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Neil Sharpson

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in Dublin, Ireland

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https://www.unshavedmouse.com/

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Science Fiction,Horror,Thriller

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November 2016

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Average rating: 4.01 · 2,349 ratings · 507 reviews ·3 distinct works •Similar authors

	When the Sparrow Falls 4.03 avg rating — 1,228 ratings — published 2021 — 11 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
	Knock Knock, Open Wide 3.98 avg rating — 1,119 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	When the Sparrow Falls Sneak Peek 3.50 avg rating — 2 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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Superman versus the Elite (2012)

Here’s the big problem with writing a character like Superman: he can’t change the world.

The superhero genre is about taking our world, the recognisable world we live in, and adding a few discreet fantastical elements. That’s the appeal. Ordinary people, trudging to their ordinary jobs look up and see a brightly coloured figure streaking through the air. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Super

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The Successors: A Space Marine Anthology

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“Nominally, the currency of the Caspian Republic was the moneta, but in truth the coin of the nation was fear. Whoever could inspire fear was rich, whoever lived in fear was poor.”
― Neil Sharpson, When the Sparrow Falls

tags: authoritarianism, fear, tyranny

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“Power is a poison.”
― Neil Sharpson, When the Sparrow Falls

tags: complicity, oppression, power, totalitarianism, tyranny

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“Ah, there was the word. “Family.” It was an old Irish word. It meant: “Do nothing. Challenge nothing. Change nothing.” Ireland was a rocky garden, dig a few inches deep and you found stone; solid and impassable. And carved into its face, as like as not; the word FAMILY.”
― Neil Sharpson, Knock Knock, Open Wide

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Preliminary Poll for SF BotM for May 2022

When the Sparrow FallsbyNeil Sharpson

15 votes, 31.3%

CarnivalbyElizabeth Bear

13 votes, 27.1%

Backyard StarshipbyJ.N. Chaney

8 votes, 16.7%

DauntlessbyJack Campbell

7 votes, 14.6%

Dark UniversebyDaniel F. Galouye

5 votes, 10.4%

48 total votes

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Neil’s Quotes

“Yes, it would look like she was smuggling an ostrich with a tarp on it into a motel room, but this also looked like the type of establishment to not particularly judge for that sort of thing.”
― Lindsay Ellis, Axiom's End

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“Power is a poison.”
― Neil Sharpson, When the Sparrow Falls

tags: complicity, oppression, power, totalitarianism, tyranny

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“She tried not to think in capital letters. It was a bad habit. If you weren’t careful, pretty soon you’d find yourself Going to the Store to Buy a Carton of Milk—or worse, speaking German.”
― Max Gladstone, Empress of Forever

tags: german, humor, humour, language, linguistic

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“Ancient sages have written: what you cannot break, you do not own.”
― Max Gladstone, Empress of Forever

tags: destruction, ownership, philosophy

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“Energy spent regretting a decision was best redirected toward addressing its consequences.”
― Max Gladstone, Empress of Forever

tags: consequence, consequences, decision, energy, regret

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