"Burn" is a science fiction novella published in 2005 by James Patrick Kelly.

[1] The story follows Prosper Gregory Leung, a farmer who has been recruited to help fight forest fires on his home planet of Walden.

After being injured in the line of duty, he is sent to recover in a hospital.

There, he ends up contacting the High Gregory, a young ruler on the planet Kenning.

In the course of talking with the High Gregory, Spur unknowingly brings the young "luck maker" and several other young diplomats to Walden.