A Torch Against the Night
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Helene’s mission is horrifying, unwanted, and clear: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape—and kill them both.
ISBN: 9781101998878
JLG Release: Dec 2016
Series:
An Ember in the Ashes
Sensitive Areas:
Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War, Violence: Mild Violence, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes
Topics:
Fugitives from justice
, Brothers and sisters
, Fantasy
, Romance fiction
, Prisons
, Rebellions
Awards & Honors
Goodreads Choice Awards 2016, Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
BuzzFeed Best YA Books of 2016
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Booklist*, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly*, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
School Library Journal
In this sequel to An Ember in the Ashes, Martial Elias and Scholar Laia are trying to escape from Serra and reach the prison of Kauf, where Laia’s brother has been imprisoned for having secret knowledge of Martial weapons. Their journey will be extremely hazardous, since Helene Aquilla, childhood friend and fellow Mask, who is now Bloo In this sequel to An Ember in the Ashes, Martial Elias and Scholar Laia are trying to escape from Serra and reach the prison of Kauf, where Laia’s brother has been imprisoned for having secret knowledge of Martial weapons. Their journey will be extremely hazardous, since Helene Aquilla, childhood friend and fellow Mask, who is now Blood Shrike for the Emperor, has been ordered to hunt Elias down. Elias and Laia are also trying to evade Elias’s ruthless mother, the Commandant, who is scheming to seize power and is willing even to poison her own son to achieve her ends. Most dangerous of all, however, is the grim prison of Kauf, where their attempt to rescue Laia’s brother leads to further horrors and some surprises. Told in the alternating voices of Elias, Laia, and Helene, this book is even darker and grimmer than the first, which readers will need to be familiar with in order to follow the twists and turns of the plot. Strong and compelling characters, particularly Helene, who is fleshed out more than in the previous volume, and a number of action-packed sequences help keep things moving. VERDICT This one is bound to be popular with fans of the first installment, making this a must-purchase.—Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ
Book Details
ISBN
9781101998878
First Release
December 2016
Genre
Fic
Dewey Classification
Trim Size
9" x 6"
Page Count
464
Accelerated Reader
Level 5; Points: 19;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 6.2; Points: 28;
Lexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Razorbill
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War, Violence: Mild Violence, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes
Topics
Fugitives from justice, Brothers and sisters, Fantasy, Romance fiction, Prisons, Rebellions,
