CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us f rom the adventures of a space pilot lost in the warp to an urban fantasy setting where elven politics have a brutal impact on a troll-hunter's life. Welcome to The Queen's Game . Never get involved with the Otherworld Fey. Take my word for it. I saved the Queen of Summer, and was betrothed to a lord of Winter by way of thanks—and then the human underworld got involved. So what do I do, when every choice is bad? What would you choose: death by troll, or the mercy of an elf? The Queen's Game (Excerpt) There were twenty-one rosellas in the tree outside my window. Twenty-one. All blue and red and green and squawky. They arrived in a chattering flock and a rush of wings, stealing fruit, eating buds, and taking out the contents of the seed boxes hanging in the tree. “Good morning, boys,” I said, looking up from my desk. “Well, good morning, yourself,” said a voice behind me, and I pushed my chair back. At leas...

This week’s short story takes us from the slightly humourous sci-fantasy mix that is the spaceship Mythicus to the not-so-humourous tale of bloodlines and heritage in a science-fiction setting. Welcome to Palmyra Ridge . When the company Chani works for moves to take her people's lands, she must work to save them, but when Security Officer Asleyan steps in, she must work to get him on-side. Can two people from two very different cultures work together to save a nation, while retaining their own sense of self and sanity? Palmyra Ridge is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Palmyra-Ridge-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00928CGPI/ . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you go and check it out?

Palmyra Ridge has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. Palmyra Ridge is a short science fiction story exploring issues of belonging, bloodlines and heritage in a changing world. Just under 7,000 words in length, it is the third short story in the fourth Simpson Anthology - An Anthology of Worlds . An Anthology of Worlds . Chani dreams of the ritual of Severance, which allows her to leave her people's homeland, but when the company she works for moves to take her people's lands, she is exactly where she needs to be. All she has to do is convince Security Officer Asleyan that her visits to Palmyra Ridge are essential, and maybe gain his assistance in defending those she holds most dear. But the security officer has a heritage and fears of his own. Can two people from two very different cultures work together to save nation, while retaining their own sense of self and sanity?   found in    ...