First Fifteen Lives of Harry August The word-of-mouth bestseller you won't want to miss
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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.An <b>astonishing re-invention of the time-travel narrative</b>. Bold, magical and masterful
- M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS,
Utterly readable, utterly believable and compelling . . . <b>one of the fiction highlights of the decade</b>
- Judy Finnigan, Richard and Judy book club,
<b>Beautiful and gripping</b>
Guardian
<b>The writing is impeccable . . Plus Harry is a fascinating main character</b> . . . And if his next 15 lives are half as eventful, we look forward to the sequel
Heat
A <b>masterful</b> literary thriller
i09
This wonderful novel, narrated by Harry, ranges back and forth in time as he recounts episodes from his various lives, but it's all held together by a compelling mystery involving nothing less than the end of the world itself . . . <b>Beautifully written and structured . . . a remarkable book</b>
bOOKLIST
Grabs you from the first page; it crackles along at a rollicking pace . . . <b>unputdownable</b>
The Saturday Paper
<b>Terrific, smart and entertaining</b>
- Patrick Ness,
Claire North's sophisticated writing and astute plotting have made this <b>my book of the year</b>
Peter F. Hamilton
A brave, genre-defying novel, which is mind-blowing in its originality and bold concept . . . <b>Stunning!</b>
Novelicious
Part unique and intriguing mystery, part philosophical look at life, memory and time travel this story <b>kept me totally gripped from the opening words to the mind-blowing finale</b>
Bite the Book
Utterly readable, utterly believable and compelling . . . one of the fiction highlights of the decade
Judy Finnigan, Richard and Judy Book Club
Beautiful and gripping
GUARDIAN
The writing is impeccable . . Plus Harry is a fascinating main character . . . And if his next 15 lives are half as eventful, we look forward to the sequel
HEAT
A masterful literary thriller
io9
An astonishing re-invention of the time-travel narrative. Bold, magical and masterful
M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
I don't say this lightly but <i>The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August</i> is one of the top ten books I've ever read
James Dashner, bestselling author of THE MAZE RUNNER
Gripping
SUN
This wonderful novel, narrated by Harry, ranges back and forth in time as he recounts episodes from his various lives, but it's all held together by a compelling mystery involving nothing less than the end of the world itself . . . Beautifully written and structured . . . a remarkable book
BOOKLIST
North builds her clever conceit into an emotionally satisfying novel
NEW SCIENTIST
Every bit as good as its title. (And, to avoid ambiguity, I love the title.)
WEEKEND HERALD
Grabs you from the first page; it crackles along at a rollicking pace . . . unputdownable
THE SATURDAY PAPER
A truly extraordinary novel: an impeccable portrait of a friendship tortured by time in which masterful character and fantastic narrative come together to tremendous effect
TOR.COM
Terrific, smart and entertaining
Patrick Ness
Claire North's sophisticated writing and astute plotting have made this my book of the year
Peter F. Hamilton
A thoughtful and considered time-travel novel, shocking twists and, most important of all, a beautiful character. Harry August will break your heart fifteen times
Jared Shurin
A brave, genre-defying novel, which is mind-blowing in its originality and bold concept . . . Stunning!
NOVELICIOUS
Part unique and intriguing mystery, part philosophical look at life, memory and time travel this story kept me totally gripped from the opening words to the mind-blowing finale
BITE THE BOOK
<i>The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August</i> is an extraordinary novel, as the publicity has promised
THE SPECULATIVE SCOTSMAN
An extraordinary book . . . an impressive piece of work.
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