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Welcome to my website! I write fiction, and my latest novel is Bridge 108. 

In 2018, my novel Dreams Before the Start of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke
Award.









WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2018

Through a series of interconnected vignettes that spans five generations and
three continents, this emotionally taut story explores the anxieties that arise
when the science of fertility claims to deliver all the answers.

“Classic novel exploring the limits of pregnancy” — The Guardian




LATEST RELEASE (2020)

A dystopian novel set in the climate-ravaged Europe of A Calculated Life. Told
through multiple voices against the backdrop of a haunting and frighteningly
believable future, Bridge 108 charts the passage of a young boy into adulthood
amid oppressive circumstances that are increasingly relevant to our present day.

“Charnock tells her story through the lives of ordinary people caught up in
situations beyond their control, and Bridge 108 is all the more powerful for
that.” — The Guardian




SHORTLISTED FOR PHILIP K. DICK AWARD AND KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE 2013

A dystopian vision of corporate life later in the 21st century when big business
and state institutions are thriving thanks to a compliant, stratified and
segregated workforce. Hyper-intelligent professionals live in affluence within
the metropolis while menials live out in the subsidized, but spartan, enclaves.

“Charnock has fascinating, complex things to say about work, sex, family and
hope (and that pretty much covers it, don’t you think?).” — Adam Roberts, author
of Jack Glass.




THE GUARDIAN’S BEST SFF BOOKS OF 2015:

“Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind (47North) is an expert braiding together of
past, present and future that puts a 15th-century Italian female artist centre
stage to say penetrating things about womanhood, creativity and history.” — The
Guardian



A skillfully executed multigenerational saga that explores a potential future
driven by rapid development of reproductive technologies…A story that feels
personal and intimate.

Publishers Weekly—starred reviewon Dreams Before the Start of Time

Charnock explores what the family of the future will look like, as well as how
society and pregnancy will change. Deceptively intimate, this is big-idea SF
reminiscent of the societal changes mapped across generational sagas like
Foundation or the Mars trilogy.

Locuson Dreams Before the Start of Time

Charnock is clearly a gifted and sensitive author of acute intelligence, writing
science fiction of a kind – quiet, intense, thoughtful – we could do with more
of.

Nina AllanCritic and author of The Dollmaker

“Charnock tells her story through the lives of ordinary people caught up in
situations beyond their control, and Bridge 108 is all the more powerful for
that.”

The Guardianon Bridge 108

“Readers who enjoy coming-of-age stories with hopeful messages will be gratified
by this topical tale of human resourcefulness in the face of climate disaster.”

Publishers Weeklyon Bridge 108

“Readers who enjoy coming-of-age stories with hopeful messages will be gratified
by this topical tale of human resourcefulness in the face of climate disaster.”

Kirkus Reviewson Bridge 108

“The novel’s near-future setting feels grimy, sweltering and lived-in. It’s a
commanding, if demanding, read.”

Financial Timeson Bridge 108
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