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Notes from the Burning Age

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20th July 2021

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9780356514734

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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 Time

From 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 closePublishers 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

Reviews

NPR
Notes is compelling because it is beautiful . . . It felt seamless . . . When North was done and Notes reached its explosive conclusion, I just wasn't ready to leave. Her world was such a fragile, beautiful, doomed place, I felt like I should stick around just to make sure it would all be okay
BUZZFEED
Claire North depicts a startling, richly developed postapocalyptic world in this beautiful and riveting novel
Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of CHILDREN OF TIME
One of the best books I've read in recent years. Thought provoking, imaginative and packs a hell of an emotional punch
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A riveting tale . . . North's convincing view of post-apocalyptic society captivates, and the political intrigues will keep readers hooked right up until the explosive close
DAILY MAIL
A gripping, utterly involving, dystopian eco-thriller that balances the intimacies of betrayal against global climate collapse
Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author
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
LOCUS
A passionate and committed vision of what we do to nature, and what it can do to us