Eight-year-old Jayne Doe is the main character in this story. Thrust into an unfamiliar world, she has lost the people she loves and the home she is happy in. She has to quickly develop from a naïve eight-year-old to a girl mature beyond her years. Jayne’s character is methodically developed and feels very authentic. Although she works hard to develop survival skills and listen to her guardian, she is equally interested in normal eight-year-old activities such as reading novels and watching the ‘visiontube’. Along her journey Jayne meets many people, including her ‘guardian’, whom she becomes close to.

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The overlapping narrative without being too spoilery... A smaller portion of the novel focuses on the the first person recounting of a young girl, Jayne, who is orphaned by nuclear apocalypse and later adopted into a secret society that has oddly highly-skilled minders in it. The other, third person narrative is attached mostly to Sage, second-in-command of the Hope outpost. Jayne naively exists as a character introduced to this sheltered and new world order, with the horrors seen through the lens of a child. The latter over arching narrative is of a location that is thriving and that remnants of old world order wish to claim or exploit for all their varying reasons.

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“Burn The Sky, Part 1: Hope is a thrilling dystopian/sci fi read! Fast-paced and well-written, the reader is drawn along for an exciting ride. The characters are engaging and the world-building is exemplary.”

— Pamela Jeffs, Goodreads

“Even though the post-apocalyptic setting is on a different planet, I had the feeling being part of a story in the Fallout universe, which definitely was due to the colourful way the authors describe the surroundings.
The changing narrative, from first to third person and from psychological to sociological, is never hard to follow and actually makes it easier to understand what part of the story you're reading.”

— Chiel, Goodreads

“There is so much to love about Burn the Sky. The world-building in this post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel is next level. I loved every single detail from the interesting creatures that roam this alien world to the vividly described locations. Every turn of the page delivers something new and interesting. What I love most about this book are the well-developed characters, most of all the main protagonist, Jayne. Every chapter written through Jayne’s eyes provides a unique insight into the many layers of the plot and perils of living in her world. Jayne’s voice immediately draws the reader in.”

— Kylie F, Amazon AU