Notes from the Burning Age

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By Claire North

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“ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS. THOUGHT PROVOKING, IMAGINATIVE AND 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.

“A riveting tale of subterfuge and deadly self-indulgence” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from award-winning author Claire North, Notes from the Burning Age puts dystopian fiction in a whole new light.


Also by Claire North:
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Touch
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
The End of the Day
84K
The Gameshouse
The Pursuit of William Abbey

Genre:

  • "A riveting tale of subterfuge and deadly self-indulgence in this postapocalyptic thrill ride... North's convincing view of postapocalyptic society captivates, and the political intrigues will keep readers hooked right up until the explosive close."
    Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Notes from the Burning Age
  • "A fantastical nightmare so skillfully sketched that it felt like truth. And when it was done, I simply didn't want to leave... Compelling [and] beautiful."
    NPR Books on Notes from the Burning Age
  • "One of the best books I've read in recent years. Thought provoking, imaginative, and packs a hell of an emotional punch."
    Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time, on Notes from the Burning Age
  • "Claire North depicts a startling, richly developed postapocalyptic world in this beautiful and riveting novel."
    BuzzFeed on Notes from the Burning Age
  • "A passionate and committed vision of what we do to nature, and what it can do to us."
    Locus on Notes from the Burning Age
  • "A fascinating and tense novel, recommended especially for fans of Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy."
    Booklist on Notes from the Burning Age
  • "There is no doubt that Claire North is an exceptional writer with a brilliant imagination and eloquent storytelling. If you are looking for a unique fantasy with an espionage driven plot and descriptive writing, pick up this one!"
    Nerd Daily on Notes from the Burning Age
  • "Claire North's writing is terrific, smart, and entertaining."
    Patrick Ness on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
  • "North is an original and even dazzling writer."
    Kirkus on 84K
  • "North has established a reputation for tense, dense, science fiction/fantasy-inflected thrillers that defy facile explanations... Well-paced, brilliant and balanced."
    New York Times on The Sudden Appearance of Hope

On Sale
Jul 20, 2021
Page Count
448 pages
Publisher
Orbit
ISBN-13
9780316498852

Claire North

About the Author

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 Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. She lives in London.

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