{"product_id":"9781101998878","title":"A Torch Against the Night (Ember in the Ashes Series #2)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ASTONISHING SEQUEL TO THE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER, \u003ci\u003eAN EMBER IN THE ASHES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Most Spectacular Sequel\"\u003cb\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Summer 2016 Must List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even higher stakes than its predecessor… thrilling...\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElias and Laia are running for their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelene’s mission is horrifying, unwanted, and clear: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape...and kill them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAn Ember in the Ashes:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAn Ember in the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e could launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory…It has the addictive quality of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e combined with the fantasy of \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e and the brutality of \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Public Radio International\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAn Ember in the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e glows, burns, and smolders—as beautiful and radiant as it is searing.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eAn Ember in the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e] thrusts its readers into a world marred by violence and oppression, yet does so with simple prose that can offer moments of loveliness in its clarity. This complexity makes \u003ci\u003eEmber\u003c\/i\u003e a worthy novel—and one as brave as its characters.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018196304112,"sku":"9781101998878","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101998878_p0.jpg?v=1763690256","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101998878","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}