Gordon MacLeod
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Author of Silicon Glen, 76, Just a Little Drop More, Beyond the Tree at Mamre, Carrot Toppers, Pods for Pigs, Proscription, An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island). Website:
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An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island): Amazon.co.uk: MacLeod, Gordon Ian: 9798292754824: Books
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Trouble’s blowing in from the mainland — and it’s renewable.
Cue chaos, charm, and community politics in this witty, warm-hearted novel.
📚 An t-Eilean Dorcha by Gordon MacLeod is the perfect read for fans of Local Hero, The Shipping News, and beautifully odd small towns.
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Cue chaos, charm, and community politics in this witty, warm-hearted novel.
📚 An t-Eilean Dorcha by Gordon MacLeod is the perfect read for fans of Local Hero, The Shipping News, and beautifully odd small towns.
👉 amzn.eu/d/9w6yR3l
The hardest thing about writing, ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha’ was trying to write something humorous that didn’t undermine those who face this battle, while also trying not to undermine the need to address climate change, by those that seek to deny it: amzn.eu/d/iCgVKon
An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)
Buy An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island) by MacLeod, Gordon Ian (ISBN: 9798292754824) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The hardest thing about writing, ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha’ was trying to write something humorous that didn’t undermine those who face this battle, while also trying not to undermine the need to address climate change, by those that seek to deny it: amzn.eu/d/iCgVKon
If you are looking for a Scottish novel this Christmas, check out my work on www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Gordo...
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If you are looking for a Scottish novel this Christmas, check out my work on www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Gordo...
When the reality is much more important and accurate than fiction.
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
When the reality is much more important and accurate than fiction.
You are often portrayed as being anti-environment if you adopt a position of opposition to wind, despite the reasons being pro-environment.’An t-Eilean Dorcha(The Dark Island)’is against the unrestricted industrialisation of the Highlands and Islands: amzn.eu/d/hV7x6hz
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November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
You are often portrayed as being anti-environment if you adopt a position of opposition to wind, despite the reasons being pro-environment.’An t-Eilean Dorcha(The Dark Island)’is against the unrestricted industrialisation of the Highlands and Islands: amzn.eu/d/hV7x6hz
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How the windrush may not be all it’s said to be: amzn.eu/d/6dAxLha
An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island): Amazon.co.uk: MacLeod, Gordon Ian: 9798292754824: Books
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November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
How the windrush may not be all it’s said to be: amzn.eu/d/6dAxLha
Suspect it won’t be the energy customer who gets the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow.
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Suspect it won’t be the energy customer who gets the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow.
If you like the film, ‘Local Hero’, you’ll love my eighth novel, ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’: amzn.eu/d/8e6684E
An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island): Amazon.co.uk: MacLeod, Gordon Ian: 9798292754824: Books
Buy An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island) by MacLeod, Gordon Ian (ISBN: 9798292754824) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If you like the film, ‘Local Hero’, you’ll love my eighth novel, ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’: amzn.eu/d/8e6684E
My 7th novel, ‘Proscription’, (2025) is about the Glencoe Massacre.
‘… in surroundings that are probably the most beautiful I have ever seen…, a part of God's creation, … his wrath was again being visited upon us, and I don't know why’: amzn.eu/d/egr4Td4
‘… in surroundings that are probably the most beautiful I have ever seen…, a part of God's creation, … his wrath was again being visited upon us, and I don't know why’: amzn.eu/d/egr4Td4
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
My 7th novel, ‘Proscription’, (2025) is about the Glencoe Massacre.
‘… in surroundings that are probably the most beautiful I have ever seen…, a part of God's creation, … his wrath was again being visited upon us, and I don't know why’: amzn.eu/d/egr4Td4
‘… in surroundings that are probably the most beautiful I have ever seen…, a part of God's creation, … his wrath was again being visited upon us, and I don't know why’: amzn.eu/d/egr4Td4
Whisky, appropriately enough given Isle of Raasay whisky, plays a prominent role in my humorous sixth novel from 2024, ‘Pods for Pigs’ which is set on the beautiful Isle of Raasay: amzn.eu/d/cA4BlQ1
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Whisky, appropriately enough given Isle of Raasay whisky, plays a prominent role in my humorous sixth novel from 2024, ‘Pods for Pigs’ which is set on the beautiful Isle of Raasay: amzn.eu/d/cA4BlQ1
‘You know, when you have no money, there just aren't any rules in society no more', remarked Mark trying to justify his position.
Quote from ‘Carrot Toppers’, my 2016 novel about austerity, set in the north west of England:
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Quote from ‘Carrot Toppers’, my 2016 novel about austerity, set in the north west of England:
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October 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
‘You know, when you have no money, there just aren't any rules in society no more', remarked Mark trying to justify his position.
Quote from ‘Carrot Toppers’, my 2016 novel about austerity, set in the north west of England:
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Quote from ‘Carrot Toppers’, my 2016 novel about austerity, set in the north west of England:
amzn.eu/d/fNnLx3t
In my 2013 novel, ‘Beyond the Tree at Mamre’, Andrei Rublev’s ‘The Icon of the Trinity’, from the early 15th century, played a prominent role in the thoughts of Martin, the main character, underpinned the storyline and influenced the title of the novel: amzn.eu/d/c8oBHlm
October 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In my 2013 novel, ‘Beyond the Tree at Mamre’, Andrei Rublev’s ‘The Icon of the Trinity’, from the early 15th century, played a prominent role in the thoughts of Martin, the main character, underpinned the storyline and influenced the title of the novel: amzn.eu/d/c8oBHlm
In my novel, ‘Just a Little Drop More’, James a retired geologist drove through the small village of Sannox until he came to the large building and gate that lay opposite the wood by the shore, and which heralded the beginning of the path up the Glen.
This is the scene: amzn.eu/d/aToc9Zh
This is the scene: amzn.eu/d/aToc9Zh
October 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
In my novel, ‘Just a Little Drop More’, James a retired geologist drove through the small village of Sannox until he came to the large building and gate that lay opposite the wood by the shore, and which heralded the beginning of the path up the Glen.
This is the scene: amzn.eu/d/aToc9Zh
This is the scene: amzn.eu/d/aToc9Zh
In my second novel, ‘76’, published in 2009, John and his cousin walk to the village of Hallaig on Raasay. This is the scene they see on part of that walk, and John turns to Murdo and says, “I mean, you are here, the MacLeods are still here, in Hallaig”.
October 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
In my second novel, ‘76’, published in 2009, John and his cousin walk to the village of Hallaig on Raasay. This is the scene they see on part of that walk, and John turns to Murdo and says, “I mean, you are here, the MacLeods are still here, in Hallaig”.
“Hugh and Murdoch watched intently as two of the men jumped aboard a small boat moored at the harbour”.
(Quote from ‘Silicon Glen’, my first novel written in 1995/96 amzn.eu/d/gQQIShv).
This is the very harbour in Brodick where that scene is set.
(Quote from ‘Silicon Glen’, my first novel written in 1995/96 amzn.eu/d/gQQIShv).
This is the very harbour in Brodick where that scene is set.
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Hugh and Murdoch watched intently as two of the men jumped aboard a small boat moored at the harbour”.
(Quote from ‘Silicon Glen’, my first novel written in 1995/96 amzn.eu/d/gQQIShv).
This is the very harbour in Brodick where that scene is set.
(Quote from ‘Silicon Glen’, my first novel written in 1995/96 amzn.eu/d/gQQIShv).
This is the very harbour in Brodick where that scene is set.
This is why An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island) amzn.eu/d/2Y2tCnl is spot on. These developments need to have local consent by the people affected while safeguarding people’s livelihoods and the wildlife, flora and fauna of the natural environment: news.sky.com/story/politics…
An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island): Amazon.co.uk: MacLeod, Gordon Ian: 9798292754824: Books
Buy An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island) by MacLeod, Gordon Ian (ISBN: 9798292754824) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is why An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island) amzn.eu/d/2Y2tCnl is spot on. These developments need to have local consent by the people affected while safeguarding people’s livelihoods and the wildlife, flora and fauna of the natural environment: news.sky.com/story/politics…
An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island) is against the industrialisation of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and beyond. Get your copy here: amzn.eu/d/6dVsjEG
October 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island) is against the industrialisation of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and beyond. Get your copy here: amzn.eu/d/6dVsjEG
From California’s turbine scars to Scotland’s Highlands & Islands, my novel, ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha’ exposes wind farm betrayal—peatlands gone, loss of wildlife, locals ignored & irreplaceable landscapes lost. Buy now: a.co/d/erBU6F2
October 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
From California’s turbine scars to Scotland’s Highlands & Islands, my novel, ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha’ exposes wind farm betrayal—peatlands gone, loss of wildlife, locals ignored & irreplaceable landscapes lost. Buy now: a.co/d/erBU6F2
Quite simply, this novel is a polemic against the industrialisation of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (and elsewhere) through the development of large scale renewable energy projects:
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October 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Quite simply, this novel is a polemic against the industrialisation of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (and elsewhere) through the development of large scale renewable energy projects:
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Doing a talk about my work at Books-on-the-Walls in Chester on 7th February at 2pm.
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Doing a talk about my work at Books-on-the-Walls in Chester on 7th February at 2pm.
Delighted to say Raasay Community Stores and Books on the Wall, Chester, (booksonthewalls.com) are both stocking some of my novels.
Both are more than just bookshops and are worth checking out.
Both are more than just bookshops and are worth checking out.
October 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Delighted to say Raasay Community Stores and Books on the Wall, Chester, (booksonthewalls.com) are both stocking some of my novels.
Both are more than just bookshops and are worth checking out.
Both are more than just bookshops and are worth checking out.
A really nice write up back home from the Arran Banner today, the local paper on Arran, (which appeared in the Guinness Book of Records in 1984), about my new book of Plays. Many thanks to them. amzn.eu/d/5CacBof
September 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A really nice write up back home from the Arran Banner today, the local paper on Arran, (which appeared in the Guinness Book of Records in 1984), about my new book of Plays. Many thanks to them. amzn.eu/d/5CacBof
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Turbines, turbines everywhere! They call it green energy.
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
September 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Turbines, turbines everywhere! They call it green energy.
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
Turbines, turbines everywhere! They call it green energy.
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
September 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Turbines, turbines everywhere! They call it green energy.
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/hDHJhtE
They call it green energy.
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/09vxW55
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/09vxW55
September 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
They call it green energy.
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/09vxW55
But on one small island, the “wind rush” threatens to blow life off course — including the people who live there. ‘An t-Eilean Dorcha (The Dark Island)’, is available on Amazon in paperback or for Kindle. a.co/d/09vxW55