Esta saga épica sumerge a los lectores en un mundo brutal donde un Imperio de estilo romano choca con una poderosa magia. Sigue los destinos entrelazados de dos jóvenes protagonistas atrapados entre la opresión brutal y una rebelión desesperada. Navega por un paisaje de intriga política, romance prohibido y acción trepidante mientras luchan por la supervivencia y la libertad. Es una historia sobre encontrar una chispa de esperanza en los momentos más oscuros y el alto precio de la libertad.
Laia es una huérfana que lucha por salvar a su único hermano. Elias es un soldado que lucha por su libertad. Cuando ambos se encuentren, no tardarán en descubrir que a veces es imposible luchar contra el destino... y que las decisiones que ellos tomen para sobrevivir pueden cambiar el futuro del Imperio. Laia y Elias descubrirán que el Imperio sólo puede vencerse desde dentro… El futuro de éste está en sus manos.
Elias and Laia are running for their lives. Following 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. 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. And Elias is determined to stay by Laia's side ... even if it means giving up his own chance at freedom. But Elias and Laia will have to fight every step of the way if they're going to outsmart their enemies ... 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
The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times bestselling Ember Quartet.
Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory--or to an unimaginable doom. And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life--and love--he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save--or destroy--all that he knows.