Paul Sharpless

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Paul Sharpless is the author of Ithica and Spook Justice.

His fiction explores power, corruption, survival, and the strange machinery of institutional life through political thrillers, espionage, queer noir, and dark comedy.

Ithica is a political thriller of espionage, rogue AI, corrupt power, and darkly comic unease.

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An AI Appraisal of Ithica

Out of curiosity, I asked Google Gemini for an appraisal of Ithica.

What follows is an excerpt from that response.

Paul Sharpless’s Ithica is a darkly comic espionage novel that cuts with the precision of a scalpel and the weight of lived experience.

What distinguishes the book immediately is its refusal to play within the familiar boundaries of spy fiction. Instead, it moves through institutional co Read more of this blog post »
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Paul Sharpless added a status update: I’m delighted to announce the London launch of ITHICA at the Society of Authors on Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 6:00 pm.

ITHICA is a darkly comic political thriller of espionage, rogue AI, institutional corruption, official silence, and queer noir.

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"Ithica is a raunchy, fast-paced, anti-establishment, farce which I couldn't put down.
It validates conspiracy theorists from both the left and right side of politics.
You just can't trust judges, cops and intelligence agencies.
The whole system is corru" Read more of this review »
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"I absolutely loved this book & honestly couldn't put it down, wanting to know what was going to happen next. I found the story lines about intelligence agencies intriguing & eye opening & the AI aspect of the book was absolutely mind blowing. I also " Read more of this review »
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“There is no such thing as a conspiracy — you simply don’t have all the facts.”
Paul Sharpless

“Institutions don’t lie; they simply edit the truth until it behaves.”
Paul Sharpless

“There is no such thing as a conspiracy — you simply don’t have all the facts.”
Paul Sharpless

“Institutions don’t lie; they simply edit the truth until it behaves.”
Paul Sharpless

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