Notes from the Burning Age
By Claire North

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS . . . PACKS A HELL OF AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH'and Adrian Tchaikovsky, author ofand 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 Ageand 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'and Buzzfeed'Will keep readers hooked right up until the explosive close'and 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'and Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author'North's talent shines out'and Sunday Times'An original and even dazzling writer'and Kirkus'North goes from strength to strength'and Guardian'Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining'and Patrick Ness