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Notes from the Burning Age

Claire North
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      'ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS . . . PACKS A HELL OF AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future.Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age - a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded, so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated.But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten everything he once held dear, his life will be turned upside down. Torn between friendship and faith, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world, and how much he is willing to lose.Notes from the Burning Age is the remarkable and captivating new novel from the award-winning Claire North that puts dystopian fiction in a whole new light.'Beautiful and riveting' Buzzfeed'Will keep readers hooked right up until the explosive close' Publishers Weekly'A gripping, utterly involving, dystopian eco-thriller that balances the intimacies of betrayal against global climate collapse' Daily Mail'An impassioned, urgent and compelling new work that burns as bright as the fires of our own burning age. This is not to be missed' Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author'North's talent shines out' Sunday Times'An original and even dazzling writer' Kirkus'North goes from strength to strength' Guardian'Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining' Patrick Ness
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Claire North EAN: 9780356514765 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 300 g HEIGHT: 196 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book Group DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-02-10 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, FICTION / Dystopian WIDTH: 126 cm SPINE:

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      Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Speculative fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic

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      Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing her first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. She has since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. She lives in London.
      'ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS . . . PACKS A HELL OF AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future.Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age - a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded, so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated.But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten everything he once held dear, his life will be turned upside down. Torn between friendship and faith, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world, and how much he is willing to lose.Notes from the Burning Age is the remarkable and captivating new novel from the award-winning Claire North that puts dystopian fiction in a whole new light.'Beautiful and riveting' Buzzfeed'Will keep readers hooked right up until the explosive close' Publishers Weekly'A gripping, utterly involving, dystopian eco-thriller that balances the intimacies of betrayal against global climate collapse' Daily Mail'An impassioned, urgent and compelling new work that burns as bright as the fires of our own burning age. This is not to be missed' Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author'North's talent shines out' Sunday Times'An original and even dazzling writer' Kirkus'North goes from strength to strength' Guardian'Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining' Patrick Ness
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Claire North EAN: 9780356514765 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 300 g HEIGHT: 196 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book Group DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-02-10 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, FICTION / Dystopian WIDTH: 126 cm SPINE:

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      Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Speculative fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic

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      Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing her first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. She has since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. She lives in London.

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