The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle
A Madness of Angels
Catherine Webb (born 1986) is a British author. Under the
pseudonymKate Griffith, she writes
fantasy novels for adults[1] As Claire North, she writes
science fiction[2] and novels based upon the work of
Homer.
She was 14 years old when she completed Mirror Dreams, which was written during her school holidays. Her father is author and publisher Nick Webb, and he suggested she should send the manuscript to an agent he knew, who eventually offered to represent her.[3] The book was published in 2002 by Atom Books,[4] and Webb was named Young Trailblazer of the Year by the magazine CosmoGirl UK. She has published eight
young adult novels, all with
Atom Books, and studied at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which she graduated in 2010.[1]
A lifelong Londoner, Webb enjoys walking through the areas she describes in her 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. She appeared in CosmoGirl in 2006/7 in an interview. She also appeared in online interviews with
CBBC and nzgirl when she was 15,[5][6] and also with The Daily Telegraph, which described her as a teen queen.[3]
Bibliography
As Katherine Webb
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
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)