A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

A Torch Against the Night (Ember Quartet, #2)

by Sabaa Tahir

‘Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy’ – Us Weekly

The sequel to the explosive New York Times bestselling debut An Ember in the Ashes, that’s captivated readers worldwide.

After 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 Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison to save Laia’s 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’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.

Reviewed by Beth C. on

4 of 5 stars

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After reading book one and ruling it one of my favorites for the year, I shouldn't have been surprised to find that I absolutely loved this one as well. Beginning exactly where the first one left off, it continues with the story of Laia trying to free her brother from a notorious prison. This is the first time in quite a while that I stayed up way past my bedtime, because I was so engrossed in the story. Looking forward to #3!

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