Simon Brading author 🪐📚

@simonbrading.bsky.social

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#Steampunk / #scifi #🪐📚 author and occasional actor, born in England, raised in London, living in Barcelona, avoiding the 9 to 5. http://linktr.ee/simonbrading #📚💙 NO AI

The cover for Misfit Squadron series volume 13 "The First Test and Other Stories" showing the Royal Aviator Corps crest on a black background with a white border.
"Take off for adventure with MISFIT SQUADRON". Advert for "The Battle Over Britain" with reviews and the book cover on a background of steampunk aircraft.
“Misfit formation attacking” - original oil on canvas, 76x61cm. This painting is centred on Hawk leading the attack on a bomber formation with Prussian fighters diving to intercept from above.
A quote from the Displacers urban fantasy time travel series on the background of an hourglass
The Misfit Squadron Royal Aviator Corps badge, featuring a badger and the motto "per ludo ad aetheres"
Warning sign saying to reduce speed because of pedestrians in Spanish and Catalan but "Gone out pedestrians to reduce the speed" in English
Ally flag
Cover of "The Mediterranean Division" by Simon Brading with the crest of 105 squadron RAC
Two aircraft of the Misfit Squadron, Dragonfly and Wasp, in formation during a test flight for the newly repaired Wasp.
A Bluey sock that may or may not look vaguely like the viral "the dress" from 2015
The Misfit Squadron crest, featuring a badger and the motto "Per Ludo Ad Aetheres"
The cover for The Mediterranean Division, Misfit Squadron series book 12 featuring the badge of 105 Squadron of the Royal Aviator Corps with a cricket bat and the motto "Parvis E Glandibus Quercus"
Cover for "The Lifeboat at the End of the Universe" by Simon Brading showing an image from the Hubble telescope of a stellar object forming the shape of an eye with a red pupil.
Sagrada Familia in the morning haze
A view of Barcelona from my writing space with the recently crowned Sagrada Familia prominently in the centre
The cover for The Mediterranean Division, Misfit Squadron series book 12 featuring the badge of 105 Squadron of the Royal Aviator Corps with a cricket bat and the motto "Parvis E Glandibus Quercus"
sunrise over Barcelona 24th Feb 2026. Pink line in the sky pointing at the sun, which is still below the horizon and the Sagrada Familia with the recently completed cross.
View of Barcelona at sunrise
Street lamp with Barcelona landmarks behind
fictional squadron crest from the Misfit Squadron alternative history / steampunk novel series by Simon Brading showing the crest of 105 squadron with a cricket bat and the motto "Parvis e Glandibus Quercus"
View of Barcelona before sunrise
View of Barcelona just before sunrise showing the Sagrada Familia
Shoes, biscuits, chocolate and water left out for the three kings on the night of the 5th of January
a first draft of how a Spitsteam, from the Misfit Squadron series, might look
The cover of The Time Traveller's Nephew
sunrise over Barcelona with shadows in the clouds
short video announcing Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales at 99p / 99c on Amazon for "The Time Traveller's Nephew" and "The Battle Over Britain"
Screenshot from Amazon showing "The Battle Over Britain" at no.2 in the Steampunk Science Fiction rankings
new covers for the 5-part "Displacers" urban fantasy / time travel series
The cover of The Secret of the Ancients
a plate with rice, tomato and eggs, looking vaguely like the face of Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas.
The cover for "The Time Traveller's Nephew" showing a skull and crossed swords over a rough sea
cover of The Battle Over Britain with the squadron badge of the Misfit Squadron
photo of author Simon Brading holding a stack of his own books.
Sunrise over Barcelona
Email purporting to be from George RR Martin asking to begin a conversation with me, author to author.
promotional image with the cover of "The Battle Over Britain" and two Spitfires
email received, purporting to be from Suzanne Collins. Unsurprisingly it went to spam
The OP sitting on a folding chair in the half light from a set light
The cover of the bundle of books 1 to 5 of the Misfit Squadron series showing the Misfit Squadron badge.
promotional image for The Battle Over Britain, announcing the 99p sale on kindle UK during August
Vielha
Sunset seen between two buildings in Blanes, Cataluña
Guiness poster showing 2 RAF officers watching 4 toucans, each with 2 pints of Guinness balanced on their beaks, fly past
Publicity image of The Battle Over Britain with 99p offer text
film still
Barcelona in the rain with the silhouette of the Sagrada Familia
Cover of the latest Misfit Squadron book with a caption saying one week to go until release.
Book cover for "The King's Mission" by Simon Brading showing the logo of the Tesla company from the Misfit Squadron books.
Blurb for the upcoming Misfit Squadron book - The Invasion of Britain
Still from short film
Reviews of the Misfit Squadron series
Amazon Steampunk Science Fiction best sellers list with The Battle Over Britain at number 1
the cover of The Battle Over Britain, the first book of the Misfit Squadron series