We Are All Ghosts in the Forest: Volume 1
Published on 6. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-83786-145-3 (ISBN)
Description
When the internet collapsed, it took the world with it, leaving its digital ghosts behind - and they are hungry. Former photojournalist Katerina fled the overrun cities to the relative safety of her grandmother's village on the edge of a forest, where she lives a solitary life of herbal medicine and beekeeping.
When a wordless boy finds her in the marketplace with nothing but her name in his pocket, her curiosity won't allow her to turn him away. But haunting his arrival are rumours of harvest failure and a rampant digital disease stirring up the ghosts, and the mood in the village starts to sour.
Accused of witchcraft, Katerina and Stefan escape into the forest, searching for his missing father and the truth behind the disease. If there is a cure, Katerina alone might find it, but first she must find the courage to trust others - because the ghosts that follow her aren't just digital.
When a wordless boy finds her in the marketplace with nothing but her name in his pocket, her curiosity won't allow her to turn him away. But haunting his arrival are rumours of harvest failure and a rampant digital disease stirring up the ghosts, and the mood in the village starts to sour.
Accused of witchcraft, Katerina and Stefan escape into the forest, searching for his missing father and the truth behind the disease. If there is a cure, Katerina alone might find it, but first she must find the courage to trust others - because the ghosts that follow her aren't just digital.
Reviews / Votes
"We Are All Ghosts In The Forest is a poignant and lyrical portrayal of intimate frailties and quiet strength. In killing the Internet, Wilson makes us contemplate the majesty of the natural world -- both its beauties and its horrors." -Nicholas Binge, author of Ascension "An intricately-woven tale that blends fairy stories, contemporary anxieties about climate change and the influence of technology on our human selves, with a story that is, at its core, a tale of community and connection." -Angie Spoto, author of The Grief Nurse "A testament to the power of an open mind and an open heart, Wilson's apocalypse is both frightening and reassuring and there is no better guide for it than Katya." -Joma West, author of Face "A beautiful, lyrical tale of fear and alienation, love and acceptance." -Fiona Erskine, author of the Jacqueline Silver Adventures "An exquisite novel... Haunting, heartwarming, and brimming with hope," -Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author of The Ten Percent Thief "A poetic, genre-defying 'grim lullaby' which pits noise against silence, and urban chaos against dark, fairytale forests. In this futuristic fable, Wilson births a new breed of ghosts which have the potential to haunt us all, and shows us that the path to redemption lies in togetherness, acceptance, and love." -Caroline Hardaker, author of Mothtown "An ethereal and quietly unsettling tale of magical realism for the twenty-first century. Eloquent and highly imaginative, yet also deeply prescient, this is an example of folkloric world building at its best." -Lucie McKnight Hardy, author of Water Shall refuse Them "We Are All Ghosts in the Forest is a hauntingly beautiful blend of genres. It's a tale of loneliness and community, folklore rituals, and technology, and a unique journey into the woods set in a future that feels both on the verge of happening and yet a world away. Raine Wilson is a bold talent in the speculative field." -L.R. Lam, author of Dragonfall "Haunting and atmospheric, with a really excellent ghost cat." -Naomi Kritzer, Hugo Award-winning author of "The Year Without Sunshine" "Eerie and original." -SFX "Thought provoking and quietly profound." -Big IssueMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
222 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83786-145-3 (9781837861453)
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Person
A conservation scientist and third culture Scot, Lorraine Wilson lives by the sea writing stories influenced by folklore and the wilderness. She has a PhD from the University of St. Andrews and is the author of This Is Our Undoing, The Way The Light Bends, Mother Sea, and the novella The Last To Drown.
Winner of a BFA for her short fiction, her books have been longlisted for the BSFA, finalists for the BFA, Kavya and Saltire Awards, and twice winners of the SCKAwards. Lorraine has been stalked by wolves, caught the bubonic plague, and befriended pythons, but she now sticks to herding cats.
Winner of a BFA for her short fiction, her books have been longlisted for the BSFA, finalists for the BFA, Kavya and Saltire Awards, and twice winners of the SCKAwards. Lorraine has been stalked by wolves, caught the bubonic plague, and befriended pythons, but she now sticks to herding cats.