{"product_id":"an-ember-in-the-ashes-9781595148049","title":"An Ember in the Ashes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE IN THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING SERIES - One of \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine'\u003c\/i\u003es 100 Best Fantasy and 100 Best YA Books of All Time - People's Choice Award winner - Bustle's Best Young Adult Book \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous, collectable look for this beloved and bestselling fantasy series that \"glows, burns, and smolders.\" (\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). The deluxe paperback editions each feature tip-ins with exclusive character art!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM The Wall Street Journal - Buzzfeed - LA Weekly - Bustle - Paste Magazine - Indigo - Suspense Magazine - The New York Public Library - Popsugar - Hypable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSABAA TAHIR\u003c\/b\u003e is a former newspaper editor who grew up in California's Mojave Desert at her family's eighteen-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, listening to thunderous indie rock, and playing guitar and piano badly. Her #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series has been translated into more than thirty-five languages, and the first book in the series was named one of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Tahir's most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eAll My Rage\u003c\/i\u003e, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award for Fiction and Poetry, and was an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit Sabaa online at SabaaTahir.com and follow her on Instagram @SabaaTahir and TikTok @SabaaTahirAuthor.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50570862526738,"sku":"9781595148049","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8683932-3d6b-47e0-b771-c4e030767e88.jpg?v=1754898229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-ember-in-the-ashes-9781595148049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}