Stories in Chronological Order for my Hope-Highlander Universe

"There are no short stories.  All stories are part of a longer one."
--Ursula K. LeGuin

The date listed is the date in which most of the story occurs. Lots of them have flashbacks to other times.  Sometimes I was writing one story, and I found that another character had a lot to say, but that viewpoint didn't fit in the story I was writing, so I ended up with two companion stories.  Companion stories are in blue boxes right next to each other.

If there's no link, the story isn't done yet.  These are the ones I have planned.  Go here for a more complete synopsis of the Hope Series.

I used these codes.

Gray background	The Hope Series  (Cassandra et al.)
Blue Background	Duncan stories
Yellow Background	The MacLeod Family Saga (Connor and Alex and their children)
M	Methos stories
V	Violence or themes for mature readers
S	sexually explicit scenes

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DATE

STORY

Bronze Age

Try Three Letters
How the Horsemen really began.  (humor)

1300 BCE-
June 1996

The Voice of Death  V,M
The Horsemen learn a lot from their student, Roland

1200 BCE

Hope Forgotten I:  Priestess V
Cassandra flees Roland and the Temple of Artemis.

500 BCE

Heart, Faith, and Steel
Cassandra and Ramirez, a love story. (with scenes in Ancient Greece, Rome, 1500s, 1 Jan 1997)

200 CE

Domina (planned)
In a brothel in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, Cassandra enjoys the chance to do some taming of her own.

1501-1592

Hope Forgotten II:  Witch S
Cassandra marries Ramirez and teaches Connor MacLeod.

1592-1623

Hope Forgotten III: Guardian
In Donan Woods, Cassandra guards young Duncan.

21 Dec 1592

a

The Solstice Sun Connor remembers his time with Heather then finds the infant Duncan MacLeod.

The Highland Foundling Duncan is adopted.

a

Fall 1618

All the Birds of the Forest       (Sversion)

Duncan's first and second loves

Fall 1622

They Bitterly Weep
Duncan is banished.

1 May 1630

Hope Forgotten IV: Exile S
Cassandra and Connor meet in Aberdeen to discuss Duncan's progress as a student.

Oct 1823

Faery Child
Duncan meets a 16-month-old Immortal.

1863-1993

Covers (cowritten with Robin)
Connor and his friend Evann share a blanket or two.

Feb 1994

Wild Mountain Thyme
Connor meets Alex Johnson.

Feb-July 1994

All the Good Women  S 
The courtship of Connor and Alex

August 1994

All the Fun (posted May 2008)
The wedding of Connor and Alex

Jan-Dec 1996

Pledges (planned)
Connor and Alex and their family

May 1996

Hope Forgotten V:  Penitent V
Cassandra asks Connor's forgiveness.

June 1996

Hope Forgotten VI: Sentinel V
The Highland Foundling faces the Voice of Death.

a

Summer 1996

Hope Remembered I:  Friend V Cassandra teaches Connor to resist the Voice.

Dearer Yet the Brotherhood

Duncan and Connor, with flashbacks to Duncan's student days.

Nov 1996

Long Have I Waited (cowritten with Nightsky) M Methos and Kronos, from beginning to end.

Hope Remembered II:  Fury VM Cassandra hunts down Kronos and Methos.

Once More, With Horsemen A lyrical retelling of the Horsemen episodes

Nov-Dec 
1996

Hope Remembered III: Confidante(cowritten with Vi Moreau) V
Cassandra and Elena Duran compare notes on Duncan, Connor, and Methos.

5 Dec 1996

Overtones
Connor and Alex go Christmas shopping

20-25 Dec 
1996

Hope Remembered IV: Kindred
Duncan and Cassandra meet at Connor's house.

a

28 Dec 1996-
1 Jan 1997

Hope Remembered V:  Priestess
Cassandra reclaims her power as a priestess.  See also Heart, Faith, and Steel

~ 1990s

Down to the Bone
Not all Immortals are rich, thin, and beautiful. Gertrude decides Amanda has more than she deserves.

a

April 1997	Just a Game (cowritten with Nightsky), M The Horsemen and the origins of the Game.	Hope Triumphant I: Healer M   (March 1997-Sep 2006) Cassandra and Methos have a beer; then Duncan faces Ahriman. Methos goes a-wandering while Cassandra sees a therapist.
1997	The Physics of Quickenings Methos and Joe discuss physics and Energizer Bunnies.
August 1998	Guardian a script-format story featuring Duncan and Karla Morgan, the immie from the convention Legacy 2000.
Sep-Dec 1999	Changed Utterly Duncan mourns Richie Ryan. (includes Cassandra, Connor, and flashbacks of Methos)
Sep 2006	Goddess Child Sara MacLeod attends her Uncle Duncan's wedding,
January 2007	The Only Game in Town  (co-written with Vi Moreau) Elena pays a surprise visit to the MacLeods in Edinburgh	Hope Triumphant II:  Sister M (1 Oct 2006 - 17 June 2027) Tribune Joe Dawson restructures the Watchers, Methos takes a vacation, and Cassandra sets out to change the world, with a little help from her friends.
2007-2015	Under the Shadow of the Rowan Tree (planned) Sara and Colin come of age.
2016-2017	The Oak and the Ash Connor and Alex navigate the maelstrom of an immortal marriage.
2023-2027	Will Ye Go (planned) Connor and Alex say goodbye

a

2029-2052

Hope Triumphant III:  Anamchara (In progress)
After the deaths of their wives, Connor and Duncan must each build a new life and, perhaps, choose a new partner.

c. 2300

All the Flowers of the Mountain (planned)
Connor visits Alex's gravesite

2600

Hope Triumphant IV:  Mother (In progress)
Cassandra and Methos start over.

2700

Hope Triumphant V:  Phoenix  (In progress)
The final solution

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Stories outside the Hope Universe

Invisible Darkness - (co-written with Vi Moreau) 
In 1995, Elena Duran was torturing and killing Hunters and Watchers to avenge the murder of her friend Maria.  In 2008, the widow of one of those Watchers seeks her own revenge.   (Includes Connor and Methos, part of Vi's normal Elena Universe)

The Other Side of Hell
action-adventure-angst movie script, with Connor, Duncan, Joe, and Methos.  (a variation on HL4)

There Goes a Horseman
An AU Cassandra gets her man. (parody)

The Tide That Drags
Cassandra convinces her lover Methos to eliminate the Horsemen. (includes Duncan)

Essays

Essays and Discussions and Surveys
-Goddesses in Every (Highlander) Woman Jungian Archetypes in HL 
-Fairy Godmother musings on mythological archetypes
-Shattered Goddess  an essay on why Cassandra is annoying
-Survey and Comments on Highlander Women

Tidal Pools of Fandom
An ecological survey of Geezeria and Newbia. (humor)

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