OUT NOW: We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson
7th November 2024
We’re wishing the happiest of book birthdays to We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson!
A beautifully melancholic literary sci-fi for fans of Emily St. John Mandel and Zoe Gilbert, We Are All Ghosts in the Forest unravels in a world set in the aftermath of the internet’s collapse—a world haunted by its ghosts and a rampant digital disease, where a woman and the wordless boy with her name in his pocket search for the truth, and a possible cure.
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.
“Haunting and atmospheric, with a really excellent ghost cat.” —Naomi Kritzer, Hugo Award-winning author of “The Year Without Sunshine”
“Eerie and original.” —SFX
“A poignant and lyrical portrayal of intimate frailties and quiet strength.” —Nicholas Binge, author of Ascension