Multiverse unofficial reading guide

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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

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

The Back Paths series


The Fountain of Youth


The Portal In The Forest


The Desolate Guardians

(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

Exodus

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


The Empty Earth


The Crushing Fist


Our Final Acts

The Hungry Invader

The New Exodus Vanguard

Humanity Revived

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

Gisela the Yellow (Her Glory)

The Grey Riders

Optional extras

Grayson's Statement

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

Method Acting

The Lodge

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

Scribblings

The Angel Without A Face series

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

The Hungry Lights

The Shelter In The Storm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connection (series by /u/Red_Wolf_2)

Hunger (series by /u/bluemagic123)

Hivemind (series by /u/bluemagic123)

Ooze (series by /u/bluemagic123)