Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (2016, Hardcover)

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PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-101101998873
ISBN-139781101998878
eBay Product ID (ePID)211933254

Product Key Features

Book TitleTorch Against the Night
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicLove & Romance, Fantasy & Magic, Family / Siblings, General, Politics & Government, Fantasy / Epic
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorSabaa Tahir
Book SeriesAn Ember in the Ashes Ser.
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN2016-286097
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingA
Grade FromNinth Grade
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
SynopsisBook two in the New York Times bestselling series * One of Time Magazine 's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time * A USA Today bestseller "Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains." -- A.V. Club The beloved and bestselling fantasy series that "glows, burns, and smolders." ( Huffington Post ). 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., THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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., Book two in the New York Times bestselling series - One of Time Magazine 's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time - A USA Today bestseller " Fresh and exciting ...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains." -- A.V. Club The beloved and bestselling fantasy series that "glows, burns, and smolders." ( Huffington Post ). 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.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.1.T33To 2016

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