The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North
Recommended by Scott Hanselman and Janna Bastow
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Time Travel, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
Some stories cannot be told in just one lifetime. Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. 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 eleve...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Time Travel, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
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Janna Bastow
“@STSchorey My best book of the year was "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by @ClaireNorth42 | @heatherbussing @akaBruno @k8bisch @Adam_Karpiak @kylecupp Fantastic book! I also loved your recommendation of Circe some years ago. Another one I recommend is The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Or a Long Way to a Small Angry Planet if you're into a bit of scifi.”
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