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Sapha Burnell

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Science Fiction, Poetry, Fantasy

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“Sapha is like a young Wolfgang Pauli, in every laboratory he went, there was a little explosion.”
— David Roomy

Cyberpunk + Mythpunk converge in my emotive works dubbed ‘a breathtakingly beautiful discovery’ (Kevin Hogan on Usurper Kings) and ‘an insane diabolical rollercoaster’ (RL Arenz III on NEON Lieben) and had one reviewer say they "didn't know a work of science fiction could be so beautiful". A true -punk, I teethed on images of the Berlin Wall falling down, challenge norms like bricks under sledgehammers and intertwine queerness and faith to envision a world on the brink of dystopia we can usurp and heal.

Steeped in divergent cultures, I spent years in humanitarian work, before dedicating my life to writing, editing and publishing. A ...more

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Average rating: 4.75 · 65 ratings · 6 reviews · 11 distinct works

	NEON Lieben (Lieben Cycle #1) 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 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
	Usurper Kings 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Son of Abel (Judge of Mystics Saga, #2) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 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
	Eve and the Other (Usurper Kings Chapbook #2) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	Chaos Machines and the Universe Child (Usurper Kings Chapbook #4 4.43 avg rating — 7 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
	Char & Ash (Judge of Mystics Saga, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Macabre and Monstrous by Sapha Burnell (Goodreads Author), Emily Armstrong, KS Bishoff it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Warped Lens by Sapha Burnell (Goodreads Author), Alledria Hurt (Goodreads Author), David Payne 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
	Macabre and Monstrous: A Horror Anthology of Eldritch Space, Myth Monsters & Forest Frights by Sapha Burnell (Goodreads Author), Emily Armstrong, KS Bishoff 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
	Usurper Kings: 10th Anniversary Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Ridicule the Strangeness: On Hildegaard Von Bingen

“Now I deliberately hid the difference in me, away from the eyes of men in the outer world who might guess, intrude, and ridicule the strangeness in me. Then, for a while, its silence became shaming, and I began to seek it only in the times just before and after the offices and the singing of the Mass, when the sound of the chant would lend its own auditory beauty, clarity and spiritual po

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“As he took her hand, Demyan wondered which vault contained Karnak’s necklace? Would Lieben know if he went to find it? Was it safe, in its anonymity? Could a machine reprogram its lessors to a selfish design? Touching his wrist orbs, Demyan fought the inner hesitance about this world he built. Would Sophia forgive him for it, in the end?”
― Sapha Burnell, NEON Lieben

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“Mortality was an inconvenient mistake.”
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“I miss the crackle of the gramophone,
but I dig this sound”
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“There is no sinner like a young saint.”
― Aphra Behn

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“The future is there... looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.”
― William Gibson, Pattern Recognition

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“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
― William Gibson, Neuromancer

tags: first-lines

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“Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others.”
― Brian Jacques, Redwall

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“I'm afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future.

Turing believes machines think
Turing lies with men
Therefore machines do not think

Yours in distress,

Alan”
― Alan Turing