Catherine Webb

British writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1986 · age 40

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

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2017World Fantasy Award for Best NovelAward2016Ignotus Award for Best Foreign NovelAward2015John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward2014“Complexity should be your excuse for inaction.”In their wordsChapter 17 (p. 65)Read the whole statement

“Time was simple, is simple. We can divide it into simple parts, measure it, arrange dinner by it, drink whisky to its passage.”In their wordsChapter 17 (p. 72)Read the whole statement

“A scientific argument must have some degree of data, some…some sniff of theoretical basis behind it; otherwise it’s not a scientific argument, it’s a philosophical debate.”In their wordsChapter 28 (p. 119; ellipsis as in the book)Read the whole statement

“The roads were defined merely by the place where the mud was most pressed down.”In their wordsChapter 39 (p. 170)Read the whole statement

“Knowledge is not a substitute for ingenuity, merely an accelerant.”In their wordsChapter 51 (p. 224)Read the whole statement

“Men must be decent first and brilliant later, otherwise you’re not helping people, just servicing the machine.”In their wordsChapter 51 (p. 228)Read the whole statement

1986Born27 April 1986

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Pure science is no more and no less than the logical process of deduction and experimentation upon observable events.
2014 · Chapter 17 (p. 70), Own words
There is no loss, if you cannot remember what you have lost.
2014 · Chapter 26 (p. 108), Own words
Politics,” he spat. “Everyone is always looking for material to use against everybody else.
2014 · Chapter 45 (p. 193), Own words