84k ('an Eerily Plausible Dystopian Masterpiece' Emily St John Mandel)

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The stunning new novel from the award-winning Claire North, one of the most original voices in modern fiction
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''AN EERILY PLAUSIBLE DYSTOPIAN MASTERPIECE'' Emily St. John Mandel, author of STATION ELEVEN

''AN EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL . . . with echoes of The Handmaid''s Tale'' Cory Doctorow

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD***

From one of the most original new voices in modern fiction comes a startling vision of a world where you can get away with anything . . .

Theo Miller knows the value of human life - to the very last penny.

Working in the Criminal Audit Office, he assesses each crime that crosses his desk and makes sure the correct debt to society is paid in full.

But when his ex-lover is killed, it''s different. This is one death he can''t let become merely an entry on a balance sheet.

Because when the richest in the world are getting away with murder, sometimes the numbers just don''t add up.

From the award-winning Claire North comes an electrifying and provocative new novel which will resonate with readers around the world.

Praise for 84K:

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

''Claire North goes from strength to strength . . . A tense, moving story'' Guardian

''Absolutely breath-taking... An early and compelling candidate for best novel of 2018'' SciFi Magazine

''A dystopian anthem for the modern activist . . . 84K is an important book but also a cracking thriller . . . Quite simply, North''s best book so far'' Starburst

''North is an original and even dazzling writer'' Kirkus

''North''s talent shines out'' Sunday Times

Works by Claire North

Novels:
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Touch
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
The End of the Day
84K
The Gameshouse
The Pursuit of William Abbey

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An eerily plausible dystopian masterpiece
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An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, with echoes of The Handmaid''s Tale
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Absolutely breath-taking... An early and compelling candidate for best novel of 2018. Read it
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Another captivating novel from one of the most intriguing and genre-bending novelists
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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
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Absolutely breath-taking... An early and compelling candidate for best novel of 2018. Read it
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[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
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[North] demonstrates again that her imaginative energy is as prodigious as her output.
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Absorbing and timely; a book to wrestle and argue with, but first and foremost, to read
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84K is a furious, confrontational book that''s extremely smart . . . .its energy is infectious and its ideas are fiercely provocative
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This is a dystopian anthem for the modern activist, a warning of an all too near fu