He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.Īfter the events of the Fourth Trial Martial soldiers hunt Elias and Laia as they flee the city of Serra.Laia and Elias are determined to break into the Empires most secure and dangerous prison to save Laias brother even if for Elias it means giving up his last chance at freedom.They will have to fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus the merciless Commandant the sadistic Warden of Kauf and most heartbreaking of all Helene Elias former friend and the Empires newest Blood Shrike. But Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he is being trained to enforce. Laias very life is at stake.There she meets Elias the academys finest soldier. Should she fail its more than her brothers freedom at risk. If you loved this series and would like to read more of Sabaa Tahir's work, do check out All My Rage and her graphic novel A Thief Among the Trees.When Laias grandparents are brutally murdered and her brother arrested for treason by the empire the only people she has left to turn to are the rebels.But in exchange for their help in saving her brother they demand that Laia spy on the ruthless Commandant of Blackcliff the Empires greatest military academy.

And their adventure is just about to begin. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined - and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself. But Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he's being trained to enforce. There, she meets Elias, the academy's finest soldier. Should she fail it's more than her brother's freedom at risk. The only people she has left to turn to are the rebels.īut in exchange for their help in saving her brother, they demand that Laia spy on the ruthless Commandant of Blackcliff, the Empire's greatest military academy. The series kicks off with protagonist Laia, whose grandparents are brutally murdered and her brother arrested for treason by the empire. Inspired by Ancient Rome and its power dynamics, these books are set in a Martial Empire, where any form of defiance is met with death. How far would you go for power, love, freedom and family? In the An Ember in the Ashes quartet, these themes are explored in a world full of action and adventure.

Translated in over 35 languages and #1 New York Times bestseller, the Ember Quartet books are the perfect next read for fantasy and adventure lovers ages 12+!

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