Title: The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August
Author: Claire North
Publisher: Redhook
Publication Date: April 8, 2014
Description:
No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes.
Until now.
As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. ‘I nearly missed you, Doctor August,’ she says. ‘I need to send a message.’
This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.
Until now.
As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. ‘I nearly missed you, Doctor August,’ she says. ‘I need to send a message.’
This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.
Review:
I have some pretty conflicting thoughts about this read.
First, let me say that is gets better. The first half reads like a bit of an information dump. Just so much description and history that it can prove a bit tedious to get through at first but just stick around for the second half because it definitely gets better; in fact it gets awesome.
Harry August has the ability to go through an entire life time, die, and be reborn over and over again. This is an account of his first 15 lives and the relationships he has formed and continues to form throughout his existence.
At one point he meets a man who has lofty ambitions to use technology he acquires throughout his lives, as he has the same abilities as Harry, to build a machine that will basically give him a God like view of the world.
This book is both about Harry's friendship with this man and his duty to stop him as his invention is causing the Earth to be destroyed faster and faster each life they live through.
This is part historical fiction, part science fiction, has spy elements to it, but it is ultimately a story of friendships and vengeance.
I was very impressed by the writing style. It was detailed yet concise and had a great element of information and emotion that tied in together.
I would be interested to read more by this author in the future. Claire North has a great literary voice and I would definitely recommend this read.
My Star Rating:
4 out of 5
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