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Burn

By: Patrick Ness
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
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Summary

How does the world end? It ends in fire.

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 best-selling author of the Chaos Walking trilogy comes a heart-stopping story of fanaticism, hope and impossible second chances, set in a world on the brink of its own destruction.

©2020 Patrick Ness (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Difficult Situations Fantasy Fiction LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Racism & Discrimination Science Fiction & Fantasy Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt Dragons
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I’m a big fan of Ness, but this is not as good as his other work. It falls a bit flat towards the end and tries to leave a forced opening for a sequel.

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Ness had had some incredible successes over the years, this is not one of them. The story is a slow burn taking time to get anywhere. Then when the final showdown comes along it goes out with a whimper instead of a bang. As compared to his other stories this feels unpolished and almost caricatured.
Do not recommend.

Slow burn leading to embers

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