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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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Just Released: Peace Flower, 2nd Edition

The second edition of the stand-alone dark fantasy shortstory, Peace Flower, has just released. This short piece is about a sorcerous struggle to end adecades-long war. Check for a link to your preferred store at thefollowing Books2Read link:https://books2read.com/u/meJ8p9What... it About?An ancientorder. A sacred trust. A partnership. These three things align, but will a Read more of this blog post »

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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) 4.68 avg rating — 431 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) 4.49 avg rating — 255 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 — 146 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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Nov 08, 2022 11:37AM

The publisher's response is that there are no plans to put Magic Below Paris into Audio.

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Nov 08, 2022 11:15AM

William wrote: "Has the Magic below Paris ever been published in Audio? Just to let you know I will buy it if you do."

Hi William - Thanks for checking in. To date, it has not been published in Audio, but I am checking with the publisher (LMBPN) to see if there are any plans for that to happen.

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Nov 08, 2022 08:22AM

Has the Magic below Paris ever been published in Audio? Just to let you know I will buy it if you do.

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