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Born in Far North Queensland, I ended up being dragged over most of the state before the age of ten--and then into the Northern Territory and back, so that I attended four different primary schools and two high schools by graduation. In a country that inspires the imagination, and in towns that made me dream of worlds beyond my own, I started writing early, and reading voraciously.

In high school, I discovered writers like Anne McCaffrey, Harry Harrison, John Christopher, Douglas Hill and Alan Dean Foster. They kept me company--and semi-sane--through most of my young adult years, and beyond. I’ve done time in the Royal Australian Air Force, worked as a governess and teacher, and been an analyst, and, all that time, I kept writing, and explor ...more

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Newly Released: The Expanding Universe, Volume 11: A Science Fiction Exploration

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

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	Magic Below Paris Complete Series Boxed Set #1-8: Trading Into Shadow, Trading Into Darkness, Trading Close to Light, Trading By Firelight, Trading by Shroomlight by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 427 ratings	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
	Trading Into Shadow (The Magic Below Paris #1) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 254 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
	Trading into Darkness (The Magic Below Paris Book 2) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 198 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
	Trading By Shroomlight (The Magic Below Paris Book 5) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 190 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
	Trading Close To Light (The Magic Below Paris Book 3) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 180 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
	Trading Into Daylight (The Magic Below Paris Book 6) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 177 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
	Trading By Firelight (The Magic Below Paris Book 4) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 168 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
	Trading By Stormlight (The Magic Below Paris Book 7) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 149 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
	Trading To The Deeps (The Magic Below Paris #8) by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 145 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
	Magic Below Paris Boxed Set (Books 1 - 4): Trading Into Shadow, Trading Into Darkness, Trading Close to Light, Trading By Firelight by C.M. Simpson (Goodreads Author), Michael Anderle (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 73 ratings	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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