![]() “Blew me away…This book is dark, complex, vivid, and romantic-expect to be completely transported.” - MTV.com “An Ember in the Ashes mixes The Hunger Games with Game of Thrones…and adds a dash of Romeo and Juliet.” - The Hollywood Reporter “Sabaa Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy.” - Us Weekly This complexity makes Ember a worthy novel-and one as brave as its characters.” - The New York Times Book Review “ thrusts its readers into a world marred by violence and oppression, yet does so with simple prose that can offer moments of loveliness in its clarity. “This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human-and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” - The Washington Post Editorial Reviews Named one of the best books of the year by: ![]() Life is hard enough without having to avoid entire rooms in my own head. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after.Īll the beauty of the stars means nothing when life here on earth is so ugly. Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. When Elias meets Laia, the two realize that their destinies are more intertwined than they could have ever dreamed. But Elias has no wish to take the tests, or be ruler. Along with his best friend Helene Aquilla and his two rivals Marcus and Zak Farrar, he has been chosen to take the Trials, a series of tests that will decide who the next ruler of the Empire is. Laia seeks out the help of the anti-Empire group called the Resistance, and agrees to infiltrate an infamous military school for them if they help her break her brother free from prison.Īt the school, called Blackcliff Academy, Laia meets a student named Elias Veturius. Darin is arrested by Martial forces and accused of being an anti-Empire rebel. Their existence is a grueling one as they are seen as second-class citizens by the ruling Martial elite. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.Ī Scholar girl by the name of Laia lives in the Martial Empire with her grandparents and brother Darin in the city of Serra. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. “A worthy novel – and one as brave as its characters.” - The New York Times Book Review.“An Ember in the Ashes glows, burns, and smolders-as beautiful and radiant as it is searing.”- Huffington Post.“An Ember in the Ashes could launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory…It has the addictive quality of The Hunger Games combined with the fantasy of Harry Potter and the brutality of Game of Thrones.”- Public Radio International.“This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human - and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” - The Washington Post.People’s Choice Award winner – Favorite Fantasy One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of All Timeįrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time The novel is narrated in the first-person, alternating between the points of view of Laia and Elias.īOOK ONE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES In a fantasy world inspired by Ancient Rome, the story follows a girl named Laia spying for rebels against the reigning empire in exchange for their help in rescuing her captive brother and a boy named Elias struggling to free himself from being an enforcer of a tyrannical regime. ![]() It is the first book in the An Ember in the Ashes series, followed by A Torch Against the Night. It was published on Apby Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
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