Elias is a soldier who defied army orders and defected to the rebel cause. Laia is a former slave who escaped her master’s clutches. A Torch Against the Night picks up where the first book, An Ember in the Ashes, left off. Before writing full-time, she worked nights as a newspaper editor. As a child, she adored fantasy novels, and she always hoped to write one of her own. Tahir, a New York Times bestselling author, grew up in her family’s 18-room motel in California’s Mojave Desert. It follows two young fugitives fleeing for their lives in a corrupt empire their only hope of survival is by freeing a certain inmate from their kingdom’s most secure prison.
The pair must 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’s former friend and the Empire’s newest Blood Shrike.īound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own-one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape.and kill them both.Sabaa Tahir ’s young adult fantasy novel, A Torch Against the Night (2016), is the second book in her bestselling trilogy, An Ember in the Ashes. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.īut dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. Laia is determined to break into Kauf-the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison-to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and Laia are running for their lives.Īfter the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom. “ action-packed, breathlessly paced story.” - Booklist, starred review "Even higher stakes than its predecessor… thrilling." - Publishers Weekly, starred review “ Fresh and exciting.Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains.” -A.V. One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Timeīook two in the New York Times bestselling series
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