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"And this is how the story ends."

Enter the final, fading pages of The Book of Bitter Ends, the long-awaited conclusion to William Moore's Forgotten Fairytales illustrated poetry book trilogy.

In this fatal follow-up to The Grimoire of Forgotten Fairytales and The Tome of Terrible Truths, forgotten nursery rhymes, corrupted fables, and fractured prophecies drift toward their last and darkest conclusions. Every verse is a farewell, every riddle a closing door, every story a thread pulled tight by time, fate, and entropy itself. Here, ancient powers linger at the edge of extinction, bargains unravel at last, and even the stars remember how to fall.

Within these pages, you will find tales of vanishing worlds, broken promises, creeping inevitabilities, and endings that arrive not in fire or thunder, but in silence, shadows, and dust. Twisted lullabies rot into prophecy. Riddles whisper of doors that should never be opened. Parables reveal the slow, patient work of fate as it grinds all things toward forgetting.

For fans of top #5 charting audio drama podcast The Grimoire Diaries and long-time followers of the Forgotten Fairytales world, hidden threads finally begin to draw together. Old warnings take on new meaning. Long-buried answers wait quietly between the lines.

But beware: some stories do not want to end, and some endings do not want to be read. For once you step onto the final path, there is no turning back.

Beautifully illustrated and steeped in folk horror, cosmic dread, and dark fairytale tradition, The Book of Bitter Ends is the chilling finale to a cult-favourite series that has captivated over 500,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

Open the book, if you must.

But know this... every story ends somewhere.

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The Book of Bitter Ends is both a culmination of the journey begun with The Grimoire of Forgotten Fairytales and The Tome of Terrible Truths, and a book that can be read entirely on its own. Within its pages you’ll discover:

  • Dark Folk Horror Rhymes: A new collection of twisted nursery rhymes and verse, steeped in folklore and eldritch dread, including favourites from social posts that weren't in the previous books.
  • Short Stories: Tales that expand and deepen the mythos of the Forgotten Fairytales universe, exploring endings, inevitability, and the shadows left behind.
  • Riddles and Spells: Enigmatic fragments to puzzle over, curses to whisper, and charms that feel half-remembered.
  • Haunting Illustrations: Every poem and story is paired with hand-drawn artwork that captures the book’s sinister beauty.

 

(Books will be printed in UK, US or AUS depending on shipping location)

 

 

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The Book of Bitter Ends eBook - V1.0 (ZIP Download)

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V1.0 April 2026

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The dragon illustrated by Bethany Clark

An original illustration by Bethany Clark

Something stirs in the margins.

Find “They say it coils, a dragon old” on page 26.

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Titles and printed page references from the supplied ebook edition, including its foreword. Physical editions may differ.

  1. Foreword13
  2. It is said that when the heavens pale16
  3. Here we go round the mulberry bush20
  4. Row, row, row your boat22
  5. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly24
  6. They say it coils, a dragon old26
  7. A Riddle - 130
  8. A Riddle - 231
  9. A letter of humble complaint32
  10. Monday’s child is fair of face36
  11. Autumn days come quickly38
  12. When November turns to December40
  13. When Winter’s hold began to fade42
  14. When high flames crown the longest day44
  15. “Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight,“46
  16. An English translation of several journal entries48
  17. To market, to market, to buy a fat pig54
  18. In London, there’s a garden56
  19. A Riddle - 358
  20. A note found in a basement60
  21. Simple Simon met a pieman64
  22. Mary had a little lamb66
  23. The Accountant68
  24. Don’t look in the well70
  25. Once in a house where the hearth fire died72
  26. Why Six was afraid of Seven74
  27. There was a crooked man78
  28. Blood is thicker than water80
  29. A Riddle - 482
  30. A Riddle - 583
  31. Third time’s the charm84
  32. The Boundary Stone86
  33. They might be your father90
  34. There once was a chicken who lived by the lane92
  35. Instructions98
  36. “All things must pass,“100
  37. Have you ever heard of Riskarr’s dice?102
  38. Februa104
  39. The Almanac of Fading Things106
  40. The Mill108
  41. The ending of every fairytale112
  42. There once was a boy with a hunger for gold114
  43. An old crone wrote a prophecy118
  44. When October comes to its bitter end120
  45. At the farthest turn of the pilgrim road122