Far Western Horizons is situated where the land yields to the Atlantic, and the horizon serves not as a boundary, but as an invitation into the ancestral realms of the Scillonian and West Cornish coasts. Within this collection, the past is an atmospheric presence, woven into the very salt air and granite of the landscape. This volume traverses the liminal spaces of the West, where folklore is inextricably linked to the natural world. Through a diverse array of voices—rendered in formal verse, lyrical prose, dialect, and Kernewek—the author invokes a world of saints, mariners, and giants. These pieces function as modern enchantments, capturing the enduring resonance of the Celtic spirit while balancing profound pathos with a distinct, weathered humour. The collection explores the inherent tension found at the meeting of worlds: sea and land, memory and myth, the living and the spectral. Yet, the narrative also embraces the levity of the region—the fisherman’s laconic wit, the audacity of the coastal gulls, and the tactile warmth of sun-drenched stone—reminding the reader that Cornish legend is often steeped in mischief. Far Western Horizons is less a guidebook and more a lantern held to the spirit of the Atlantic edge. It offers an intimate portrait of a place defined by thresholds, where time converges and stories breathe. By merging contemporary witness with timeless cadence, John Penrose weaves a literary tapestry as luminous and ever-shifting as the Cornish light itself.