Multiverse unofficial reading guide

This guide is unofficial, and subject to change based on feedback from users such as those reading this page.

If you have started with 'The Portal in the Forest' series, it is recommended to read the additional set of stories for further background prior to continuing with The Desolate Guardians

Want more context on some of the story points? Want to know more about the characters or strange entities that they encounter? Try the Main Page for more information. Have some theories or speculation, or want to check out other existing speculation on the stories? Check out the Enigmas section.

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Recommended order

The House Beyond The Edge series

• The House Beyond The Edge
• The Gorge
• The School
• Detour
• The Right Turn

(Possible reference to 'The Lodge' regarding the basement in The House Beyond the Edge)

The Back Paths series

• The Back Paths
• Running The Maze
• Creeping Silence
• Game's End

The Fountain of Youth

• The Fountain of Youth (Part 1)
• The Fountain of Youth (Part 2)
• The Fountain of Youth (Part 3)
• The Fountain of Youth (Part 4)
• The Fountain of Youth (Final Part)

The Portal In The Forest

• The Portal In The Forest (Part 1)
• The Portal In The Forest (Part 2)
• The Portal In The Forest (Part 3)
• The Portal In The Forest (Part 4)
• The Portal In The Forest (Part 5)
• The Portal In The Forest (Final Part)

The Desolate Guardians

• Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... (Part 1) - Missing Part indicator
• Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... (Part 2)
• Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... (Part 3)
• Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... (Part 4)
• Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... (Part 5)
• Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... (Part 6)
• Judging by the message I found, someone, somewhere, is lonelier than I am... (Final Update)

(Small reference to The Angel Without A Face series regarding the encounter with the Shadow Entity)

(Further reference to the 'It Watched Us Play' series regarding a knife that could cut anything)

The Moon Aflame (Alek's Story)

Awakening

• Am I the only one that sees that the Moon is on fire? (Part 1)
• Am I the only one that sees that the Moon is on fire? (Part 2)
• Am I the only one that sees that the Moon is on fire? (Final Update)

Exodus

• The Moon Aflame, Chapters 4-6

(Further chapters to Alek's Story can be read in the print version of The Moon Aflame)

The Empty Earth

• I think I may have somehow missed the end of the world (Part 1) - Missing Part indicator, check submission date
• I think I may have somehow missed the end of the world (Part 2) - Missing Part indicator, check submission date
• I think I may have somehow missed the end of the world (Part 3)
• I think I may have somehow missed the end of the world (Part ?)
• I think I may have somehow missed the end of the world (Part ??)
• I didn't miss the end of the world [Final part]

The Crushing Fist

• I was told that everyone I'd served with in the military died shortly after I left. Today, I saw one of my old squadmates, homeless, digging through the trash behind a convenience store. He had an unbelievable tale to tell.
• I was told that everyone I'd served with in the military died shortly after I left. Today, I saw one of my old squadmates, homeless, digging through the trash behind a convenience store. He had an unbelievable tale to tell. [Part 2]
• I was told that everyone I'd served with in the military died shortly after I left. Today, I saw one of my old squadmates, homeless, digging through the trash behind a convenience store. He had an unbelievable tale to tell. [Part 3] (Comes in three parts, two in comments)
• I was told that everyone I'd served with in the military died shortly after I left. Today, I saw one of my old squadmates, homeless, digging through the trash behind a convenience store. He had an unbelievable tale to tell. [Part 4]
• I was told that everyone I'd served with in the military died shortly after I left. Today, I saw one of my old squadmates, homeless, digging through the trash behind a convenience store. He had an unbelievable tale to tell. [Part 5]
• I was told that everyone I'd served with in the military died shortly after I left. Today, I saw one of my old squadmates, homeless, digging through the trash behind a convenience store. He had an unbelievable tale to tell. [Part 6] (Comes in four parts, three in comments)
• I was told that everyone I'd served with in the military died shortly after I left. Today, I saw one of my old squadmates, homeless, digging through the trash behind a convenience store. He had an unbelievable tale to tell. [FINAL PART] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)

Our Final Acts

• Our Final Acts [Part 1]
• Our Final Acts [Part 2] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)
• Our Final Acts [Part 3]
• Our Final Acts [Part 4] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)
• Our Final Acts [Part 5]
• Our Final Acts [Part 6]
• Our Final Acts [Part 7]
• Our Final Acts [Part 8] (Comes in three parts, two in comments)
• Our Final Acts [Final Part]

The Hungry Invader

• The Hungry Invader

The New Exodus Vanguard

• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 1] (Comes in three parts, two in comments)
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 2]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 3]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 4]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 5]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 6] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 7]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 8] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 9] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Part 10]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Final, part 1]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Final, part 2]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Final, part 3]
• The New Exodus Vanguard [Final, last part] (Comes in four parts, three in comments)

Humanity Revived

• Humanity Revived [Part 1] (Comes in three parts, two in comments)
• Humanity Revived [Part 2]
• Humanity Revived [Part 3]
• Humanity Revived [Part 4]
• Humanity Revived [Part 5] (Comes in three parts, two in comments)
• Humanity Revived [Interlude]
• Humanity Revived [Part 6]
• Humanity Revived [Part 7]
• Humanity Revived [Part 8]
• Humanity Revived [Part 9] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)
• Humanity Revived [Part 10] (Comes in six parts, five in comments)
• Humanity Revived [Final Part] (Comes in five parts, four in comments)

A Boy and His Cube (For those curious about the Ruby Cube)

• A Boy and His Cube
• Auguries and Emperor

Gisela the Yellow (Her Glory)

• Gisela the Yellow

The Grey Riders

• The Grey Riders [Part 1] (Comes in six parts, five in comments)
• The Grey Riders [Part 2] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)
• The Grey Riders [Part 3] (Comes in three parts, two in comments)
• The Grey Riders [Part 4]
• The Grey Riders [Sick Day] (Comes in two parts, one in comments)

Optional extras

Grayson's Statement

• The police arrested a man that was covered in blood. I was sent to interview him, and his tale chilled me to the core.

I'm not insane. There really is an otherworldly threat out in the woods.

• I'm not insane. There really is an otherworldly threat out in the woods. (References some creations of the Cordyceps Fungus plant entity)

Method Acting

• Method Acting (Reference to the Dream Stealers)

The Lodge

• The Lodge (Part of the Pyschosis series of short stories. Occurs in the same reality as Noah Fulmer (aka The Author))

Scribblings

• Scribblings (Part of the Psychosis series of short stories. Occurs in the same reality as the Dreamer On High and Alek)

The Angel Without A Face series

• The Angel Without A Face
• The Demon Without A Name
• The Living Murdered

The Disconnected (series by /u/mercurial9, connected to The Angel Without A Face series)

• The Disconnected (Part 1)
• The Disconnected (Part 2)
• The Disconnected (Part 3)
• The Disconnected (Final Part)

The Hungry Lights

• The Hungry Lights

The Shelter In The Storm

• The Shelter in the Storm

It Watched Us Play (series by /u/astoryofmyown)

• It Watched Us Play
• Update: It Watched Us Play
• It Watched Us Play (Update: Part 3)

Nostophobia (Not directly connected, but appears to be set in the same multiverse, featuring a copy of Noah Fulmer and Chris)

• Nostophobia
• Body Scanners

Dreams of Inner R’lyeh or How I Discovered the Apocalyptic Behemoth that Killed the World (series by /u/armentitron, references the Shadow Sphere)

• Dreams of Inner R’lyeh or How I Discovered the Apocalyptic Behemoth that Killed the World
• Dreams of Inner R'lyeh Part II: The Waking World (aka What Happened Next)

The Roads Are a Lonely Place (by /u/Red_Wolf_2, References the Bright-eyed Mimics)

• The roads are a lonely place

The Bugs Visit Every Day (by /u/bluemagic123, Connected to Recurrence)

• The bugs visit every day [Parts 1 + Final]

Isolation - A Diary (series by /u/Red_Wolf_2, Multipart)

• Isolation - Part 1
• Isolation - Part 2
• Isolation - Part 3
• Isolation - Part 4
• Isolation - Part 5
• Isolation - Part 6
• Isolation - Part 7 (Final)

Recurrence (series by /u/bluemagic123, References 'Our Final Acts')

• Recurrence [Parts 1-3]
• Recurrence [Final Part]

Connection (series by /u/Red_Wolf_2)

• Connection - Part 1
• Connection - Part 2
• Connection - Part 3
• Connection - Part 4
• Connection - Part 5
• Connection - Part 6
• Connection - Part 7 (Final)

Hunger (series by /u/bluemagic123)

• Hunger [Part 1]
• Hunger [Part 2] (after Hivemind)

Hivemind (series by /u/bluemagic123)

• Hivemind [Part 1]
• Hivemind [Part 2]
• Hivemind [Part 3]
• Hivemind [Epilogue]

Ooze (series by /u/bluemagic123)

• Ooze [Part 1/2]
• Ooze [part 2/2]