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2021 selection · Science fiction & fantasy
Notes From the Burning Age
Notes From the Burning Age by Claire North appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, seriously great writing, rather long, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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