84K

An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, with echoes of The Handmaid's Tale

North's talent shines out

Claire North is a true original, a master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination

Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining

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

Another captivating novel from one of the most intriguing and genre-bending novelists

The truly scary thing about 84K is how convincing this dark, brutal class-divided Britain is

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.

An eerily plausible dystopian masterpiece

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.

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

One of the most distinct and compelling SF novels of the year thus far

[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

Absolutely breath-taking... An early and compelling candidate for best novel of 2018. Read it

Absolutely breath-taking... An early and compelling candidate for best novel of 2018. Read it

84K is a furious, confrontational book that's extremely smart . . . .its energy is infectious and its ideas are fiercely provocative

A fascinating look at the decisions society is taking now

Absorbing and timely; a book to wrestle and argue with, but first and foremost, to read

[North] demonstrates again that her imaginative energy is as prodigious as her output.

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 ob­served thought experiment about the gradual disap­pearance of our basic liberties and human rights