Simon the Nexian - Simon gets cross!

Chapter 1 - After an argument with his best friend, Jason, our hero gets cross and sulky. Very selfish, indeed, but he learns to be a better person in the end.

Simon the Nexian - Space Drifters

A terror for all who endeavour in cosmic travel, space drifters lurk in asteroid fields and within the ice rings of gas giants. The unfortunate space craft that gets caught in it's tentacles has it's electronics overridden with energy pulses from the gigantic creature. The vessel and it's hapless crew are then consumed.

Simon the Nexian - Kutaka'a's space ship

...Taking off from the planet, Baydia, Kutaka'a leaves with a dark purpose for the royal family and the future of the Tapulea.

Simon the Nexian - A Tapulean Ha'uke

... Near the planet Tukala, a lone Ha'uke approaches.

Simon the Nexian - Chapter 9

Simon travels to the planet of the Monoks and meets Tak Palsu, one of Tak Koafai's relatives. Who's side is Palsu on really?

(Authors Note: This was drawn while travelling from Shanghai to Quonzhou)

Guritong sketch with coloured pencil.

My niece and I were drawing together during the Christmas holidays. This is one of the things I came up with.

Simon the Nexian - Chapter 1

A little ant-like alien sits on a rock, marvelling at the Universe.

Monok and Zeppelin

This drawing is some of my preliminary ideas for designing a male Monok and his environment. It is also an experiment with shape and design. The Monok's eye and the oval shape of the zeppelin together make two eyes facing the reader.

Simon the Nexian - Chapter 10

Lost in a dark tunnel, our hero discovers a magic candle who guides him out.
(Illustrators note: A mixture of retro and dark-deco influences.  The dark-deco came from watching my children's Bat Man cartoons)

Simon The Nexian - Chapter 9

Our hero arrives on a planet inhabbited by one-eyed giants.  They're supposed to be friendly, but are they really?

These two characters feature in the science fiction story I am currently working on, "Simon the Nexian."

The top character is Krug (a Crabby grub), while the second character is a guritong.  Guritongs can not speak, but a employed as scribes by other races in the story.