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An Ember in the Ashes

By: Sabaa Tahir
Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar
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‘Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy’ – Us Weekly

Read the explosive New York Times bestselling debut that’s captivated readers worldwide. Set to be a major motion picture, An Ember in the Ashes is the book everyone is talking about.

What if you were the spark that could ignite a revolution?

For years Laia has lived in fear. Fear of the Empire, fear of the Martials, fear of truly living at all. Born as a Scholar, she’s never had much of a choice.

For Elias it’s the opposite. He has seen too much on his path to becoming a Mask, one of the Empire’s elite soldiers. With the Masks’ help the Empire has conquered a continent and enslaved thousands of Scholars, all in the name of power.

When Laia’s brother is taken she must force herself to help the Resistance, the only people who have a chance of saving him. She must spy on the Commandant, ruthless overseer of Blackcliff Academy. Blackcliff is the training ground for Masks and the very place that Elias is planning to escape. If he succeeds, he will be named deserter. If found, the punishment will be death.

But once Laia and Elias meet, they find that their destinies are intertwined and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire.

In the ashes of a broken world one person can make a difference. One voice in the dark can be heard. The price of freedom is always high and this time that price might demand everything, even life itself.

©2015 Sabaa Tahir (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers
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An ember in the ashes

A very well written and thurraly enjoyable start to the serise. The character are superb as is the story. having 2 narrators was a good mix, switching between them was easy to follow.

The plot wasn't that predictable, I'm looking forward to the next instalment.

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wow!

loved it from start to end! the story was gripping and enticing and is definitely worth a listen!

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Amazing

I couldn't tear myself away from this book. It gradually evolves to entwine character's stories around one another and leads to a thrilling conclusion. So many questions set up for a sequel I'm about to download now. Highly recommended.

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stunning fantasy adventure

absolutely loved it, from concept to performance. incredible characters and intriguing plot, with beautifully described vistas. can't wait to get book 2

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My favourite

My favourite series ever so reread/listen. I wasn't sold of Leia's voice begin with but she grew on me alot.
Loved it, as always

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Brilliant

I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy this book but I ended up being unable to turn it off, just need to see what happens next. I am really looking forward to the rest of the series, the first book was brilliant.

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Excellent story

I loved this first book in the ember in ashes series. I loved the narration and the character development.
I can’t wait to listen to the rest.

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A good book for adults too

Very enjoyable and not to predictable. The story ends with you wanting a copy of the next book.

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Was pretty good

I enjoyed it overall, great narration and a good story I wasn't too confused by.

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I should have read this long ago

This was a brilliant book, I don't know why I waited four years to read it. Quite a quick one as well I'll definitely be listening to the rest.

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