Helene-Elias’ best friend and now Blood Shrike to the vicious Emperor Marcus-chases close behind with orders to kill them. More blood spilt and more impossible choices make an already difficult quest seem futile. With past guilt heavy on their shoulders and a desperate hope fueling their journey, together they trek across the Martial Empire, but not without problems. Laia is determined to free her brother from Kauf-the Empire’s deadliest prison-and only Elias can help her. “Shadows gather, Elias, and their gathering cannot be stopped.” The stakes have never been higher and the tension is acutely felt as Elias and Laia run for their lives. Sabaa Tahir’s much-anticipated follow up to An Ember in the Ashes delivers in every way we’d hoped. Helene’s mission is horrifying, unwanted, and clear: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape…and kill them both. And Elias is determined to stay by Laia’s side…even if it means giving up his own chance at freedom.īut Elias and Laia will have to fight every step of the way if they’re going 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.

Laia is determined to break into Kauf-the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison-and save her brother, whose knowledge of Serric steel is the key to the Scholars’ future. Related Posts: 2016 Favorites | Fantastical AdventuresĮlias and Laia are running for their lives.įollowing the events of the Fourth Trial, an army led by Masks hunts the two fugitives as they escape the city of Serra and journey across the vast lands of the Martial Empire.Order Now: Amazon Kindle | Amazon Hardcover | iBooks | Barnes & Noble.As expected, it left me clamoring for more! The exciting and intense next chapter in a vividly imagined,Įpic fantasy series.

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