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There are two weeks left unitl votes close on Part 1of the Interactive Novel. Read Part 1 of the Interactive Novel and then vote on what happens next. This is the abridged version of Part 1. If you would like to read the full version of  Part 1 Read the Full Instalment Here The Interactive Novel follows fifteen-year-old Nicholas Briggs, assistant to Professor Ashcroft debunker of the…

Getting Readers to Engage with a Novel According to the UK’s  The National Literacy Trust in 2025 only 32.7% of children enjoyed reading. While only one in two adults read one book in a year. With such damming statistics it is vital that we look innovative ways of encouraging reading is needed.  What I am proposing may be one way of encouraging a greater engagement with a novel. I would like…

Part 1 of the Interactive novel ends with a mysterious visitor. This is your chance to decide who that visitor is. There is 8 to choose from. Before you decide the visitor read the latest instalments by clicking below Full Instalment of Part 1 Abridged Instalment of Part 1 Harvey Dixon By the time I entered the parlour the Professor had already taken a seat opposite our guest – a boy in his…

Welcome to The Interactive Novel. Read Part 1 and then vote on what happens next. This is the abridged version of part 1. If you would like to listen to the full version of  Part 1 please go to www.interactvienovel.co.uk . The Interactive Novel follows fifteen year old Nichoas Briggs, assistant to Professor Ashcroft debunker of the supernatural as they investigate paranormal mysteries in…

Welcome to The Interactive Novel. Read Part 1 and then vote on what happens next. This is the abridged version of part 1. If you would like to listen or read the full version of  Part 1 please go to www.interactvienovel.co.uk . The Interactive Novel follows fifteen year old Nichoas Briggs, assistant to Professor Ashcroft debunker of the supernatural as they investigate paranormal mysteries in…

The Interactive Novel is part of The Journals of Nicholas Briggs Series. A set of books blending elements of horror and action into thrilling mysteries for young adults and beyond. The Stolen Dead is the second book in the series The dead are being stolen from their graves. With no suspects, the police consult Professor Ashcroft hoping his insight into the supernatural might solve the…

Welcome to The Interactive Novel. Read Part 1 and then vote on what happens next. This is the abridged version of part 1. If you would like to listen to the full version of  Part 1 please go to www.interactvienovel.co.uk . The Interactive Novel follows fifteen year old Nichoas Briggs, assistant to Professor Ashcroft debunker of the supernatural as they investigate paranormal mysteries in…

The Interactive Novel is part of The Journals of Nicholas Briggs Series. A set of books blending elements of horror and action into thrilling mysteries for young adults and beyond. The Reaping Shadow is the first novel in the series. Shortly after fourteen-year-old Nicholas Briggs starts his apprenticeship with Professor Ashcroft, a sceptic of the paranormal, they receive an invitation to…

Welcome to The Interactive Novel. The novel where your vote decides what happens. Read the instalment below then click on the button to cast your vote and influence what happens next! This is the abridged version of Part 1. Read the Full Version Here Thursday, 11th January 1861 Mr Aldecott still breathed. That was all he managed. The stroke had been cruel. His condition had deteriorated and…

Tomorrow on Thursday the 11th of November at 8 pm GMT The Interactive Novel begins with the publication of Part 1. The Interactive Novel is the novel written in weekly instalments where your vote determines what happens next. Voting for what happens next will close on Monday 12 of January 2026 at 9 am GMT. There will be then a month between Part 1 and the publication of Part 2 which will be on…

In 3 days time on Thursday the 11th of November at 8 pm GMT The Interactive Novel begins with the publication of Part 1. Voting for what happens next will close on Monday 12 of January 2026 at 9 am GMT. There will be then a month between Part 1 and the publication of Part 2 which will be on Thursday 15th of January. From then on the Interactive Novel will be published in weekly installments each…

In 5 days time on Thursday the 11th of November at 8 pm GMT The Interactive Novel begins with the publication of Part 1. Voting for what happens next will close on Monday 12 of January 2026 at 9 am GMT. There will be then a month between Part 1 and the publication of Part 2 which will be on Thursday 15th of January. From then on the Interactive Novel will be published in weekly installments each…