter Burnett, Neil Cocker, Maggie Colquhoun, Morag Coyle, JS Daly, John Dean, JP Dolan, John Gerard Fagan, Michael Anthony Fagan, Scott Ferguson, Mirri Glasson-Darling, Stephanie Garcia, Stephen Kingston, Coinneach MacIntyre, Charles McGarry, Liam McLeod, Eilidh McIntosh, Jamie David McLean, David McVey, Ewan Morrison, Kate Peel, Roger David Smith, Rose Campbell-Smith, Robin Montgomery-Smith, Andrew Tagg, Dickson Telfer, Douglas Thompson, LG Thomson, and Les Wilson. 

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