and "Bothy and " - Book 1 of a series: A Future History of Scotland.Laddie is daein aricht, runnin a oor the Strathmore Valley, mindin ees fields, scrappin. Bit thir is ees fucked heid an ees pair deid fether thit ee cannae stop thinkin aboot. And Eberdeen wi thir aggressive land acquisitions an great ugly fields o gren. So Laddie is awa up tae Eberdeen tae sort it oot, an ee disnae mean tae start a war but it's a war ee gits. And afore lang it's three wumin fae the Strathmore Valley thit ir sooked intae the hale mess; charged wi pittin a bullet atween the ene o the heid lad o Aberdeen. Noo, ene o these wumin is aricht: a richt warrior. Bit the ithir twa? Weel... Am sair hopin the day aricht cus if the dinnae it'll be richt back tae square one. Athin thit his been built up in the Strathmore Valley'll be for nothing. W'll be richt back tae the wuy it wis afore the world went tae pot; afore The Destruction.Text contains a mixture of Scots and standard English and is accessible to the general English language reader.Themes: Work automation and its impact on societal and political structure; modern agriculture and the environment; the decline of Scottish agricultural communities; western capitalist society as a constraint on individual potential; extreme psychological stress as a transformative force; psychology of suicide and suicide's impact on others; authoritarianism and the rise of the superhero; politics of language; global warming and migration; gender assumptions; racism; beautiful women who fight with their fists; beautiful men with arm cannons; robots with big guns; robots ramming tower blocks; gunplay; knifeplay; love; sex; romance; drugs; rape; revenge; The Western; pulp literature; mental health and creativity; snooker; football; war and PTSD.Genres: Sci-fi, dystopia, pulp, action and adventure, satire. About the Author: Colin Tosh grew up in the Strathmore Valley in Scotland. He now lives in the North East of England and works as a Lecturer at Newcastle University.