CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

What are we working on, now we've finished the fourth book in the Strays of Lunar One series? Well, there are several, but I always have a focus project, and the others get done as I can fit them in. The next focus project is rewrite of Dark God's Rise, the second book in the Chronicles of a Dark God trilogy. And here's the first chapter, in draft:  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - The Temple Deeps The temple deeps were cool and quit. Brianda stalked carefully through their shadows, avoiding the pools of light cast by flickering lanterns. The silence made her ears ache, making it hard to concentrate on the game at hand. Personally, she didn’t see the point of playing, but Raomar had said Ghost needed something to do, and that they needed to train. “Thought you said you weren’t my master,” Brianda grumbled, and the ex-guildmaster had given her an icy stare. The Northman, ...

What do a high priest, a north lands warrior, a wizardess and a spymaster's apprentice without master have in common? It doesn't matter when an ancient power has an altar with their name on it and they're in for the fight of their lives. Released today in its final form :-) and available from multiple distributors, the first book in the Chronicles of a Dark God trilogy, Dark God Emergent , is now live. https://books2read.com/u/3nXnLB    

The Chronicles of a Dark God trilogy is coming! And Jake at JCaleb Design has created some wonderful covers for it. What's the Trilogy About? When an ancient deity begins to make its presence felt in the city of Kericliff, an unlikely group of heroes rise to meet it: a rejected priest and his barbarian protector, a wizardess and her apprentices in fear of their lives...and a messenger from a distant land. Together they must travel to Wildejun, attend a swap meet of the gods, and then work together to discover and overcome an ancient evil, before it can escape its prison and return to power. Book 3: Dark God's Demise Finding their nemesis was one thing. Defeating it? Entirely another... Cover art by Jake at JCaleb Design .  

The Chronicles of a Dark God trilogy is coming! And Jake at JCaleb Design has created some wonderful covers for it. What's the Trilogy About? When an ancient deity begins to make its presence felt in the city of Kericliff, an unlikely group of heroes rise to meet it: a rejected priest and his barbarian protector, a wizardess and her apprentices in fear of their lives...and a messenger from a distant land. Together they must travel to Wildejun, attend a swap meet of the gods, and then work together to discover and overcome an ancient evil, before it can escape its prison and return to power. Book 2: Dark God's Rise The search for the dark god begins in earnest, and our heroes journey takes them across rivers and through magical forests where they encounter twisted elementals, flesh-eating undead, and raiders...but does it bring them any closer to their goal? Cover art by Jake at JCaleb Design .

 Long day, yesterday - and a difficult one, but the words got done, albeit on one project. Here you go: Words from the Seventh: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andromeda's Pledge (Chapter 6): The ‘General Broadcast’ screen returned, and was replaced by a black screen with white letters. It read: Communications channel closed. Emergency use only. “Well, that’s hardly ideal,” Casilia murmured, wondering how Ivan was going to let her know when he’d found Kimmie. She’d barely finished speaking, when Captain Poulsson’s face replaced the black screen. “Mrs. Adriksson?” he began. “Yes,” Casilia acknowledged, wondering who else he’d expected to find in her pod. She waited for him to continue. He paused for a few seconds, and then spoke. “I’m sorry, but we’ve been forced to call off the crew search for your daughter. She’s not visible on the security feeds, so we assume she’s in an ...