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Struan Murray is a Scottish author and academic. He grew up in Edinburgh and studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he earned a PhD in genetics.
Known for: Orphans Of The Tide
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Orphans Of The Tide
In a city built on the last remnants of a drowned world, a mysterious boy is found trapped inside a whale. The people believe he is the Enemy, a god who drowned the world long ago. Only Ellie, a young inventor, believes he is innocent. As she races to prove his innocence, she uncovers secrets about her city, her past, and the true nature of the Enemy.
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The City of the Tide and the Birth of Fear
I began this story in a city that rises like a scar on the surface of the sea. The Tide is a marvel and a tragedy: a place of towers lashed together with bridges, scavenged relics of a drowned civilization. Every sunrise reveals glimmers of the lost world beneath the waters, hinting that humanity ha...
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The Boy in the Whale and the Birth of Hope
The whale’s arrival is more than a marvel; it is a myth reborn. When the beached leviathan splits open and the boy tumbles out — pale, dazed, alive — the city freezes in terror. Rumors ripple faster than the tide: the Enemy is reborn. The Inquisition rallies to seize him, and the ordinary folk watch...
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About Struan Murray
Struan Murray is a Scottish author and academic. He grew up in Edinburgh and studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he earned a PhD in genetics. His debut novel, Orphans of the Tide, won the Bath Children’s Novel Award and has been translated into multiple languages.
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