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