CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The Expanding Universe Volume 11 , is now available. Edited by Craig Martelle, this collection of military science fiction explores the question posed by Arthur C. Clarke: " “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe, or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” Inspired by the question, the authors in The Expanding Universe Volume 11, let their imaginations run wild, speculating on the futures that might be, and exploring some of the following: Aliens can be peaceful or not. Who will emerge as the superior strain of intelligence? Humanity may be new to the game, but they aren’t new to conflict. Fantastic races vying for dominance. A microcosm of the greater good. Battles fought for higher ideals. Battles fought just to survive. War doesn’t care about human or alien. The soldiers fight, and they fight hard, as if their lives depend on it. Because they do. This volume contains more than 210,000 words of never-a-dull-moment Sci-Fi entertainment! Join new ...

The Expanding Universe, Volume 11,  releases in 3.5 weeks' time, and is the only place you'll find 'A Warrior's Wish, a military science-fiction short story about colonization, corporate politics, and first contact. What's it About? Explore the universe… with the 11 th Volume of The Expanding Universe, a short-story collection to pique your interest and sharpen your mind. “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe, or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” Arthur C Clarke penned those words, and they stand true to this day. Do we want to be alone? Leave it to science fiction authors to address that question in equal measure. Aliens can be peaceful or not. Who will emerge as the superior strain of intelligence? Humanity may be new to the game, but they aren’t new to conflict. Fantastic races vying for dominance. A microcosm of the greater good. Battles fought for higher ideals. Battles fought just to survive. War doesn’t care about hu...

  This is the last day to purchase the e-version of The Expanding Universe Volume 10 . From the 7th, only the paperback version will be available. If you're interested in stories exploring whether mankind is alone in the universe, and the kind of company we might be keeping if we're not, then now's your chance...and if you're in the UK, or US, it's now at 99c. You can find it here: https://geni.us/TEU10

 And available for a limited time only. Not only is the ebook version only 99c in the Amazon UK and US stores, but the ebook goes away on December 7th, for good. And this volume is currently the only place you can find my short story 'Six Degrees,' so...if you're interested in space rabbits, space Marines, and a difficult first contact, or would prefer to read stories exploring the idea we just might not be alone in the universe, after all, you can find those here: https://geni.us/TEU10

 Just a quick note to celebrate. The Expanding Universe, Volume 10, edited by Craig Martelle, has accepted my science-fiction short story, 'Six Degrees.' The anthology  is available for pre-order from Amazon, at this link: https://geni.us/TEU10 , and will release on September 9, 2024. In it you will also find stories from Craig Martelle , G. S. Jennsen , Andrew P. McGregor , J.C. Gemmell , Marie-Hélène Lebeault , Mark Henwick , Peter J. Foote , Steve Ruskin , J. Rawlinson , Nicholas Licalsi , J A Mortimore , Jay Veloso Batista , Robert G. Williscroft , A.C. Williams , John W. McIntire , Lawrence M. Schoen , T.D. Wilson , Jerry Shepard, and Alastair Mayer . What's the Anthology about? Explore the universe… with the 10th Volume of The Expanding Universe, a short-story collection to pique your interest and sharpen your mind. “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe, or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” Arthur C Clarke penned those words, and th...

Home Aboard the Heartbreak is a science-fiction short story based in Fireside Creations’s The Lost 77 Worlds setting , and it was recently accepted for the next Apocalyptic Space anthology. I wrote Home Aboard the Heartbreak in early December, and received an acceptance shortly thereafter. You can FIND OUT MORE about The Lost 77 Worlds Setting HERE and the Apocalyptic Space anthologies HERE . AND you can order the first Apocalyptic Space Anthology HERE .

The Lost Bells of Angarune is a fantasy short story set in the world of the Dragonscales RPG . I submitted it to Fireside Creations in September, was excited to have it accepted into the Dragonscales Anthology, Volume 1 in October, and have just learned that it will release in January 2019. Talk about an awesome way to start next year! The Dragonscales Anthology is the only place you'll be able to find The Lost Bells of Angarune. The Dragonscales Anthology will be available in both paperback and Kindle ebook formats, and you can PREORDER the paperback NOW from THIS SITE .

There are 20 short stories in the latest volume of Craig Martelle’s The Expanding Universe anthologies. Today, with Craig's permission, we are taking a sneak peek at the start of my story, ‘Mothers’ . Here’s how it begins: ---------------------------------------------------------------- No warrior is so fierce as a mother with young; and, when mothers band together, enemies need beware. Talie watched the alien ship spin, a huge disk, looking continents wide, and she felt her heart sink. Somewhere, in that monstrosity, her little girl was hiding. Her little girl, who wouldn’t be anywhere near as afraid as she should be, and nowhere near as cautious as Talie would like. Her little girl, who would be quick to remind her that thirty-two wasn’t little, and that she had a child of her own—a bonafide ship-talker who had listened to her grandmother far too much, and, at ten, stowed away on an enemy troop carrier so she could make a difference where it mattered. Damm...