SABAA TAHIR 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
New York Times 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
TIME’s 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Tahir’s most recent novel,
All My Rage, won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry, and was an instant
New York Times bestseller.
Visit Sabaa online at SabaaTahir.com and follow her on Instagram @SabaaTahir and TikTok @SabaaTahirAuthor.
“The book deftly handles serious issues like the costs of genocide and war. Both action-packed and emotionally engaging,
A Reaper at the Gates is the perfect summer read.” —
The Washington Post"Tahir has created another compelling story that defies readers to stop turning the pages." —
Booklist, starred review
"Fans of the series will not want to miss this action-packed installment." —
Bookish
Praise for An Ember in the Ashes
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An Ember in the Ashes glows, burns, and smolders—as beautiful and radiant as it is searing."
—Huffington Post
“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
“Sabaa Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy.”
—Us Weekly
“A worthy novel—and one as brave as its characters.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“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 reviewPraise for A Torch Against the Night
“A Torch Against the Night is an unabashed page-turner that scarcely ever pauses for breath.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“An adrenaline rush till the very last page.”
—BuzzFeed
“[A] spectacular sequel.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“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
