Cliftop Publishing
@cliftop
Independent UK publisher and author consultancy (since 2022) for literary and climate-aware fiction. Interested in place, consequence and how environmental change reshapes everyday life. www.cliftop.co.uk
Liking the reviews and comments! "What makes the book compelling is its grounded realism. The dread accumulates, the stakes feel intimate, and the world’s decay speaks louder than any melodrama." "It’s a warning, a lament and a mirror held up to a civilisation already listing in the water."
Humanity is heading towards a convergence of crises – climate change, AI, failing infrastructure, inequality and weakening governance. FLOOD WATERS DOWN imagines what happens when those pressures collide. A novel for our times – and a future closer than we might like to think. Bookshops & online.
What happens when infrastructure fractures under eco-anxiety & tech over-reliance? Discover #FloodWatersDown, a gripping near-future thriller set in the Fens where climate change brings conflict, AI enclaves & social strife. "Richly descriptive & harrowingly convincing." From bookshops & online.
“My climate novel Flood Waters Down was years in the writing but it became imperative to get it published in 2026 before reality completely catches up with fiction,” says author @simpsonclive.bsky.social #climatecrisis #Booksky #extremes #bookshops
“My climate novel Flood Waters Down was years in the making but it became imperative to get it published in 2026 before reality completely catches up with fiction,” says author @simpsonclive.bsky.social
We're living in an age of climate collapse. Understanding it has never mattered more. Two must-read books. THE FATE OF THE WORLD by @profbillmcguire.bsky.social - explains the science. FLOOD WATERS DOWN by @simpsonclive.bsky.social - imagines the human consequences. Bookshops & online.
Looking forward to being part of the Literature Village @newarkbookfestival.bsky.social on Sunday. Our marketplace stall will feature the new climate thriller #FloodWatersDown by @simpsonclive.bsky.social He'll also be on hand to answer questions about writing & publishing. Do come & say hello!
Still looking for a Father’s Day gift? Flood Waters Down is a page-turning thriller set in the flooded fens, where climate change & AI reshape society. Signed copies available at the Summer Makers Market at Springfields, Spalding, this Saturday. Or order now from Amazon in time for Father’s Day.
Summer Makers Market at Springfields, Spalding, on Saturday promises a vibrant gathering of creatives & artists. Author @simpsonclive.bsky.social will be there too to chat & sign copies of his new Lincs-set climate thriller. Worth a visit if you're in the area! @lincolnshiremakers.bsky.social
Nice article on @simpsonclive.bsky.social in Lincolnshire Life magazine June issue - and another good promo for his new climate thriller #FloodWatersDown. #BookSky #IndieAuthor #ClimateFiction #Lincolnshire
With temps set to soar in UK this weekend there's no better bank holiday read than the new climate thriller 'Flood Waters Down'. Written by international journalist @simpsonclive.bsky.social & described as "richly descriptive, deftly complex & harrowingly convincing". From bookshops or online.
Local author signing. This Saturday. The Hub (coffee shop), Navigation Wharf, Sleaford NG34 7TW - from 10:00 to 12:30. If you’re local, or in the area, do pop in and say hello! #FloodWatersDown #Lincolnshire #IndieAuthor #BookSky
It’s release day! Flood Waters Down is out now. A story of #climate collapse, fractured futures and moral reckoning in the #Lincolnshire Fens. Available through bookshops (please support them if you can) and online. (And yes… the tulips might mean something.) #Booksky @simpsonclive.bsky.social
The upcoming eco-fiction novel by journalist @simpsonclive.bsky.social puts the Fens of South #Lincolnshire well and truly in the spotlight. One month to go! #Booksky #writer #fiction #climate #flooding
We are pleased to announce the official publication date of the near-future eco-thriller 'Flood Waters Down' by Sleaford-based journalist Clive A Simpson on 9 April 2026. Pre-orders now being taken at your local bookshop.
Good to see debut author @simpsonclive.bsky.social out and about today to kick off his promotion campaign ahead of the forthcoming publication of #FloodWatersDown on 9 April. #Booksky #bookshops #climatefiction #flooding #thefens
If you’re in the vicinity of #Lincoln and like crime fiction then don't miss this upcoming Author Event. It's promoted by indie bookshop Lindum Books (top of Steep Hill) & features talented crime writers Lynne McEwan & Caroline Mitchell. @lynnemcewanwriter.bsky.social @carolinemitchell.bsky.social
Haunting, prophetic and fiercely human. A powerful exploration of survival, resistance and moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse. And threatened by the very intelligence it created to save itself. Publishing APRIL 2026. #FloodWatersDown #BookSky
New Year's Day sunset over the rooftops in a small Lincolnshire hamlet. A chilly night in store.
Challenging discussions on #BBC #Radio4 #Today around the future of AI from guest editor @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social - ties in beautifully with @authorbnugent.bsky.social newly released novel #TheSentientOnes about the rise of sentient #AI. Definitely a book to watch for 2026! #BookSky
‘Earthrise’ from lunar orbit, Christmas Eve 1968 - probably the most poignant and meaningful photo ever. Happy Christmas.
Looking for a Christmas read that’s smart, unsettling and uncomfortably close to home? The Sentient Ones by @authorbnugent.bsky.social - climate crisis, AI control and the thin line between protection and tyranny. A perfect gift for the holidays! #ChristmasReads #SpeculativeFiction #booksky
With #AI making the news everyday now there's no better time to dip into authorbnugent.bsky.social challenging new novel #TheSentientOnes - a gripping thriller of AI rule in a near future Britain. The perfect Xmas gift too! www.amazon.co.uk/Sentient-One...
Visited this independent bookshop gem in Holt, Norfolk, today - great selection of books and lovely, helpful staff.
A picture speaks a thousand words - in this case 95,000 of them. Great to see The Sentient Ones by @authorbnugent.bsky.social in shops this week alongside other newly published books. It's a stand out cover for a chilling everyday tale of AI rule. #booksky #author #scifi #AI #debut #publishing
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