A Torch Against the Night
(Sprache: Englisch)
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Book two in the New York Times bestselling series
A USA Today bestseller
A Wall Street Journal bestseller
"Spectacular."-Entertainment Weekly
"Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning...
Book two in the New York Times bestselling series
A USA Today bestseller
A Wall Street Journal bestseller
"Spectacular."-Entertainment Weekly
"Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning...
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBook two in the New York Times bestselling series
A USA Today bestseller
A Wall Street Journal bestseller
"Spectacular."-Entertainment Weekly
"Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains."-A.V. Club
"Even higher stakes than its predecessor… thrilling." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
"[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story." -Booklist, starred review
Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom.
Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, 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.
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I: LaiaHow did they find us so fast?
Behind me, the catacombs echo with angry shouts and the screech of metal. My eyes dart to the grinning skulls lining the walls. I think I hear the voices of the dead.
Be swift, be fleet, they seem to hiss. Unless you wish to join our ranks.
Faster, Laia, my guide says. His armor flashes as he hastens ahead of me through the catacombs. We ll lose them if we re quick. I know an escape tunnel that leads out of the city. Once we re there, we re safe.
We hear a scrape behind us, and my guide s pale eyes flick past my shoulder. His hand is a gold-brown blur as it flies to the hilt of a scim slung across his back.
A simple movement full of menace. A reminder that he is not just my guide. He is Elias Veturius, heir to one of the Empire s finest families. He is a former Mask an elite soldier of the Martial Empire. And he is my ally the only person who can help me save my brother, Darin, from a notorious Martial prison.
In one step, Elias is beside me. In another, he is in front, moving with unnatural grace for someone so big. Together, we peer down the tunnel we just passed through. My pulse thuds in my ears. Any elation I felt at destroying Blackcliff Academy or rescuing Elias from execution vanishes. The Empire hunts us. If it catches us, we die.
Sweat soaks through my shirt, but despite the rank heat of the tunnels, a chill runs across my skin and the hairs on the back of my neck rise. I think I hear a growl, like that of some sly, hungry creature.
Hurry, my instincts scream at me. Get out of here.
Elias, I whisper, but he brushes a finger against my lips shh and tugs a knife free from the half dozen strapped across his chest.
I pull a dagger from my belt and try to hear beyond the clicking of tunnel tarantulas and my own breathing. The prickling sense of being watched fades replaced by something worse: the smell of pitch and flame; the rise and fall of voices drawing
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near.
Empire soldiers.
Elias touches my shoulder and points to his feet, then mine. Step where I step. So carefully that I fear to breathe, I mimic him as he turns and heads swiftly away from the voices.
We reach a fork in the tunnel and veer right. Elias nods to a deep, shoulder-high hole in the wall, hollow but for a stone coffin turned on its side.
In, he whispers, all the way to the back.
I slide into the crypt, suppressing a shudder at the loud crrrk of a resident tarantula. A scim that Darin forged hangs across my back, and its hilt clanks loudly against the stone. Stop fidgeting, Laia no matter what s crawling around in here.
Elias ducks into the crypt after me, his height forcing him into a half crouch. In the tight space, our arms brush, and he draws a sharp breath. But when I look up, his face is angled toward the tunnel.
Even in the dim light, the gray of his eyes and the sharp lines of his jaw are striking. I feel a jolt low in my stomach I m not used to his face. Only an hour ago, as we escaped the destruction I wrought at Blackcliff, his features were hidden by a silver mask.
He tilts his head, listening as the soldiers close in. They walk quickly, their voices echoing off the walls of the catacombs like the clipped calls of raptor birds.
probably went south. If he had half a brain, anyway.
If he had half a brain, a second soldier says, he d have passed the Fourth Trial, and we wouldn t be stuck with Plebeian scum as Emperor.
The soldiers enter our tunnel, and one pokes his lantern into the crypt across from ours. Bleeding hells.&r
Empire soldiers.
Elias touches my shoulder and points to his feet, then mine. Step where I step. So carefully that I fear to breathe, I mimic him as he turns and heads swiftly away from the voices.
We reach a fork in the tunnel and veer right. Elias nods to a deep, shoulder-high hole in the wall, hollow but for a stone coffin turned on its side.
In, he whispers, all the way to the back.
I slide into the crypt, suppressing a shudder at the loud crrrk of a resident tarantula. A scim that Darin forged hangs across my back, and its hilt clanks loudly against the stone. Stop fidgeting, Laia no matter what s crawling around in here.
Elias ducks into the crypt after me, his height forcing him into a half crouch. In the tight space, our arms brush, and he draws a sharp breath. But when I look up, his face is angled toward the tunnel.
Even in the dim light, the gray of his eyes and the sharp lines of his jaw are striking. I feel a jolt low in my stomach I m not used to his face. Only an hour ago, as we escaped the destruction I wrought at Blackcliff, his features were hidden by a silver mask.
He tilts his head, listening as the soldiers close in. They walk quickly, their voices echoing off the walls of the catacombs like the clipped calls of raptor birds.
probably went south. If he had half a brain, anyway.
If he had half a brain, a second soldier says, he d have passed the Fourth Trial, and we wouldn t be stuck with Plebeian scum as Emperor.
The soldiers enter our tunnel, and one pokes his lantern into the crypt across from ours. Bleeding hells.&r
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Autoren-Porträt von Sabaa Tahir
Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s eighteen-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash, and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks, and all things nerd. Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. For more information, please visit Sabaa at SabaaTahir.com or on Twitter @SabaaTahir.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Sabaa Tahir
- 2016, 464 Seiten, Masse: 15,9 x 23,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Razorbill
- ISBN-10: 1101998873
- ISBN-13: 9781101998878
- Erscheinungsdatum: 16.08.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Named one of the best books of the year by: TIME
Entertainment Weekly
Buzzfeed
Amazon
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Bustle
Paste Magazine
PopCrush
Praise for A Torch Against the Night:
The stakes here are high and the plot runs like a well-oiled machine, ratcheting up the tension with every chapter. NPR.org
An adrenaline rush till the very last page. Buzzfeed
The sequel to Tahir s bestselling smash An Ember in the Ashes finally comes out in August, and let me tell you, it does not disappoint. Book Riot
A Torch Against the Night is an unabashed page-turner that scarcely ever pauses for breath. The Christian Science Monitor
Fast-paced, exciting and full of adrenaline, A Torch Against The Night is everything fans of Tahir s debut could possibly anticipate in a sequel. The Bucks County Courier Times
Thrilling Tahir meticulously plots these novels, ramping up the suspense and including plenty of surprises. The Buffalo News
Delivers in every way...The stakes have never been higher, and the tension is acutely felt as Elias and Laia run for their lives. USA Today s Happy Ever After blog
At last, it s here...It s as heartbreaking as it is action-packed, delivering a worthy second installment in Tahir s bestselling series. Paste
Tahir proves to be a master of suspense and a canny practitioner of the cliffhanger, riveting readers attention throughout. [An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story. Booklist, starred review
"This sequel has a darker tone and even higher stakes than its predecessor, setting the stage for a thrilling conclusion." Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Excellent." Kirkus Reviews
"The rare sequel that improves on the original...unputdownable." Common Sense Media (Five Stars)
Praise for An Ember in the Ashes:
This novel is a harrowing,
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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
[An Ember in the Ashes] 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 Ember a worthy novel and one as brave as its characters. The New York Times Book Review
Sabaa Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy. Us Weekly
An Ember in the Ashes mixes The Hunger Games with Game of Thrones...and adds a dash of Romeo and Juliet. The Hollywood Reporter
Blew me away...This book is dark, complex, vivid, and romantic expect to be completely transported. MTV.com
Fast-paced, well-structured and full of twists and turns, An Ember in the Ashes is an evocative debut that has left me invested in knowing what happens next. NPR
Once you get caught up in the story, it s addictive, and there s no way you can put it down before you figure out what happens to the characters you have fallen for over the course of the 400 some-odd pages. So I didn t. Bustle
This epic fantasy set in the Martial Empire has it all: danger and violence, secrets and lies, strong characters and forbidden romance and a touch of the supernatural. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A setting inspired by ancient Rome; a fierce battle for freedom in the face of tyranny; and a villain who makes Cersei Lannister and Dolores Umbridge look like a pair of pathetic amateurs...An Ember in the Ashes is at the top of our must-read list for 2015. MTV.com
Be prepared to be blown away by this fantasy-thriller-adventure. Girls Life
An Ember in the Ashes is a book that's too good to put down. RedEye
Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races or Sarah Maas's Throne of Glass series The book is already set to be a film, which will be EPIC! TeenVogue.com
* Tahir s deft, polished debut alternates between two very different perspectives on the same brutal world, deepening both in the contrast. In a tale brimming with political intrigue and haunted by supernatural forces, the true tension comes from watching Elias and Laia struggle to decide where their loyalties lie. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Tahir s world-building is wonderfully detailed and the setting is an unusual one for fantasy novels. All of her characters, even minor ones, are fully realized....For fans of Game of Thrones and of Melina Marchetta s Finnikin of the Rock. School Library Journal
An original, well-constructed fantasy world...truly engaging. Kirkus Reviews
An epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It s a story that s literally burning to be told. Hypable.com
First-time novelist Tahir has written an ambitious sword-and-sand adventure story that is notable for its suspense and scope. Booklist
Here's one of the year's most anticipated young-adult debuts. io9.com
I was so engrossed with this book that I missed a connecting flight. If that doesn t convince you to read An Ember in the Ashes, I don t know what will. An explosive, heartbreaking, epic debut that will keep you glued to the pages. I hope the world s ready for Sabaa Tahir. Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of Legend
With An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir shows us light in the darkness, hope in a world of despair, and the human spirit reaching for greatness in difficult times. #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
An Ember in the Ashes is a spectacular page turner that asks readers to consider how far they d go to save the ones they love. Sabaa Tahir is the next superstar in young adult fiction and her debut is as cinematic as Gladiator and as high-stakes as Game of Thrones. Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s
A heart-pounding story of love and loss, with the most original world-building I ve read all year. Deeply felt and deeply moving, I could not put it down. Margaret Stohl, New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures
This electric debut is a pulse-pounding action-packed Romeo and Juliet story in a richly imagined world with a great twist and heroic characters you ll root for and won t stop thinking about. Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of Frozen and The Ring and the Crown
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
[An Ember in the Ashes] 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 Ember a worthy novel and one as brave as its characters. The New York Times Book Review
Sabaa Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy. Us Weekly
An Ember in the Ashes mixes The Hunger Games with Game of Thrones...and adds a dash of Romeo and Juliet. The Hollywood Reporter
Blew me away...This book is dark, complex, vivid, and romantic expect to be completely transported. MTV.com
Fast-paced, well-structured and full of twists and turns, An Ember in the Ashes is an evocative debut that has left me invested in knowing what happens next. NPR
Once you get caught up in the story, it s addictive, and there s no way you can put it down before you figure out what happens to the characters you have fallen for over the course of the 400 some-odd pages. So I didn t. Bustle
This epic fantasy set in the Martial Empire has it all: danger and violence, secrets and lies, strong characters and forbidden romance and a touch of the supernatural. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A setting inspired by ancient Rome; a fierce battle for freedom in the face of tyranny; and a villain who makes Cersei Lannister and Dolores Umbridge look like a pair of pathetic amateurs...An Ember in the Ashes is at the top of our must-read list for 2015. MTV.com
Be prepared to be blown away by this fantasy-thriller-adventure. Girls Life
An Ember in the Ashes is a book that's too good to put down. RedEye
Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races or Sarah Maas's Throne of Glass series The book is already set to be a film, which will be EPIC! TeenVogue.com
* Tahir s deft, polished debut alternates between two very different perspectives on the same brutal world, deepening both in the contrast. In a tale brimming with political intrigue and haunted by supernatural forces, the true tension comes from watching Elias and Laia struggle to decide where their loyalties lie. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Tahir s world-building is wonderfully detailed and the setting is an unusual one for fantasy novels. All of her characters, even minor ones, are fully realized....For fans of Game of Thrones and of Melina Marchetta s Finnikin of the Rock. School Library Journal
An original, well-constructed fantasy world...truly engaging. Kirkus Reviews
An epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom. It s a story that s literally burning to be told. Hypable.com
First-time novelist Tahir has written an ambitious sword-and-sand adventure story that is notable for its suspense and scope. Booklist
Here's one of the year's most anticipated young-adult debuts. io9.com
I was so engrossed with this book that I missed a connecting flight. If that doesn t convince you to read An Ember in the Ashes, I don t know what will. An explosive, heartbreaking, epic debut that will keep you glued to the pages. I hope the world s ready for Sabaa Tahir. Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of Legend
With An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir shows us light in the darkness, hope in a world of despair, and the human spirit reaching for greatness in difficult times. #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
An Ember in the Ashes is a spectacular page turner that asks readers to consider how far they d go to save the ones they love. Sabaa Tahir is the next superstar in young adult fiction and her debut is as cinematic as Gladiator and as high-stakes as Game of Thrones. Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s
A heart-pounding story of love and loss, with the most original world-building I ve read all year. Deeply felt and deeply moving, I could not put it down. Margaret Stohl, New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures
This electric debut is a pulse-pounding action-packed Romeo and Juliet story in a richly imagined world with a great twist and heroic characters you ll root for and won t stop thinking about. Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of Frozen and The Ring and the Crown
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