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Phillip W. Simpson

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books

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Phillip W. Simpson is the author of many novels, chapter books and other stories for children. His publishers include Macmillan, Penguin, Pearson, Cengage, Raintree and Oxford University Press. He received his undergraduate degree in Ancient History and Archaeology, his Masters (Hons) degree in Archaeology and his Masters (Hons) degree in Creative Writing from the University of Auckland. He is currently working towards his Doctorate in Education, focusing on teaching children's creative writing. Before embarking on his writing career, he joined the army as an officer cadet, owned a comic shop and worked in recruitment in both the UK and Australia. His first young adult novel, Rapture (Rapture Trilogy #1), was shortlisted for the Sir Julius ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 814 ratings · 232 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rapture (Rapture Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minotaur 3.98 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tribulation (Rapture Trilogy, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apocalypse (Rapture Trilogy, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Argos 4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unseen Country 3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Overdrive 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apollo 13 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hamsterboy and the Case of the Missing Lunchbox (Hamsterboy, #3) by Phillip W. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Anthony Rule, Vincent Vigla it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Titan 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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9 Enthralling YA Fantasies That Feature Greek Mythology

One of my YA novels, ARGOS, is based on Homer's The Iliad and the Odyssey, but told from the perspective of Odysseus' faithful dog, Argos, and the events that took place in Ithaca during Odysseus' 20 year absence. It's probably my favourite, mostly because I love dogs so much.

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Series by Phillip W. Simpson

Rapture Trilogy (3 books)
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Phillip W. Simpson (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 503 ratings

Hamsterboy (5 books)
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Fran and David Brylewski (Illustrator)

4.95 avg rating — 22 ratings

Future Scientists (3 books)
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4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings

Non-fiction writing (4 books)
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings

Cats text structures (10 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings

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“Sometimes the truth needs to be heard even if no-one will listen. There is always a chance that someone will believe you.”
― Phillip W. Simpson, The Unseen Country

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“You must be hungry,” said Gabriel. “I was,” replied Sam. “My appetite just disappeared.”
― Phillip W. Simpson, Rapture

tags: chapter-5, sam-and-gabriel

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“He sank to his knees, absolutely full of despair and sadness. For a long time, droplets of blood continued to fall into his lap.”
― Phillip W. Simpson, Rapture

tags: chapter-10, heartache, loss, love, rapture, tears

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Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Making Connections: 71. RAPTURE by Phillip Simpson	24	76	Mar 04, 2012 04:43AM
Book Loving Kiwis: July/August Group Read Nominations	21	46	Jun 15, 2012 02:25AM
Apocalypse Whenever: (closed WINNERS!) March Giveaway #2: Tribulation by Philip W. Simpson	27	65	Apr 02, 2013 01:57PM
The Sword and Laser: Free space opera for review	4	30	Apr 19, 2013 03:24PM
Never Too Old For...: Read 4 Review #35 - Apocalypse (Closed)	26	101	May 24, 2013 04:44AM
Never Too Old For...: Read 4 Review #34 - The Unseen Country (Closed)	50	97	May 26, 2013 01:20PM
Cover to Cover Ch...: Tracy's 200 in 2013	14	32	Jun 14, 2013 04:21PM
Book Loving Kiwis: The Unseen Country	28	28	Jun 15, 2013 09:57PM
Book Loving Kiwis: Group Read Challenge 2013	3	37	Jul 26, 2013 12:46PM

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“I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.”
― George Bernard Shaw

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“Oh, they never lie. They dissemble, evade, prevaricate, confound, confuse, distract, obscure, subtly misrepresent and willfully misunderstand with what often appears to be a positively gleeful relish and are generally perfectly capable of contriving to give one an utterly unambiguous impression of their future course of action while in fact intending to do exactly the opposite, but they never lie. Perish the thought.”
― Iain M. Banks, Look to Windward

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“Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man.”
― Joe Haldeman, The Forever War

tags: first-sentence

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“Filled with rapture, his soul yearned for freedom, space, vastness. Over him the heavenly dome, full of quiet, shining stars, hung boundlessly. From the zenith to the horizon the still-dim Milky Way stretched its double strand. Night, fresh and quiet, almost unstirring, enveloped the earth. The white towers and golden domes of the church gleamed in the sapphire sky. The luxuriant autumn asleep till morning. The silence of the earth seemed to merge with the silence of the heavens and the mystery of the earth touched the mystery of the stars.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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message 14: by Phillip

Jun 29, 2012 07:10PM

Melissa wrote: "Hi Phillip! Reading Rapture right now and although I have never read a book on the subject matter before, I am loving it so far! I keep wanting to go back to my Kindle to keep reading it. Lookin..."

Thanks, Melissa. Glad you're enjoying it. Tribulation out in October!

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message 13: by Melissa

Jun 29, 2012 07:09PM

Hi Phillip! Reading Rapture right now and although I have never read a book on the subject matter before, I am loving it so far! I keep wanting to go back to my Kindle to keep reading it. Looking forward to the second book that is coming out!

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message 12: by Phillip

Mar 06, 2012 10:20AM

Tatiyana wrote: "Hi Phillip! Thanks for the add. I hope we can talk books with each other often. I LOVED Rapture by the way and am anxiously awaiting (whoop whoop, alliteration!) the release of Tribulation :)"

Pleasure. I am in open admiration of your alliteration abilities. Thanks for the great feedback!

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message 11: by T (last edited Mar 06, 2012 06:11AM)

Mar 06, 2012 06:11AM

Hi Phillip! Thanks for the add. I hope we can talk books with each other often. I LOVED Rapture by the way and am anxiously awaiting (whoop whoop, alliteration!) the release of Tribulation :)

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message 10: by Phillip

Feb 14, 2012 08:10PM

Ashley wrote: "Fun fact, you now have as many friends as books on your shelves. Haha thanks for the ad. Hunger games is one of my fave as well."

Well spotted. I kinda like it like that but I know it won't last

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message 9: by Ashley

Feb 14, 2012 07:05PM

Fun fact, you now have as many friends as books on your shelves. Haha thanks for the ad. Hunger games is one of my fave as well.

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message 8: by Phillip

Nov 06, 2011 03:36PM

Rogier wrote: "hi phillip"

Hi Rogier (roro?). Have you got your copy yet? Got sent out Tuesday last week. Thanks for your positive comment re my last giveaway.
Cheers
Phill

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message 7: by Rogier

Nov 05, 2011 02:46PM

hi phillip

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message 6: by Phillip

Nov 04, 2011 01:36PM

Fathima wrote: "Hey Phillip , thanks for adding me up . Nice to meet you :)"

My pleasure Fathima. You too.

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message 5: by Fathima

Oct 23, 2011 10:53PM

Hey Phillip , thanks for adding me up . Nice to meet you :)

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message 4: by Phillip

Oct 11, 2011 02:39PM

Michelle Tora/Pasham/ wrote: "hey Phillip, thanks for the add :) Rapture sounds awesome!"

Sorry Michelle - don't know if I replied to this or not. Thanks! If/when you read it, I would be fantastically grateful if you'd write a review

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message 3: by Michelle

Sep 05, 2011 10:48PM