From Forest

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.

Want e-book or hardcopy versions of some of the stories? Check out Amazon

Like Matt's work? Help support him in writing more at his Patreon site.

Recommended order

The Portal In The Forest

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 House Beyond The Edge series

Note: Not part of the main series, but recommended reading before The Empty Earth

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

The Back Paths series

Note: Not part of the main series, but recommended reading before The Empty Earth and after The House Beyond the Edge





The Empty Earth





The Fountain of Youth

Note: Not part of the main series, but recommended reading before The Crushing Fist





The Crushing Fist





Our Final Acts

The New Exodus

The Hungry Invader

The New Exodus Vanguard

Grayson's Statement

Note: Not part of the main series but recommended reading before Humanity Revived

Humanity Revived

A Boy and His Cube

Note: (For those curious about the Ruby Cube)





Gisela the Yellow

Note: (Her Glory)





The Beast's Realm

Note: Not part of the main series, but recommended reading before The Grey Riders





The Grey Riders

Doriana and the Gath Ice-Computer





Psychosis

Note: Not part of the main series, but recommended reading before Exodus' End

The Asylum

Note: Not part of the main series, but recommended reading before Exodus' End and after Psychosis





Our Blind Spot

Note: Not part of the main series, but recommended reading before Exodus' End and after The Asylum





Exodus' End

Curious Data / The Sweet Escape / Where It All Begins

Optional extras

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

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 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)