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A Torch Against the Night

An Ember in the Ashes, Book 2

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A Torch Against the Night

By: Sabaa Tahir
Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan, Fiona Hardingham, Steve West
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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. Epic Fantasy Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy

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I'm very picky with my audiobooks - this one was up there with Harry Potter as one of my favorites. The narrators are amazing, the story line kept me engaged during my daily subway commute. Definitely worthy of a credit!

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Excellent narration ! Can't wait until the next installment! please don't change anything. I loved the two separate narrators. It helps with the story line.

Loved it!

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The Ember In The Ashes series is hands down my favorite young adult fantasy reading. Great writing, characters, and readers.

Best YA Fantasy

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Fantastic writing! Kept me on the edge of my seat, I didn't want to turn it off! many unexpected twists... Can't wait for #3!

Can't wait for #3!

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This one has been my favorite so far. A lot of what was a mystery in the previous book gets cleared out and many omg’s and oh hell no’s will happen. I don’t want to spoil it so Happy reading!!!

I just couldn’t put this down!

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