Liesel Schwarz

{{Short description|British steampunk author}}

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Liesel Schwarz is a British steampunk author, often referred to as "The High Priestess of British Steampunk".{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/damiengwalter/the-best-british-sci-fi-writers-of-2014-wnn2#.rhwKp6BZjD|title = 21 of the Best British Sci-Fi Writers You've Probably Never Heard of| website=BuzzFeed | date=16 August 2014 }} She was born in South Africa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/liesel-schwarz-a-clockwork-heroine-8497996.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/liesel-schwarz-a-clockwork-heroine-8497996.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Liesel Schwarz: A clockwork heroine|website=Independent.co.uk |date=16 February 2013}}