Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing their first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. They have since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. They live in London.
An eerily plausible dystopian masterpiece
*Emily St. John Mandel, author of STATION ELEVEN*
An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian
fiction, with echoes of The Handmaid's Tale
*Cory Doctorow on 84K*
Absolutely breath-taking... An early and compelling candidate for
best novel of 2018. Read it
*Sci Fi Magazine*
Another captivating novel from one of the most intriguing and
genre-bending novelists
*BOOKLIST on 84K*
Claire North goes from strength to strength . . . A tense, moving
story set in drawing from current political trends to present a
draconian future similar to that of Nineteen Eighty-Four
*GUARDIAN on 84K*
Absolutely breath-taking... An early and compelling candidate for
best novel of 2018. Read it
*Sci Fi Magazine*
[A] gut-punch of a novel . . . a story that is rare - one of those
that is so good I didn't want it to end . . . Painted in shades of
Fahrenheit 451, of Children of Men, Soylent Green and Brave New
World
*NPR*
[North] demonstrates again that her imaginative energy is as
prodigious as her output.
*SUNDAY TIMES*
Absorbing and timely; a book to wrestle and argue with, but first
and foremost, to read
*NEW YORK TIMES on 84k*
84K is a furious, confrontational book that's extremely smart . . .
.its energy is infectious and its ideas are fiercely
provocative
*SCIFINOW*
This is a dystopian anthem for the modern activist, a warning of an
all too near future and a wake-up call for anyone who believes
justice should not come with a price tag. 84K is an important book
but also a cracking thriller and a great bit of near-future
speculative fiction. Quite simply, North's best book so far, and
given how brilliant The Sudden Appearance of Hope and The Fifteen
Lives of Harry August are, that is saying a lot.
*STARBURST*
North is an original and even dazzling writer, and fans of her work
will enjoy this grim tale of capitalism taken to a terrifying
extreme
*KIRKUS on 84K*
The truly scary thing about 84K is how convincing this dark, brutal
class-divided Britain is
*SFX (4 1/2 stars)*
North demonstrates skill in creating a terrifying setting that
feels rooted to the present day . . . Every aspect of life in
Theo's Britain is imbued with a menace that feels both recognizable
and urgent, and the decisions the characters make as a result feel
uncomfortably real.
*RT BOOK REVIEWS on 84K*
One of the most distinct and compelling SF novels of the year thus
far
*THE TORONTO STAR on 84K*
It's exciting to read a genre novel that's willing to be this bold
with language . . . 84K opens with a simple "what if," but it
quickly develops into a structurally inventive, sharply observed
thought experiment about the gradual disappearance of our basic
liberties and human rights
*LOCUS*
A fascinating look at the decisions society is taking now
*THE BOOKBAG on 84K*
North's talent shines out
*SUNDAY TIMES*
Claire North is a true original, a master of ingenious plotting and
feats of imagination
*Alex Marwood, author of THE WICKED GIRLS*
Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining
*Patrick Ness*
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