![]() ![]() Agent: Alexandra Machinist, Janklow & Nesbit. ![]() In a tale brimming with political intrigue and haunted by supernatural forces, the true tension comes from watching Elias and Laia struggle to decide where their loyalties lie. Tahir’s deft, polished debut alternates between two very different perspectives on the same brutal world, deepening both in the contrast. ![]() One of these “Aspirants,” Elias, had been on the verge of desertion before he was chosen, and he only stays to compete because of the Augurs’ warning that he will never know freedom unless he undergoes the Trials. Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. 9 2016 by Sabaa Tahir (Author) 6,761 ratings Book 1 of 4: An Ember In The Ashes See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 23.71 16 Used from 6.31 18 New from 19.31 Paperback 6.82 16 Used from 6.82 19 New from 12. Her mission becomes all the more dangerous when the empire’s prophetic Augurs announce that, for the first time in centuries, four newly graduated Masks will compete for the emperor’s throne. Desperate to save him, Laia agrees to spy for the rebels as a slave in Blackcliff, the hellish school where Masks are trained. ![]() But the lesson doesn’t hit home until Masks imprison her brother for aiding the Scholar Resistance. As one of the conquered Scholar people, Laia has grown wary of the ruthless Masks that enforce the Martial empire’s laws. ![]()
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