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“An eerily plausible dystopian masterpiece, as harrowing as it is brilliant.”
— Emily St. John Mandel, New York Times bestselling author
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“An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, from Riddley Walker to Nineteen Eighty-Four to The Chrysalids, with dashes of The Handmaid’s Tale.”
— Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author
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“Aa vicious, engrossing portrait of unregulated capitalism carried to its logical conclusion…84K is absorbing and timely; a book to wrestle and argue with but, first and foremost, to read.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“With style and voice and a wicked grip that never lets the three-way plot spiral out of control…Painted in shades of Fahrenheit 451, of Children of Men, Soylent Green and Brave New World."
— NPR
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“A furious, confrontational book that’s extremely smart…Its energy is infectious, and its ideas are fiercely provocative.”
— SciFiNow
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“Another captivating novel from one of the most intriguing and genre-bending novelists currently working in the intersection between thriller and science fiction.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“A terrifying setting that feels rooted to the present day…. 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
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“A story about the value of one human life…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 Reviews
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An eerily plausible dystopian masterpiece, as harrowing as it is brilliant
— Emily St. John Mandel, bestselling author of Station Eleven
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An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, with dashes of The Handmaid's Tale.
— Cory Doctorow
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A terrifying setting that feels rooted to the present day.... 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
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Another captivating novel from one of the most intriguing and genre-bending novelists currently working in the intersection between thriller and science fiction.
— Booklist (starred review)
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A furious, confrontational book that's extremely smart... its energy is infectious and its ideas are fiercely provocative.
— SciFiNow
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Put simply, this book just blew my mind. A remarkable writer, doing extraordinary things, and I think this is her best book yet.
— Blue Book Balloon
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Claire North goes from strength to strength.... A tense, moving story.
— Guardian
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The grimy, meticulously constructed and worrisomely believable dystopia Claire North has created for 84k is our world, just a few years down the path.
— NPR
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One of the most distinct and compelling SF novels of the year thus far.
— Toronto Star
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A dystopian anthem for the modern activist... a cracking thriller.... Quite simply, North's best book so far.
— Starburst
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Evocative, thought-provoking... I'll read anything she writes.
— Omnivoracious
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The truly scary thing about 84K is how convincing this dark, brutal class-divided Britain is.
— SFX
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Vivid and disturbing.
— Publishers Weekly
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A fascinating look at the decisions society is taking now.
— The Bookbag
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Claire North's writing is terrific, smart, and entertaining.
— Patrick Ness on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
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Claire North is a true original, a master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination."—Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls, on The Sudden Appearance of Hope
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Wonderful novel...held together by a compelling mystery involving nothing less than the end of the world itself. Beautifully written and structured...a remarkable book.
— Booklist (starred review) on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
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A subtle study of friendship, love and the complexity of existence.
— Eric Brown, Guardian on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
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Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful. North is a writer to watch.
— Kirkus on The End of the Day
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North is [a] consistently intriguing writer.
— Locus on The End of the Day