Notes from the Burning Age (Hardback)

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

A gripping, utterly involving, dystopian eco-thriller that balances the intimacies of betrayal against global climate collapse - DAILY MAIL

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 - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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

Claire North depicts a startling, richly developed postapocalyptic world in this beautiful and riveting novel - BUZZFEED

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 - NPR

A passionate and committed vision of what we do to nature, and what it can do to us - LOCUS

Mesmeric, terrifying and wonderful. North is practically her own genre at this point. - M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

An irresistible, haunting thrill - Joe Hill, author of HORNS and LOCKE AND KEY

A clever and thought-provoking conceit - GUARDIAN

North's latest once again displays her mastery of lyrical prose . . . The author presents a fascinating testament to humanity's fallibility and tendency towards denial, merged with the potency of truth and the power of love - BOOKLIST

Claire North's most ambitious novel to date - LOCUS

Remarkable . . . one of the most moving, horrifying and gut-wrenching novels of the year - NPR

A suspenseful tale of the truths that lie hidden in the human heart . . . This is a world-spanning cat-and-mouse chase that tackles big questions about the nature of truth and whether we can ever really know one another or ourselves. True love, life, and death, what's worth dying - or killing - for: It's all here in this gripping, bloody, and haunting novel - KIRKUS

In rich, compelling prose, North weaves together the threads of imperial control, ideological conviction, love and the thrill of power . . . A lyrical and sometimes surreal approach to espionage and its thrills - SHELF AWARENESS

North's talent shines out - SUNDAY TIMES

Claire North is a true original, a master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination - Alex Marwood, author of THE WICKED GIRLS

Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining - Patrick Ness

North demonstrates skill in creating a terrifying setting that feels rooted to the present day . . . Every aspect of life in Theo's Britain is imbued with a menace that feels both recognizable and urgent, and the decisions the characters make as a result feel uncomfortably real. - RT BOOK REVIEWS on 84K

The truly scary thing about 84K is how convincing this dark, brutal class-divided Britain is - SFX (4 1/2 stars)

North is an original and even dazzling writer, and fans of her work will enjoy this grim tale of capitalism taken to a terrifying extreme - KIRKUS on 84K

Another captivating novel from one of the most intriguing and genre-bending novelists - BOOKLIST on 84K

An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, with echoes of The Handmaid's Tale - Cory Doctorow on 84K