Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, a Carnegie Medal-nominated author whose debut novel was written when she was just fourteen years old. She has fast established herself as one of the most powerful and imaginative voices in modern fiction. Her first book published under the Claire North pen name was The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, which became a word-of-mouth bestseller and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The follow-up, Touch, was described by the Independent as 'little short of a masterpiece'. Her next novel The Sudden Appearance of Hope won the 2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and The End of the Day was shortlisted for the 2017 Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. Her latest novel 84K received widespread critical acclaim and was described by bestselling author Emily St. John Mandel as 'an eerily plausible dystopian masterpiece'. She lives 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 ob served thought experiment about the gradual disap
pearance 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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