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The tiny planet of Morobe Pea has a new owner and he is trying to make the planet a paradise named Walden, after the famous Thoreau community. But, the previous residents have other ideas about how to run the place and are willing to set fire to themselves in order to obtain their goals.
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Nebula Award WinnerHugo Award NomineeBurn is James Patrick Kelly at his best, and there’s nothing better.”—Connie Willis, author of Doomsday BookThe tiny planet Morobe's Pea has been sold and renamed Walden. The new owner has some interesting ideas. Voluntary simplicity will rule in the Transcendent State; Walden is destined to become a paradise covered in lush new forests. But even believers find temptations in the black markets; non-believers are willing to defend their ideals with fire. Walden's only hope may lie with a third option: a very unlikely alien intervention.In Burn, James Patrick Kelly (Think Like a Dinosaur) delivers an innovative, entertaining, and morally-complex vision of the perils of idealism.
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