Burn

by Patrick Ness, Eva Grynszpan (Translator)

Overview

Une incroyable histoire de dragons, de vengeance et de révolte contre le racisme !
En 1957, dans la petite ville de Frome, aux États-Unis, le père de Sarah doit se résoudre à embaucher un dragon bleu, pour l'aider à la ferme. Si les Bleus sont rares, ils ont mauvaise réputation, bien plus que les Rouges. Sarah doit s'en méfier... Pourtant, fait exceptionnel, le dragon lui apprend son nom : Kazimir. Il la sauve même des mains d'un policier violent. Pourquoi s'intéresse-t-il tant à elle ?
Selon le dragon bleu, Sarah serait la clé d'une prophétie au coeur
des conflits entre humains et dragons. Kazimir serait là pour la protéger. Si ce dragon étrange et fascinant dit vrai, l'avenir du monde entier est en jeu.

" C'est une histoire intelligente, complexe et complètement captivante [...] Ness a un grand contrôle sur son intrigue et écrit magnifiquement. Il est particulièrement bon pour explorer notre désir de détruire notre propre monde tout en gardant espoir en l'avenir. " The Times

" Ness montre que s'il y a des monstres dans tous les mondes, beaucoup espèrent les vaincre. Il nous dit aussi que même dans les ruines fumantes de la civilisation, il reste de la place pour l'espoir. " The Guardian

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782823875997
Publisher:	Univers Poche
Publication date:	10/08/2020
Sold by:	EDITIS - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	269
File size:	3 MB
Language:	French

About the Author

Patrick Ness is the author of ten novels, including his New York Times bestselling The Rest of Us Just Live Here, the Chaos Walking trilogy, More Than This, A Monster Calls, which was made into a major motion picture with a screenplay adaptation by Patrick himself, Release, and And The Ocean Was Our Sky. Born in Virginia, Patrick lives in London. www.patrickness.com

Editorial Reviews

Ness has never been afraid to push boundaries when it comes to genre exploration, but this is a truly magnificent piece of fiction.... The concept is striking, the characters compelling, and the story enthralling. Even for Ness, this is a singular effort."  — Booklist (starred review)

"The densely layered, expertly paced plot builds and twists while revealing an alternate universe that cunningly echoes our world and its history." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Ness brings together history, fantasy, and science fiction in one masterful stroke, interweaving the tropes of each genre to create a unique blend that offers readers an unpredictable but impeccably paced mind trip." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

“Exciting, nonstop action and gloriously varied twists in the narrative will keep readers guessing all the way through to the breathless ending.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

"This fast-paced narrative has elements of alternate history, fantasy, multiverse, and apocalyptic literature. The many plot twists and multiple perspectives create an intensity that makes this a page-turner...A gripping, powerful novel of courage and resilience."
— Kirkus Reviews

"A wild ride of fanaticism, redemption, assasins and dragon-worshippers. Mind-bending in the best possible way." — The Observer (London)

"Ness brilliantly juggles these multi-layered themes and twisting plot lines while creating a world where dragons are as richly imagined as humans and engage our emotions just as forcefully. He is a remarkable talent." — Daily Mail (UK)

"Ness’s engrossing historical-fantasy adventure is at once accessible and complex, tackling both human issues—racism...war, religion—and grand fantasy action with skill." — Horn Book Magazine

From the Publisher

"A wild ride of fanaticism, redemption, assasins and dragon-worshippers. Mind-bending in the best possible way."

The Observer (London)

"Ness’s engrossing historical-fantasy adventure is at once accessible and complex, tackling both human issues—racism...war, religion—and grand fantasy action with skill."

Horn Book Magazine

"Ness brings together history, fantasy, and science fiction in one masterful stroke, interweaving the tropes of each genre to create a unique blend that offers readers an unpredictable but impeccably paced mind trip."

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

Ness has never been afraid to push boundaries when it comes to genre exploration, but this is a truly magnificent piece of fiction.... The concept is striking, the characters compelling, and the story enthralling. Even for Ness, this is a singular effort." 

Booklist (starred review)

"Ness brilliantly juggles these multi-layered themes and twisting plot lines while creating a world where dragons are as richly imagined as humans and engage our emotions just as forcefully. He is a remarkable talent."

Daily Mail (UK)

2020-03-29
A young woman finds herself in the center of a struggle involving a prophecy about a coming war between humans and dragons.

Despite constant hard work, Sarah Dewhurst and her father find themselves in dire straits on their farm near Frome, Washington. Even though tensions exist between the two species, the dragon her father has hired seems to be their final hope. Nevertheless, Sarah and the dragon, Kazimir, forge a connection—even though he’s a blue dragon of Russian extraction, it’s 1957, and the Cold War is raging. Sarah, a biracial teen with a white father (her deceased mother was black), has enough difficulties in their community; she befriends Japanese American Jason Inagawa, whose family returned to the area after being interned during World War II, but without his mother, who died in Minidoka. At the same time, Malcolm, a young white man from a cult that worships dragons, is on the road, pursuing a mission and being trailed by two mysterious FBI agents who seek to halt whatever the Believers are planning. It becomes clear that Sarah is to play a central role in the prophecy’s dénouement. This fast-paced narrative has elements of alternate history, fantasy, multiverse, and apocalyptic literature. The many plot twists and multiple perspectives create an intensity that makes this a page-turner. In addition to the action, themes of teens coping with racism, homophobia, and grief are interwoven.

A gripping, powerful novel of courage and resilience. (Fantasy. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews