The Horizon and Ghostwood Universe

Readers may have (or probably not have) noticed that a lot of my stories, novellas and short stories are, or will be, tied together in a "shared universe".

Let me explain...

I'm currently in the middle of re-editing my first novella, "The Haunting of Polly Webster". This book features a government agency known as Horizon. They investigate weird phenomena, paranormal activity and many, many other things.

Most of my novellas will be standalone, but will feature Horizon in some way or another. Some will be loosely connected and some will be more heavily connected. My intention, however, is that you will be able to read them as separate entities, but gain much more from them if you read them all together. See the connective tissue between each story if you like. These will be released under the banner "The Horizon Archives".

My other project is called "The Ghostwood Chronicles". It's intended to be a three-novel series comprising of the books, "The Ghostwood Demon", "The Three Worlds" and "The Last Eclipse". I'm working on the first book and writing the second. But it's still a little way off. Without spoiling things, "Ghostwood" follows a group of characters living in a small, rural village named Little Ashbury. There is something off about the village and there's something even more off about the woods that lie to the west of the village. Horizon features in these stories to some degree and there are a lot of threads woven between the two series. You don't need to read the Horizon stuff to enjoy Ghostwood, however, but I hope it enhances everyone's enjoyment.

As a little addition I also have the "Horizon Files" that are being published sparodically on this blog in online format and the occasional "Tales from the Ghostwood" and "Horizon Micro Stories" that have been published here as well.

My intention is to release, firstly, "Polly Webster" followed by "Muddleton Woods" and then the first "Ghostwood" book. All of these will hopefully come out in 2023. I'll also be tidying up the blog to better represent the online-only content.

So, now I've cleared that up, here's a complete list of things I am currently working on (as well as a couple of unfinished, early projects):

THE HORIZON ARCHIVES

Novellas

• The Haunting of Polly Webster (The Horizon Archives Book 1) - TBR 2023
• The White Lady of Muddleton Woods (The Horizon Archives Book 2) - TBR 2023
• Zoe (The Horizon Archives Book 3) - Currently being written

Horizon Micro Stories

• The Possible Death of Bryony Jones (Online Only Blog Release) - Released 2022
• The Horizon Files (Ongoing Online Only Blog Release) - Ongoing 2022-Present
• It's Always Winter (Online Only Blog Release) - TBR 2022

THE GHOSTWOOD CHRONICLES

Novels

• The Ghostwood Demon (The Ghostwood Chronicles Book 1) - TBR 2023
• The Three Worlds (The Ghostwood Chronicles Book 2) - Currently being written
• The Last Eclipse (The Ghostwood Chronicles Book 3) - Currently in planning stages

Tales from the Ghostwood

• Dead Flowers (Online Only Blog Release) - Released 2022
• Echo (Online Only Blog Release) - Released 2022
• The Stranger and the Holy Man (Online Only Blog Release) - Released 2022

SIDE PROJECTS

Novels

• Enter The Mirror (currently unfinished work from 2001)
• The Girl from Nowhere (currently unfinished work from 2017)
• Letters from Addlestone House (currently being written)

Short Stories / Pieces

• The Signal Box (Online Only Blog Release) - Released 2022
• Reaper on the Roof (Online Only Blog Release) - Released 2022