Notes from the Burning Age

Claire North, one of the most inventive scribes of our era, presents a remarkable vision of what's to come in this extraordinary tale. Hailed as "one of the best books I've read in recent years" by Adrian Tchaikovsky, it delivers a potent emotional wallop.

Meet Ven, once a man of the cloth and keeper of ancient records. His sacred duty was to decipher archaic texts, separating valuable knowledge from the heretical notions of the Burning Age - an era of excess and climate catastrophe. In Ven's world, such information must be fiercely protected to prevent history from repeating its calamitous course.

Ven's life is thrown into disarray when the revolutionary Brotherhood comes knocking, pressuring him to translate purloined writings that jeopardise everything he once cherished. Caught between loyalty and conviction, Ven must decide how far he'll go to preserve this new world, and what he's willing to sacrifice in the process.

Notes from the Burning Age is Claire North's latest tour de force, casting dystopian fiction in an entirely new light. It's a gripping, utterly engrossing eco-thriller that juxtaposes the intimacies of betrayal against the backdrop of global climate collapse.

Critics are raving: "Beautiful and riveting" (Buzzfeed), "Will keep readers hooked right up until the explosive close" (Publishers Weekly), "An impassioned, urgent and compelling new work that burns as bright as the fires of our own burning age" (Lavie Tidhar). North's talent shines through in this original and dazzling narrative, further cementing her reputation as a literary force to be reckoned with.

Product Information:

Book ISBN:	9780356514765
Book Author:	Claire North
Book Format:	Paperback / softback
Book Imprint:	Orbit
Book Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Book Dimensions:	127 x 198 x 31 cm
Book Publication Date:	2022-10-02
Book Pagination:	432 pages
Book Weight:	302g