Title: A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes) Pdf
Author: Sabaa Tahir
Published Date: 2017-08-29
Page: 480
Named one of the best books of the year by: TIMEEntertainment Weekly BuzzfeedAmazonPopSugarBustlePaste MagazinePopCrushPraise for A Torch Against the Night:“The stakes here are high and the plot runs like a well-oiled machine, ratcheting up the tension with every chapter.” —NPR.org“An adrenaline rush till the very last page.” —Buzzfeed “The sequel to Tahir’s bestselling smash An Ember in the Ashes finally comes out in August, and let me tell you, it does not disappoint.” —Book Riot “A Torch Against the Night is an unabashed page-turner that scarcely ever pauses for breath.” —The Christian Science Monitor “Fast-paced, exciting and full of adrenaline, A Torch Against The Night is everything fans of Tahir’s debut could possibly anticipate in a sequel.” —The Bucks County Courier Times“Thrilling…Tahir meticulously plots these novels, ramping up the suspense and including plenty of surprises.” —The Buffalo News“Delivers in every way...The stakes have never been higher, and the tension is acutely felt as Elias and Laia run for their lives.” —USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog “At last, it’s here...It’s as heartbreaking as it is action-packed, delivering a worthy second installment in Tahir’s bestselling series.” —Paste“Tahir proves to be a master of suspense and a canny practitioner of the cliffhanger, riveting readers’ attention throughout.…[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story.” —Booklist, starred review"This sequel has a darker tone and even higher stakes than its predecessor, setting the stage for a thrilling conclusion." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"Excellent." —Kirkus Reviews"The rare sequel that improves on the original...unputdownable." —Common Sense Media (Five Stars)Praise for An Ember in the Ashes:“This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human — and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” —The Washington Post“An Ember in the Ashes could launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory…It has the addictive quality of The Hunger Games combined with the fantasy of Harry Potter and the brutality of Game of Thrones.”—Public Radio International"An Ember in the Ashes glows, burns, and smolders—as beautiful and radiant as it is searing."—Huffington Post “[An Ember in the Ashes] thrusts its readers into a world marred by violence and oppression, yet does so with simple prose that can offer moments of loveliness in its clarity. This complexity makes Ember a worthy novel—and one as brave as its characters.” —The New York Times Book Review “Sabaa Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy.” —Us Weekly“An Ember in the Ashes mixes The Hunger Games with Game of Thrones...and adds a dash of Romeo and Juliet.” —The Hollywood Reporter“Blew me away...This book is dark, complex, vivid, and romantic—expect to be completely transported.” —MTV.com“Fast-paced, well-structured and full of twists and turns, An Ember in the Ashes is an evocative debut that has left me invested in knowing what happens next.” —NPR “Once you get caught up in the story, it’s addictive, and there’s no way you can put it down before you figure out what happens to the characters you have fallen for over the course of the 400 some-odd pages. So I didn’t.” —Bustle “This epic fantasy set in the Martial Empire has it all: danger and violence, secrets and lies, strong characters and forbidden romance and a touch of the supernatural.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A setting inspired by ancient Rome; a fierce battle for freedom in the face of tyranny; and a villain who makes Cersei Lannister and Dolores Umbridge look like a pair of pathetic amateurs...An Ember in the Ashes is at the top of our must-read list for 2015.” —MTV.com“Be prepared to be blown away by this fantasy-thriller-adventure.” —Girls’ Life“An Ember in the Ashes is a book that's too good to put down.” —RedEye “Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races or Sarah Maas's Throne of Glass series…The book is already set to be a film, which will be EPIC!” —TeenVogue.com* “Tahir’s deft, polished debut alternates between two very different perspectives on the same brutal world, deepening both in the contrast. 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.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Tahir’s world-building is wonderfully detailed and the setting is an unusual one for fantasy novels. All of her characters, even minor ones, are fully realized....For fans of Game of Thrones and of Melina Marchetta’s Finnikin of the Rock.” —School Library Journal “An original, well-constructed fantasy world...truly engaging.” —Kirkus Reviews “An epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told.” —Hypable.com“First-time novelist Tahir has written an ambitious sword-and-sand adventure story that is notable for its suspense and scope.” —Booklist “Here's one of the year's most anticipated young-adult debuts.” —io9.com“I was so engrossed with this book that I missed a connecting flight. If that doesn’t convince you to read An Ember in the Ashes, I don’t know what will. An explosive, heartbreaking, epic debut that will keep you glued to the pages. I hope the world’s ready for Sabaa Tahir.” —Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of Legend “With An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir shows us light in the darkness, hope in a world of despair, and the human spirit reaching for greatness in difficult times.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson “An Ember in the Ashes is a spectacular page turner that asks readers to consider how far they’d go to save the ones they love. Sabaa Tahir is the next superstar in young adult fiction and her debut is as cinematic as Gladiator and as high-stakes as Game of Thrones.”—Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s “A heart-pounding story of love and loss, with the most original world-building I’ve read all year. Deeply felt and deeply moving, I could not put it down.” —Margaret Stohl, New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures “This electric debut is a pulse-pounding action-packed Romeo and Juliet story in a richly imagined world with a great twist and heroic characters you’ll root for and won’t stop thinking about.” —Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of Frozen and The Ring and the Crown Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s eighteen-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash, and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks, and all things nerd. Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. For more information, please visit Sabaa at SabaaTahir.com or on Twitter @SabaaTahir.
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.
I want to tell you something I really enjoy about this series This book already has a ton of reviews, so aside from saying you should read it, I want to tell you something I really enjoy about this series, aside from the characters, the plot, the mythology, etc., and it's this: I absolutely LOVE that the characters in this book TALK to one another. They're open about what's going on. They keep the people they care about informed of things that come up. They don't keep vital plot information from each other just to drag out the suspense, or cause unnecessary conflict that could have been avoided with a simple conversation. This happens in so many books, and it's so annoying when it does, so I really enjoy the fact that Sabaa Tahir's characters don't do this. It's refreshing. The first time I noticed it, I wanted to jump up and down and scream in joy because finally, FINALLY, we have rational characters going through crazy things and deciding to be open about the crazy things happening to them instead of hiding it for some stupid reason, like they're not all in this together. So, yes, you should read this book, because the story is compelling and the characters interesting, but mostly you should read it to find out how freaking awesome it is to see characters not hiding stuff so the author can drag out the story to five hundred pages.Anguish and Drama and Perfection (Long sigh.)Sabaa did it again. A Torch Against the Night is...perfect. There is nothing I can say against it. There are plenty of things I HATED while reading it - but it was only because MY HEART WAS HURTING SO MUCH BECAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING! But they were terrible things that NEEDED to happen! So I couldn't be mad!So in this book, which starts MERE MOMENTS AFTER THE END OF AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, Laia and Elias set out to escape from the catacombs beneath Blackcliff Academy so that they can free Laia's brother from the terrible Kauf prison. As might be expected from the world's most perfect fantasy series, THINGS IMMEDIATELY GO TERRIBLY WRONG.One thing leads to another, and Elias spends most of the book dying. That's as close to a spoiler as I'll go - but trust me, there is SO MUCH THAT GOES ON BECAUSE OF THE TINIEST THING THAT HAPPENS RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK. It is perfect and I hate it and I love it.And of course, hero that he is, Elias tells no one. Meanwhile I'm sitting in my living room like, ELIAS, FRIEND, TALK TO LAIA. TELL HER YOUR FEELINGS. TELL HER YOUR SITUATION. But he doesn't because he is tortured and brooding and he feels like he's ruined everyone's life - and he's kind of right. His mom thinks he ruined her life (he didn't), and Helene is now Blood Shrike to a monstrous Emperor because of what Elias did in Ember, Elias's grandfather is on the run, most of his best friends are dead...Elias is sort of a ruiner. And because of that, he turns into a brooder. WHICH IS FINE, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT THAT REALLY DOESN'T LOWER MY STRESS LEVELS. I THINK SABAA WAS REALLY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY STRESS LEVELS WHEN SHE WROTE THIS.The addition of Helene's POV was a huge change in this book. I feel so bad for Helene - she's an example of a character who did her absolute best with the cards she was dealt. Best of intentions. Best work ethic. Most loyal of friends. And then what happens? A LOT OF HEARTBREAKING STUFF, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS!!!(...I can hear you cackling, Sabaa!)The love triangles from An Ember in the Ashes came back stronger than ever in A Torch Against the Night - and I was so stressed out about the situation that I had to force myself to take a break for a couple of days. I kid you not. I literally had to shut the book and step away. And still - STILL - I couldn't be mad! The love triangles make sense! Everyone (except Elias with his new "I must never reveal my feelings to anyone" attitude) is behaving RATIONALLY!See, it's stressful for me because I wanted all four people to be happy. Which was impossible. At this point, I don't know if ANY of them will ever be happy.If I had to describe this book with a few words, those words would be: gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, perfection.Elias's storyline is the best (and simultaneously the worst). Because of a ... dying situation ... he starts slipping into a between-place, a place where spirits go before they move on. AND THE DECISIONS HE MAKES THERE CHANGE EVERYTHING.Look, this plot is the kind where every small thing ends up meaning something. There are no wasted words here, no wasted gestures. Sabaa did not waste her time on filler scenes or filler conversations. NONE OF IT IS A DRILL. IT IS ALL THERE FOR A REASON. The ending was PERFECT and HEART-STOPPING and I ALMOST LOST MY MIND. Absolute perfection, I cannot gush enough, I loved it.And I just realized I haven't even mentioned Sabaa's use of jinn! ...well, that's pretty much it. She uses them. And I really love the jinn because they are not fantasy staples! The more I think about this book, the more I want to rave about it.Look. Look. I could go on for days.Just read the book. It's perfect. Strong five out of five for me, there is no second-book-syndrome here. This book is at least as strong as An Ember in the Ashes, if not more so.I recommend to anyone who likes perfect books.I don't recommend to people with hypertension. This book will cause you problems.
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