THE HYPERBALON

by D.E. Oprava

348 pages, Paperback

Published April 15, 2026

About the author

D.E. Oprava is an award-winning writer, artist, and lecturer. He holds a PhD from Swansea University and is currently the Subject Leader for Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Six of his seven published books are collections of poems; however, his most recent, The Codex Epiphanix (Bluemoose Books, 2016) is a hybrid of prose, poetry, and original artwork. The book hones in on his personal feelings about the essential vs the incidental in literature and how a book, by its very nature, should be a multi-dimensional experience. Oprava has long been a champion of the experimental and when not writing, drawing, or reading, he is trying to find new modes of expression and experiences to fuel the endless creative process.

Reviews

[Tôpher Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird, outrageous, funny, disturbing sexy and satirical. These interconnected stories give us 350 pages of the strangest fiction I’ve read in a long time. A dystopian cross between Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood and Benny Hill. If that sounds appalling then it is also addictively readable (I read it over a weekend with time to spare). Be warned, this book will warp you in a way that’s both good and bad.