The Enchanted Glen

About the Book

The Enchanted Glen is a fantasy adventure based on Scottish myths and legends handed down from generation to generation in the Scottish Highlands.

Two teenagers, Rory and Kenny, travel to a remote part of the Highlands on a 'Munro-Bagging' expedition, aiming to climb mountains over 3,000 feet in height. While chatting with a local farmer, they hear of a legendary Enchanted Glen that has been sealed off from the outside world for over 200 years. It is reputed to contain spectacular peaks not included in Rory's copy of the Scottish Munros Guidebook. Rory becomes determined to find this glen and to climb these peaks so that he can be the first person to truly climb all of Scotland's Munros.

Much to the surprise of the two budding adventurers, they succeed in accessing the glen, only to discover that it contains more than just new mountain peaks. Strange creatures from Scotland's mythical past roam the length of the glen, and there are many dangers - both seen and unseen. Their wisest course of action would be to retrace their steps and depart immediately. However, they soon realise that this is impossible. If they wish to escape the glen, they must complete a perilous task: find the 'weapons of Fingal' and use them to free a local village from the control of an evil force known as the Drychos. This quest is further complicated by a host of other dangers that must be avoided or overcome, including water horses, witches, Fingal's warriors, fairy communities, swamps, spunkies, deadly forests, and treacherous landslips.

The story's climax involves a mighty battle between the Forces of Good and the Forces of Evil as the adventurers make a desperate attempt to escape the glen.

About the Author :
Dr. Graham L Patrick is from Greenock, Scotland, and was educated at Greenock Academy. He studied at Glasgow University and the Open University, gaining a BSc Honours in Chemistry and a BA Honours in History. At Glasgow University, he won the Organon and Mackay Smith Prizes for chemistry, and a Carnegie Scholarship that funded research leading to a PhD in organic chemistry. He continued working in research with pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions such as Beecham's, Glaxo, the Australian National University, and the Universities of Leeds and Strathclyde before taking up a lecturing position at the University of West of Scotland. He is currently an Associate Lecturer with the Open University (OU).Since the 1990s, GLP has established an international reputation as a scientific author, having written successful academic textbooks covering organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. However, he has also written several fictional novels focusing on young people placed in adventurous and challenging situations. He is well qualified to write about such topics as he has extensive experience of outdoor pursuits involving mountaineering, sea kayaking, caving, skiing, hiking, and remote camping. He has also gained leadership awards in skiing and mountaineering and led groups of teenagers on adventurous activities within Britain, and to Australia, Canada, USA, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. Other experience includes personal expeditions to Morocco, Nepal, France, Switzerland and New Zealand.GLPs novels were originally written as a hobby but are now being published to a wider audience. The storylines will appeal to anyone interested in adventure, challenge, and survival, but they will also appeal to readers who value 'old-fashioned' virtues, such as friendship, respect, loyalty, honour, duty, and trust. He currently lives in Greenock and has a spectacular view of the River Clyde and the Scottish Highlands - a view that provides ample inspiration for his writing. He is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society of Authors.