Paper Ghosts

The Paper Forest #1.5

by Tegan Anderson

A story from the Paper Forest...

Once upon a time, the Forest burned to the ground, embers and ashes coating the world in an ocean of black. Rowan walks through the remains of a kingdom that used to belong to her.

ebook

First published November 1, 2022

About the author

Tegan Anderson is a storyteller from Devon, England, where they grew up believing in fairy tales and wishing they could become one too. They attended Falmouth University to study Photography and were lured into getting a master's degree after spending too much time longing to turn their stories into screenplays. They are the author of BBNYA finalist Paper Forests and BookLife Prize semi-finalist There Will Be Other Summers, and are currently working on novels focusing on neurodivergence and disability acceptance. Tegan spends most of their time surrounded by chow chows and overflowing bookshelves.

Reviews

[Han · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somehow, Tegan always manages to outdo themself when it comes to beautiful writing. I was captured from the beginning. Seeing this magical world from the perspective of the one person (Rowan) who knows it better than anyone is fascinating, and it is also strangely terrifying and tragic to see how comfortable Rowan has become with the pain that the forest brings.

“…but she’s learned to tolerate the pain of being torn apart over and over again.”

This was a brilliant continuation of Paper Forests, bringing the story full circle, and preparing the Forest for a brand new tale that I hope is to come. I believe we have yet to see all the magic and adventure it has to offer, and I await those stories eagerly.

[Tegan]

a short story set immediately after the events of 'paper forests', available november 1st in ebook and paperback 🍂 books2read.com/paperghosts

content warnings: death, mentions of violence