Burn

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Burn is a young adult fantasy novel by Patrick Ness that blends dragons, Cold War-era tensions, and themes of prejudice and destiny in a small 1950s American town.

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Burn canonical 3

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instanceOf fantasy novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
young adult novel ⓘ
author Patrick Ness ⓘ
characterRole Kazimir is a hired dragon who comes to work on Sarah Dewhurst’s family farm ⓘ
Malcolm is an assassin raised by a dragon-worshipping cult ⓘ
containsElement apocalyptic prophecy ⓘ
assassins ⓘ
government conspiracies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtist unconfirmed in this context ⓘ
featuresElement Cold War tensions ⓘ
dragons ⓘ
followedBy none (standalone novel) ⓘ
genre alternate history ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
young adult fiction ⓘ
hasAgeRating 12+ (approximate, varies by market) ⓘ
hasLGBTTheme yes ⓘ
hasMotif parallel worlds ⓘ
prophetic visions ⓘ
religious cults ⓘ
hasTheme apocalypse ⓘ
destiny ⓘ
identity ⓘ
prejudice ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
racism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Kazimir ⓘ
Malcolm ⓘ
Sarah Dewhurst ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableFor blending dragons with Cold War-era American setting ⓘ
exploration of systemic prejudice through fantasy ⓘ
partOf Patrick Ness bibliography ⓘ
precededBy And the Ocean Was Our Sky ⓘ
protagonistDescription Sarah Dewhurst is a teenage girl living on a failing farm in 1950s Washington State ⓘ
publicationYear 2020 ⓘ
publisher HarperCollins ⓘ
Walker Books ⓘ
settingEra Cold War ⓘ
settingPlace United States ⓘ
small town in Washington State ⓘ
settingTime 1950s ⓘ
targetAudience young adults ⓘ

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