Saturday, August 19, 2017

Pre-Order Available: Fate in the Sun by C.M. Simpson

October's first release, Fate in the Sun, is now available for pre-order from smashwords and Amazon. This short science fiction story is about interdimensional incursions, aliens,and dealing for survival.


On Canon V, the colonists live underground—those that can, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and then I try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Some listen. Most run away screaming. With the creatures coming more often, now, the last thing any of us expected was for corporate intervention. Now, we just have to work out if they’re offering a deal worth taking, or if we’d be better off in the caves.

Pre-Order Available: Shades of Memory by C.M. Simpson

Shades of Memory is now available for pre-order from Smashwords, Amazon, and via Draft2Digital distribution. Scheduled for release on September 22, 2017, this is the first in an urban fantasy thriller series featuring spies, shadows, supernatural magic, and the creatures of fairytales.



When Aggie Dormain arrives in Canberra to paint some old diggers, she does not expect to meet an out-of-work archaeologist investigating an alien conspiracy, much less to be pulled into an adventure that would give Indiana Jones a run for his money.

JUST RELEASED: C.M. Simpson: Short Work from 2014, Volume 3 – Fantasy and Urban Fantasy



The third volume of C.M. Simpson’s 2014 collection of short works has finally been released. You can find it on Smashwords, Amazon, DriveThruFiction, CreateSpace and via Draft2Digital distribution. This one contains on all the fantasy and urban fantasy poetry, flash fiction and short stories published in 2014.




A collection of flash fiction, short stories, poems and essays where the genres of fantasy and urban fantasy explore depression, fear, facing the unexpected, and working through difficult situations. It is of adapting to a changing world, to dealing with fear, and about exploring a world where trolls, pixies, unicorns and fairies might be real. This collection is about the myths of the world, the fairytale world, the never was, and might have been.

Sunday, August 13, 2017

JUST RELEASED: Freeman's Choice by C.M. Simpson

C.M. Simpson's latest novel, Freeman's Choice, is now available as an ebook from Amazon and Smashwords, as a PDF from DriveThruFiction, as a print-on-demand, large-print trade paperback from the CreateSpace store. This science-fiction-fantasy blend is about journeys, the journey to freedom and safety of a couple fleeing a life of slavery, and the journey into a new era of the long-hidden folk of legend, the dragons, and the hidden alien Ancients.



When Lorellan Cartwright finds buying back the woman he loves an impossible task, he promptly steals her away, but escaping from the criminally minded third duke of Aristoc and reaching a place of safety are two very different things. And stealing from the duke embroils Lorellan and Megan in the politics of crime lords, long forgotten races of fantasy, aliens and interstellar law enforcement. Can they escape the tangled webs woven by others and find refuge? Or will they join the ranks of those who tried before and failed?

NEW COVER: Shades of Memory by C.M. Simpson

Approved last night - the cover for September's second release, C.M. Simpson's Shades of Memory, an urban fantasy thriller.



When Aggie Dormain arrives in Canberra to paint some old diggers, she does not expect to meet an out-of-work archaeologist investigating an alien conspiracy, much less to be pulled into an adventure that would give Indiana Jones a run for his money.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Pre-Order Available: The Starman’s Arrival by C.M. Simpson



Wednesday, saw the pre-order go live for C.M. Simpson's first-contact science-fiction tale called The Starman's Arrival. It is available from Smashwords, Amazon, and via Draft2Digital distribution in e-book form. It will also be available from DriveThruFiction as a PDF. The official release date is September 8, 2017.



Knocking over those crates of beer was a death sentence. I did it on purpose, in front of everyone, and then I did the only thing I could—I ran. I think I saved the starman. Now, the only way I’ll know, is if the supply ship comes in time to drive the raiders away—and I get back out of Blacklegs’ Forest alive. Wish me luck, okay? I’m gonna need it.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

NEW COVER: The Starman's Arrival by C.M. Simpson

Approved this morning, this is the cover for September's first release - The Starman's Arrival, a science-fiction short story by C.M. Simpson.

Knocking over those crates of beer was a death sentence. I did it on purpose, in front of everyone, and then I did the only thing I could—I ran. I think I saved the starman. Now, the only way I’ll know, is if the supply ship comes in time to drive the raiders away—and I get back out of Blacklegs’ Forest alive. Wish me luck, okay? I’m gonna need it.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Pre-Order Available: C.M. Simpson: Short Work from 2015 & 2016

Just to let you know that this collection of C.M. Simpson's short stories and poetry is now available for pre-order from Smashwords, and will soon be available for pre-order on Amazon, too. It will release on August 25, 2017, and will also be available as a large-print, trade-sized paperback via CreateSpace.


Seventh sons and space colonies, bird flu and poetry from the stars, flying ships, early Australia and fairy, pixies and elves in modern urbania, all can be found in this collection of poems and tales.

Friday, August 4, 2017

NEW COVER: C.M. Simpson: Short Work from 2015 & 2016

The cover for this month's third release is now complete and approved. This volume contains all the short stories and poems published for C.M. Simpson in 2015 and 2016. With stories and poems ranging from fantasy through science fiction with a couple of variations in between, this volume is scheduled for release on August 25th, 2017.




Seventh sons and space colonies, bird flu and poetry from the stars, flying ships, early Australia and fairy, pixies and elves in modern urbania, all can be found in this collection of poems and tales.

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Pre-Order Available: C.M. Simpson: Short Work from 2014, Volume 3: Fantasy & Urban Fantasy


The final volume of C.M. Simpson’s Short Works from 2014 has just been uploaded for pre-order. It is currently live on Smashwords, with Amazon-Kindle and Draft2Digital distribution pre-orders to follow shortly. It will also be available as a PDF from DriveThruFiction, and in both large print trade paperback and mass market paperback sizes through CreateSpace. This collection goes live on August 18, 2017.

 
A collection of flash fiction, short stories, poems and essays where the genres of fantasy and urban fantasy explore depression, fear, facing the unexpected, and working through difficult situations. It is of adapting to a changing world, to dealing with fear, and about exploring a world where trolls, pixies, unicorns and fairies might be real. This collection is about the myths of the world, the fairytale world, the never was, and might have been.