A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes)

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THE 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books
of All Time Book two in the New York Times bestselling series A USA Today
bestseller A Wall Street Journal bestseller “Spectacular.”—Entertainment
Weekly “Fresh and exciting…Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning
complex villains.”—A.V. Club “Even higher stakes than its predecessor…
thrilling.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “[An] action-packed,
breathlessly paced story.” —Booklist, starred review 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. Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and
Laia are running for their lives. After 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. 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. And Elias is
determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at
freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias.
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. Bound 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. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Razorbill; 1st Edition (August 30, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101998873
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 78
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 – 17 years
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL670L
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ 9 – 12
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.44 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.26 x 1.69 x 0 inches