Claire North

As many of you already know, I always say The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North is the book that got me back into reading again after a several years long slump.

British author Catherine Webb's first novel published under the Claire North name

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August was British author Catherine Webb's first novel published under the Claire North name, and was one of the fastest-selling new SFF titles of the last ten years.

a fantasy / science fiction novel by Catherine Webb

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August is a fantasy / science fiction novel by Catherine Webb, writing as Claire North.

Kate Griffin

but then last year Kate Griffin wrote The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August which I enjoyed immensely (with Kate Atkinson's Life After Life, multiply iterated parallel lives seem to be having a moment...)

Webb/North

Webb/North has somehow found the time to publish several science fiction and fantasy novels under Catherine Webb's own name and two pseudonyms, writing Catherine Webb's first book when Catherine Webb was just 14 and is best known for ‘The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August’.

a better, more interesting read than the Bone Clocks ( people who are continually reborn over many generations)

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North was a better, more interesting read than the Bone Clocks (people who are continually reborn over many generations), while The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber was a less good (but still pretty good) version of The Sparrow (Christian missionaries meet aliens on far away planets).

one of those rare human beings, more rarely, , a kalachakra, anda mnemonic as well

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North – Harry August is one of those rare human beings, a kalachakra, and, more rarely, a mnemonic as well, meaning Marc remembers everything Marc has ever seen, read, experienced, heard, etc.

84K. Catherine Webb's other novels

Catherine Webb's latest novel published under the Claire North pen name is 84K. Catherine Webb's other novels include The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Touch, The End of the Day, and The Sudden Appearance of Hope, which won the 2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

Locus

Locus is the bestselling author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August is the story of Harry august.

the story of Harry august

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August is the story of Harry august.

Leonard Lewis Levinson

Initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, August was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs.

Jack Thorne

The eight-part adaptation is written by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child scribe Jack Thorne, with Oscar winner Tom Hooper directing the first two episodes.

Barry Spacks

The question is not for Harry alone in Barry Spacks' brilliant debut novel from 1968, reissued here with a new introductory Q&A with the author.