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- Book 1 of An Ember in the Ashes. See all An Ember in the Ashes books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- A Torch Against the Night
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of the An Ember in the Ashes series. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 2 is A Torch Against the Night. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about An Ember in the Ashes
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- Publication
- First published on April 28, 2015. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- Other edition
- The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 446-page hardcover from Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House, ISBN 9781595148032. (Library of Congress, its record of another edition; read November 6, 2026)
What An Ember in the Ashes is about
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- Laia, a Scholar, lives under the hard hand of the Martial Empire. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire
- When her brother is taken in on a charge of treason, she poses as a slave in the empire's leading military academy so that rebel Scholars will help her. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave
The story behind An Ember in the Ashes
- After college, Tahir worked as a copy editor on the foreign desk of the Washington Post. (sabaatahir.com; read November 6, 2026)
- The news she read there, on unlawful jailings, child soldiers and occupation, shaped how the series began. (sabaatahir.com; read November 6, 2026)
- The book took her six years to write, and it was published in 2015. (sabaatahir.com; read November 6, 2026)
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Other books in An Ember in the Ashes
4 books listed so far
- Book 2: A Torch Against the Night
- Book 3: A Reaper at the Gates
- Book 4: A Sky Beyond the Storm
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