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Elizabeth Amisu

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Author | Academic | Educator | Storyteller

Elizabeth Amisu is an author, scholar, and educator whose works span dystopian fiction, fantasy thrillers, literary criticism, and cultural studies. She is the author of The Sacerdos Mysteries, a gripping dystopian adventure series, as well as Ripe Earth, a young-adult fantasy thriller, and Gild Your Shadows, a collection of haunting short stories.

Her non-fiction work includes the landmark academic study, The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife, a comprehensive exploration of Jackson’s artistry, identity, and cultural impact, archived at the British Library.

With an MA in Early Modern English Literature from King’s College London, Elizabeth sp ...more

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	The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacerdos (The Sacerdos Mysteries, #1) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arcane Rising (The Sacerdos Mysteries, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ripe Earth 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waterblood (The Sacerdos Mysteries #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DISequilibrium (The Sacerdos Mysteries #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gild Your Shadows: The Collected Short Stories of Elizabeth Amisu it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Regent’s Park, Ripe Earth, and the Magic of Theatre That Talks Back: Why Malorie Blackman Still Teaches Me About Love, Race, and Writing”

Where do I even begin with Malorie Blackman?

She was my childhood heroine, full stop. I still remember devouring her books like forbidden fruit at Leyton Library (yes, Sacerdos, Chapter One reference alert). But the true magic moment? My graduation in 2009 at the Institute of Education, when I locked eyes with the legend herself. She was receiving an honorary doctorate. I was a green, idealistic tr

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“I love books. I’m giving some hard copies of the Sacerdos Mysteries book away because I think there’s something so brilliant about them. The digitisation trend is the future but people will still want the feel and smell of real books.”
― Elizabeth Amisu, Sacerdos

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