The Burial Tide
Sep 2025 · Zando
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“A real page turner. Every time I thought I had it figured out, the plot twisted into a different shape. Thoroughly enjoyable, delightfully grotesque, and an absolutely satisfying read.” —T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author of What Feasts at Night
From New York Times bestselling author Neil Sharpson comes a page-turning novel drawing on the horrors of Irish folklore. The Burial Tide unearths our darkest truths: how far we’d go to win our freedom, and how quickly our desires can become monstrous.
A woman who can’t remember her death.
On an eerily quiet island off the coast of Ireland, a woman with no memory claws her way out of her grave and back to life. But not everyone welcomes the return of Mara Fitch.
An island with a terrible secret.
Inishbannock. Where strange misshapen figures watch from the trees and the roads are covered in teeth. Where two brothers gamble for nothing, the doctor only treats one patient, and the pub owner speaks in riddles. Where a poet loses and finds his soul. And a man without a heart claims he's the key to unlocking Mara's secrets.
A past that refuses to stay buried.
As Mara returns to her life on this upside-down island, her memories begin to leech their way back to the surface. The more she remembers, the more the village will do anything to stop her . . .
But the sea remembers it all.
From New York Times bestselling author Neil Sharpson comes a page-turning novel drawing on the horrors of Irish folklore. The Burial Tide unearths our darkest truths: how far we’d go to win our freedom, and how quickly our desires can become monstrous.
A woman who can’t remember her death.
On an eerily quiet island off the coast of Ireland, a woman with no memory claws her way out of her grave and back to life. But not everyone welcomes the return of Mara Fitch.
An island with a terrible secret.
Inishbannock. Where strange misshapen figures watch from the trees and the roads are covered in teeth. Where two brothers gamble for nothing, the doctor only treats one patient, and the pub owner speaks in riddles. Where a poet loses and finds his soul. And a man without a heart claims he's the key to unlocking Mara's secrets.
A past that refuses to stay buried.
As Mara returns to her life on this upside-down island, her memories begin to leech their way back to the surface. The more she remembers, the more the village will do anything to stop her . . .
But the sea remembers it all.
“A real page turner. Every time I thought I had it figured out, the plot twisted into a different shape. Thoroughly enjoyable, delightfully grotesque, and an absolutely satisfying read.” —T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author of What Feasts at Night
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Cody McNeil
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July 15, 2026
Folk horror done right. That's what The Burial Tide is, simply put. Great writing, great characters and an engaging and suspenseful story all the way through with some very satisfying moments throughout. The eerieness of the main setting and the unsettling characters keep you wanting to flip through an extra chapter or three during every reading session. A great book and a fantastic read, I highly recommend!
Melanie Roberts
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October 2, 2026
So well written and clever in the way that the story unfolded. I'm a huge lover of folklore and I was already hooked at the beginning, but boy howdy I was continuously being reeled in. I need more of this in my library.
Rook Lightstone
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September 19, 2026
genuinely refreshing irish folklore horror.
About the author
Neil Sharpson is a New York Times bestselling and Irish Writer’s Centre Novel Fair–winning author and playwright living in Dublin with his wife and two children. He is the author of When the Sparrow Falls (a London Times’ 10 best science fiction novels of 2021) and Knock Knock, Open Wide (“a high-water mark for the Irish horror novel” —Publishers Weekly). He is also the author of the award-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book Don’t Trush Fish, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat. For timely updates, follow his comedic review blog, Unshaved Mouse.
Neil Sharpson is a New York Times bestselling and Irish Writer’s Centre Novel Fair–winning author and playwright living in Dublin with his wife and two children. He is the author of When the Sparrow Falls (a London Times’ 10 best science fiction novels of 2021) and Knock Knock, Open Wide (“a high...
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