CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

  January was a month for science fiction and fantasy, as I released my first three, stand-alone short stories: Jalaya: a science-fiction short story, updated from the version you can read in A Collection of Battle and Its Aftermath. Jalaya blends: a yearly tradition, a dance not forgotten, a planet torn by a long-running war, and a family separated by battle and time.Hunted by an implacable foe, and driven into the ruins of a town he once called home, Mark Leader, Michael, must try to save his people against savage odds...and try, too, to save the woman he loves. Will the secrets of their past save or doom their future? You can find links to it on this Books2Read pag e: https://books2read.com/u/3JGvge The Lost Kings: is a fantasy short story, tweaked the tiniest bit since its appearance in A Collection of Shifters. It is the story of: a city under siege, a dragon under cover, five kings lost to time, and two orphans running for their lives. Hunted by invaders, Valan races t...

The stand-alone edition of the novelette, The Lost Kings , released TODAY, and is now available for purchase. It can be found individually at any of the platforms on this Books2Read link , and it can be found as one of the stories in: A Collection of Battle and its Aftermath. For those of you wondering what it's all about. Well... The Short Version: It's about secrets, intrigue and family in the fantastical world of Entalamorn. The Longer Version: A city under siege. A dragon under cover. Five kings lost to time. And two orphans running for their lives. Hunted by invaders, Valan races to find his sister before those seeking them. What is it about their past that has an entire army wanting them dead? And who sent it? Can Valan find the only family he has, and escape before the sins of their unknown fathers come to rest upon their shoulders? How It Begins: Valan kept his head down, keeping below the top of the low, stone wall as he moved to get closer to the docks. It wasn’t ...