Catherine Webb

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Catherine Webb
Born (1986-04-27) 27 April 1986 (age 40)
United Kingdom
Pen nameKate Griffin
Claire North
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipUK
EducationGodolphin and Latymer School
Alma materLondon School of Economics (BS)
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (GrDip)
GenreFantasy, adventure, science fiction
Notable works

Catherine Webb (born 1986) is a British author. Under the pseudonym Kate Griffin, they write fantasy novels for adults.[1] As Claire North, they write science fiction and novels based upon the work of Homer.

Life

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Webb was educated at the Godolphin and Latymer School, London, and the London School of Economics.[2]

They were 14 years old when they completed Mirror Dreams, which was written during their school holidays. Their father is author and publisher Nick Webb, and he suggested they should send the manuscript to an agent he knew, who eventually offered to represent them.[2] The book was published in 2002 by Atom Books,[3] and Webb was named Young Trailblazer of the Year by the magazine CosmoGirl UK. They have published eight young adult novels, all with Atom Books, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which they graduated in 2010.[1]

A lifelong Londoner, Webb enjoys walking through the areas they describe in their books – Bethnal Green, Clerkenwell, and along the River Thames – comparing the city of London as it is now with how it was at various times in the past. They appeared in CosmoGirl in 2006/7 in an interview. They also appeared in online interviews with CBBC and nzgirl when they were 15,[4][5] and also with The Daily Telegraph, which described them as a teen queen.[2]

Bibliography

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As Catherine Webb

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  • Mirror Dreams (2002)
  • Mirror Wakes (2003)
  • Waywalkers (2003)
  • Timekeepers (2004)
  • The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle (2006)
  • The Obsidian Dagger: Being the Further Extraordinary Adventures of Horatio Lyle (2006)
  • The Doomsday Machine: Another Astounding Adventure of Horatio Lyle (2008)
  • The Dream Thief: An Extraordinary Horatio Lyle Mystery (2010)

As Kate Griffin

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  • A Madness of Angels (2009) (Matthew Swift series, book 1)
  • The Midnight Mayor (2010) (Matthew Swift series, book 2)
  • The Neon Court (2011) (Matthew Swift series, book 3)
  • The Minority Council (2012) (Matthew Swift series, book 4)
  • Stray Souls (2012) (Magicals Anonymous series, book 1)
  • The Glass God (2013) (Magicals Anonymous series, book 2)
  • (The Kitty Peck novels are by a different author also named Kate Griffin)

As Claire North

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  • The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (2014)
  • Touch (2015)
  • The Gameshouse (2015)
  • The Sudden Appearance of Hope (2016)
  • The End of the Day (2017)
  • 84K (2018)[6]
  • The Pursuit of William Abbey (2019)[7]
  • Sweet Harmony (2020)
  • Notes from the Burning Age (2021)
  • The Songs of Penelope trilogy
    • Ithaca (2022)
    • House of Odysseus (2023)
    • The Last Song of Penelope (2024)
  • Slow Gods (2025)

Awards and nominations

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References

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