Sabaa Tahir Ember Quartet Series 4 Books Collection Set (An Ember in the Ashes, A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, A Sky Beyond the Storm)
Sabaa Tahir Ember Quartet Series 4 Books Collection Set (An Ember in the Ashes, A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, A Sky Beyond the Storm)
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DETAILS :
- Author : Sabaa Tahir
- Publisher : Harpercollins Publishers
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 9124154210
- ISBN-13 : 978-9124154219
- Item Weight : 1300 g
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Ember Quartet by Sabaa Tahir is a critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling high-fantasy series. Inspired by Ancient Roman history and infused with Middle Eastern mythology, the story is set in the brutal, oppressive Martial Empire.
The series is celebrated for its unflinching look at the costs of war, the complexities of destiny, and its "dual-protagonist" structure that eventually expands into a multi-POV (point of view) epic.
The Four-Book Journey
1. An Ember in the Ashes
The story begins with Laia, a scholar girl living in fear, and Elias, the Empire’s finest soldier who secretly dreams of desertion. When Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, she goes undercover as a slave at the Empire’s elite military academy, Blackcliff, to spy for the resistance. There, her path collides with Elias, who is competing in the "Trials"—a deadly contest to choose the next Emperor.
2. A Torch Against the Night
Following the explosive events of the first book, Elias and Laia are fugitives on the run. They must navigate the Empire’s dangerous landscapes to reach the legendary prison, Kauf, to break Laia’s brother out. Meanwhile, Helene Aquilla (Elias’s former best friend) is named the "Blood Shrike" and is forced into a devastating game of political cat-and-mouse by the villainous Commandant.
3. A Reaper at the Gates
The stakes shift from survival to the fate of the world. The Nightbringer, an ancient and malevolent entity, begins his final move to destroy the Empire and the human world. Helene struggles to protect her sister and her people from a coup, while Elias undergoes a spiritual and metaphysical transformation that threatens to strip him of his humanity.
4. A Sky Beyond the Storm
The series finale brings all the threads together. The long-prophesied war arrives, pitting the living against the dead. The protagonists must decide what they are willing to sacrifice—love, family, or their own lives—to stop the Nightbringer’s vengeance and forge a new future for the Empire.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tahir grew up in her family’s eighteen-room motel in California's Mojave Desert. She was inspired to write the series while working as an editor at The Washington Post, where she read stories about international human rights abuses, which heavily influenced the themes of oppression and resistance in her books.
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