Joseph Murphy was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. He earned his geekdom at an early age. He read X-Men comics from the age of 8 and it only went downhill from there. As a teenager he wrote short stories and wanted to be the next Stephen King. Instead of horror, however, he kept writing fantasy stories. After surviving high school as a goth with a purple mohawk, he studied English and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor.
He previously worked for Ellysian Press, first as their inhouse cover art designer. Over time he became and editor and eventually publisher.
He's currently working on his first documentary. ALIEN BRAIN FOG is a lighthearted look at how gaslighting, biochemistry and Long Covid intersect with memory, racism and self identity. Alien Brain Fog will also explore the implicit difficulties in being sure that what you know is actually the truth.
HISTORY
JULY 2013 |
Published first novel, Council of Peacocks to positive reviews.
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DECEMBER 2013 |
Published A Fallen Hero
Rises which, with very little marketing, quickly outsold Council
of Peacocks.
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JUNE 2014 |
Published Beyond the Black
Sea, Book 2 in The Activation Series.
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NOVEMBER 2014 |
Published Demons of
DunDegore, Book 2 in the Sword of Kassandra Series.
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JANUARY 2015 |
Council of Peacocks included in The Shadow Box
- a successful box set of 10 dark urban fantasy authors (including
New York Times and USA Today best seller, Travis Luedke). The limited-time
deal hit several Amazon best-sellers lists.
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SUMMER 2015 |
Joseph hired as head book cover
designer at Ellysian Press
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SEPT 2015 |
Publication date of Terra
Incognita, Book 3 in The Activation Series.
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DEC 2015 |
An original story featuring in The
Dark Dozen, an anthology of horror stories to help raise money for
the health card costs of Al Scarborough. The story is a prequel to A Fallen
Hero Rises but is aimed at adult audiences.
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MARCH 2016 |
Publication date of Are You
Watching Me? This was his first non-fantasy thriller and features a
sex addict who becomes the target of a serial killer. Aimed at adult
audiences.
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SUMMER 2017 |
Joseph promoted to partner and
editor at Ellysian Press.
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OCTOBER 2019 |
Publication date of 2nd edition
of Are You Watching Me? to address the similarities between the
first edition and the Bruce McArthur murders in Toronto.
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SUMMER 2022 |
Joseph leaves Ellysian Press
to refocus on his writing.
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APRIL 2023 |
Announcement Trailer for Alien
Brain Fog |
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COMING SOON
SEPT 2023 |
10th Anniversary Edition of Council
of Peacocks. Special edition with study guide. More details later
summer 2023.
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FEB 2024 |
Updated editions of A
Fallen Hero Rises and Demons of DunDegore series with
additional maps, character bios, illustrations and more bonus material.
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SUMMER 2024 |
Scheduled release date for all
three episodes of Alien Brain Fog.
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