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A soldier-in-training and a rebel slave cross paths in a brutal empire
2015Fast paceTense
What it is about
Laia is a scholar-class girl whose brother is arrested. She joins the resistance and spies on the empire’s military academy. There she meets Elias, a top student who wants to desert.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like YA fantasy with high stakes.
What you will get
The first of the Ember Quartet.
An Ember in the Ashes Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Young Adult · Empire · Rebellion · Dual narrators
Length
446 pages · ≈ 13 h
More about this book
Characters
Laia and Elias Veturius.
Setting
The Martial Empire, inspired by ancient Rome.
What makes it different
A fast story told in two voices.
Feel
Brutal, tense and romantic.
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