Words, ink & things half remembered

The books

Three illustrated collections. Familiar rhymes, original tales and something strange in the margins.

The illustrated trilogy

It began witha familiar rhyme.

Poetry, stories and riddles by William Moore, brought to life in Bethany Clark’s intricate illustrations.

The Grimoire of Forgotten Fairytales [Hardback]

Familiar rhymes take an unfamiliar turn. Discover the illustrated poems, stories and riddles that began Forgotten Fairytales.

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VOLUME II

The Tome of Terrible Truths [Hardback]

Broken mirrors, whispered superstitions and a midnight train. Follow the familiar further into the strange.

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VOLUME III

The Book of Bitter Ends [Hardback]

Seasons turn, boundaries shift and stories reach their endings. The third book in the illustrated trilogy.

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All three hardbacks

The CompleteTrilogy

All three illustrated books, together in hardback or as ebooks.

Forgotten Fairytales — The Complete Trilogy [Hardback]

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Where to begin

Let curiositychoose the page.

The Grimoire is the natural place to begin: it established the trilogy’s blend of poetry, storytelling, riddles and illustration. You can also choose the book whose contents catch your imagination.

These are illustrated collections to explore, rather than conventional novels. Browse the contents or try a sample before choosing.

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A closer look

Read the words.Stay for the details.

Turn a familiar rhyme over in your mind. Trace the ink through the margins. See a little of what waits inside the books.

Hickory, dickory, dock

Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory, dock. Quiver, shiver, shock, In the shadows, demons flock. The stars struck two, Reality skewed, Quiver, shiver, shock. Eclipse, abyss, lock, Through the keyhole, horrors mock. Time struck three, In the void, echoes plea, Eclipse, abyss, lock. Cosmic, chaotic, stock, Round the clock, the old ones walk. The void struck four, At sanity’s shore, Cosmic, chaotic, stock. Hickory, dickory, dock, In the madness, we are caught. The end has begun, Under a blackened sun, Hickory, dickory, dock.

Break a mirror, shatter glass

Break a mirror, shatter glass, And you may have looked your last. Seven years of twisted fate, In each shard, the shadows wait. Every fragment, every sliver, Holds a glimpse of the river, Where time flows in reverse, Bearing down an ancient curse. In the glass, a realm unseen, Lurks behind the silver sheen, Echoes of a hidden face, Trapped in time’s unyielding space. Look too deep, and you might find, Secrets of a darker kind, Whispers from the other side, In the mirror’s fractured tide. So heed the tale of broken view, For the myths may well be true, In the mirror’s splintered cast, Lies a window to the past.

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Hardback

A physical illustrated book, 5 × 8 inches. Choose a book for current prices, availability and delivery information.

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Ebook

PDF and ePub editions of all three books. Keep the illustrations close wherever you read.

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Grimoire audiobook

An audio edition of the first book, supplied as MP3s with accompanying PDF material. (Please note this is different from The Grimoire Diaries which is a separate audio drama.)

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The books

It began witha familiar rhyme.