Set in an alternate 1950s America where dragons double as farmhands and sinister conspiracies spread like wildfire, Burn is a story of friendship and bravery in a world on the brink of its own destruction.
Longlisted for the The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021
An all-consuming story of revenge, redemption and dragons from the twice Carnegie Medal-winner Patrick Ness
On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron Gas Station for the dragon he'd hired to help on the farm.
This dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye. Sarah can't help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn't have a soul but is seemingly intent on keeping her safe from the brutal attentions of Deputy Sheriff Emmett Kelby.
Kazimir knows something she doesn't. He has arrived at the farm because of a prophecy. A prophecy that involves a deadly assassin, a cult of dragon worshippers, two FBI agents - and somehow, Sarah Dewhurst herself.
From the bestselling author of the Chaos Walking trilogy comes a heart-stopping story of fanaticism, hope, bravery and impossible second chances, set in a world on the very brink of its own destruction.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781406375503
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 536 g
Dimensions: 216 x 135 x 26 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Wonderful and mind-blowing and exhilarating and heart-stopping. What a storyteller! I loved it!' - Russell T Davies
'I'm completely gripped by this story of revenge, redemption and dragons from the double Carnegie Medal-winner.' - Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
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