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Reaffirms the passion and ambition that have made North such a consistently intriguing writer -- LOCUS Poetic and imaginative ... A thoroughly engaging and astute read -- SCIFINOW Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful Kirkus A beautiful, if occasionally uncomfortable, read that resists being labeled with any particular genre LIBRARY JOURNAL An exciting voice in contemporary fantasy ... North adroitly sets the scenes and enlivens them with compelling, ironic dialogue, and she keeps the surprises coming until the very end SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Reaffirms the passion and ambition that have made North such a consistently intriguing writer -- LOCUS Poetic and imaginative ... A thoroughly engaging and astute read -- SCIFINOW Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful Kirkus A beautiful, if occasionally uncomfortable, read that resists being labeled with any particular genre LIBRARY JOURNAL An exciting voice in contemporary fantasy ... North adroitly sets the scenes and enlivens them with compelling, ironic dialogue, and she keeps the surprises coming until the very end SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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.