Name: An Ember in the Ashes
SKU: 47111946
Price: 359.00 ZAR
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Author: Sabaa Tahir
ISBN: 9781595148032

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sabaa Tahir

Publisher

Razorbill

Year

2015

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.1x16x4.1 cm

Weight

0.68 kg.

ISBN13

9781595148032

Edition No.

Synopsis "An Ember in the Ashes"

BOOK ONE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESOne of Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeOne of Time Magazine's 100 Best YA Books of All Time Instant New York Times bestsellerFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa TahirAmazon's Best Young Adult Book of 2015People's Choice Award winner - Favorite FantasyBustle's Best Young Adult Book of 2015 "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 "A worthy novel - and one as brave as its characters." --The New York Times Book Review Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire's impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They've seen what happens to those who do. But when Laia's brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire's greatest military academy. There, Laia meets Elias, the school's finest soldier--and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he's being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined--and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

Sabaa Tahir

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Autora estadounidense, Sabaa Tahir creció en el desierto de Mojave junto a su familia, que había emigrado de Pakistán a Reino Unido antes de trasladarse a los Estados Unidos.

Tahir estudió en la Universidad de California, tras lo cual pasó a formar parte del equipo de redacción del Washington Post, donde permaneció cinco años. Después de esta temporada como periodista decidió abandonar el medio y dedicarse a la literatura.

Tahir es conocida para el gran público gracias a su trabajo dentro del campo de la narrativa para jóvenes adultos, siendo Una llama en las cenizas la primera parte de una trilogía y su obra más conocida a nivel internacional. También destaca entre su producción De ira y amor, obra galardonada con los National Book Awards 2022 en la categoría de literatura juvenil.

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