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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Taking Flood Waters Down to sea. What could possibly go wrong? Two reader pics – Norway and the Aegean. Always great to see where a book ends up. Keep them coming! #FloodWatersDown #climatefiction #Booksky

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“You maniacs! You blew it up!” More than half a century after Planet of the Apes, that final scene still has the power to shock. Flood Waters Down - a near-future #climate & #AI thriller. Different apocalypse. Same uncomfortable question: did we see it coming and carry on anyway? #Booksky #film

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Can fiction help close the climate "empathy gap"? I'll be at EarthLincs in Lincoln this Saturday talking about #FloodWatersDown, the flooded Fens, climate journalism – and why stories can sometimes make us feel what statistics struggle to convey. 📍 12 Mint Lane LN1 1UD 🕑 2pm 🎟 Free

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Old gods in new machines - our shiny #AI future. A thought-provoking piece by @authorbnugent.bsky.social in the light of the current febrile super intelligence debate. centralbylines.co.uk/business/tec... @centralbylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

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The old gods in new machines?

Animism is seen as the oldest religion by many, are we on our way back to animistic belief in AI and our machines?

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Meditation on an autumn summer's afternoon. #Algarve #Portugal #travel #climate simcomm.blogspot.com/2026/09/alga...

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

With warnings about AI's insidious growth dominating the headlines, the world of Flood Waters Down suddenly feels a lot closer. Climate collapse. AI control. Human self-interest. Bookshops & online now. www.amazon.co.uk/Flood-Waters...

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Delighted to see that Flood Waters Down has been chosen as Book of the Month by Holt Book Shop in #Norfolk. If you’re visiting #Holt, do pop in for a browse. Flood Waters Down is a haunting vision of #climatecollapse & #AI control set in the #Fens of eastern England. #Bookshop #reading #thriller

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Humanity is sleepwalking into an ASI dominated world. It’s all laid bare in Brendan Nugent’s troubling future history The Sentient Ones.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Delighted that Flood Waters Down has been chosen as Local Book of the Month by Holt Book Shop in Norfolk. If you’re visiting Holt, do pop in for a browse. Flood Waters Down is a haunting vision of climate collapse & AI control set in the fens of eastern England. #Booksky #Holt #Norfolk #Bookshop

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Top event today - Three Kings Boutique Literary Festival, Threekingham, Lincs. Great to do a panel with Amy Lilwall brilliantly chaired by Samantha Maw.

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Corporate greed, self-interest, insidious AI & the accelerating effects of climate change. Fast forward a few years and you have the world of Flood Waters Down – a gripping story of people, survival & landscape transformed. Bookshops or Amazon now: www.amazon.co.uk/Flood-Waters... #climatecrisis

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When I wrote Flood Waters Down, I was imagining a near-future Britain reshaped by the effects of climate change & moral ambiguity. Today it feels all too close. #Booksky #future #media #books

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What happens next? FLOOD WATERS DOWN - out now. A climate thriller about rising waters, extreme heat, inequality, AI – and what happens when the systems we rely on begin to fail. Bookshops & online: www.amazon.co.uk/Flood-Waters... #heatwave #drought #climatecrisis #climatethriller #Booksky

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Climate change, AI and dystopian futures. There should be plenty for @amylilwall.bsky.social & @simpsonclive.bsky.social to talk about next weekend as they kick-off Threekingham's Boutique Literary Festival. Lots of other authors to meet & chat to as well - all in the lovely Three Kings Organic.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"It was barely nine o’clock in the morning and already the outside temperature was edging towards thirty degrees centigrade..." When I wrote Flood Waters Down, I was imagining a near-future Britain reshaped by climate change & moral ambiguity. Today it feels all too close. Bookshops & online now.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Most politicians just don't seem to have a clue what to do. It's just too big. It's a kind of 'reverse denial' manifesting itself as the inability to act. #climatecrisis #heatwave #flooding #Booksky

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"It was barely nine o’clock in the morning & already the outside temperature was edging towards thirty degrees centigrade as the sun climbed into a cloudless sky of menacing blue..." Flood Waters Down - this year's must-read climate thriller! #heatwave #books www.amazon.co.uk/Flood-Waters...

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Your novel beautifully, yet chillingly, captures two of the biggest issues facing humanity today: climate change and AI. Superbly written, vividly portraying the threats. There’s a warning here, one we should all heed. I strongly encourage everyone to read it.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Interesting drought & heatwave discussions in the UK media at last. But drought, floods, heatwaves, fires & food security are all part of the same story. Flood Waters Down is an engaging story about what climate change could mean for people, communities & society www.amazon.co.uk/Flood-Waters...

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

TBH Adam most politicians just don't seem to have a clue what to do. It's just too big. It's a kind of 'reverse denial' manifesting itself as the inability to act.

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The story behind how @simpsonclive.bsky.social wrote his climate thriller #FloodWatersDown, which is set in a near-future version of the South Lincolnshire Fens. Read the author's fascinating introduction on his latest blog post. #Booksky #author #bookshops simcomm.blogspot.com/2026/08/why-...

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Delighted to have worked alongside @authorbnugent.bsky.social & @tarynleejohnston.bsky.social of Chronos Publishing (Lincoln) on the editing of this novel. Published the end of 2025, it's a remarkably prescient & unsettling vision of where our relationship with artificial intelligence could lead.

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Nine ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon ratings now for Flood Waters Down. "Really good book and different to anything else out there I've read..." If you're looking for climate fiction grounded in today's realities, perhaps it's time to visit the flooded Fens. #ClimateFiction #EcoThriller #heatwave #Booksky

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Summer beach reading with purpose. I set my climate thriller #FloodWatersDown some 30 years in an imaginary future. Now I’m thinking a decade might be more realistic! A haunting vision of climate collapse and AI control. Bookshops and online.

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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."

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A huge thank you to everyone behind this year's Heckington Show – a superb event! And my Lincolnshire-set climate thriller really did go down a storm! Enjoyed many fascinating conversations from residents, farmers & readers. Also people curious about what inspired the story. #Booksky #bookshops

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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.

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The line between speculative fiction and reality is blurring. My debut novel #FloodWatersDown takes readers into the flooded Fens of eastern England - a page-turning near-future world grappling with climate devastation, AI enclaves and social divide. Out now. #ClimateRealism #Booksky #ClimateCrisis

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

“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

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Peter Stott @stottpeter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst-case scenarios and why uncertainty in what lies ahead is a spur for action and hope not despair and denial. My new article published today in @theconversation.com theconversation.com/why-climate-...

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Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst-case scenarios

London probably won’t disappear beneath the waves. But we still need to understand the most dangerous outcomes that remain possible – and avoidable.

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A lovely day at @newarkbookfestival.bsky.social literature village in the historic marketplace. Lots of interest in my highly topical climate novel #FloodWatersDown - thank you to everyone who stopped by.

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"It was barely nine o’clock in the morning and already the outside temperature was edging towards thirty degrees centigrade as the sun climbed into a cloudless sky of menacing blue..." (Flood Waters Down, 2026) Perfect for a #heatwave weekend. Bookshops & online. www.amazon.co.uk/Flood-Waters...

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Cliftop Publishing @cliftop.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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!

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Every novel starts somewhere... (Pic based on an original photo by the author from a shop window display in Manitou Springs, Colorado). #Booksky #Author #Writing #Photography

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Clive Simpson @simpsonclive.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Borrowed the image below from Lincs Libraries post on X... Looking forward to it - and ironically, given the story is set against a background of climate collapse, it's going to be another sweltering day. Perfect timing! 😄 #libraries #Spalding #author #Lincolnshire #Booksky

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