A reaper at the gates

Title:

Author:

Tahir, Sabaa, author.

ISBN:

9780525531401

Personal Author:

Tahir, Sabaa, author.

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publication Information:

[New York, NY] : Books On Tape, Listening Library, [2018]

Physical Description:

12 audio discs (15 hr., 29 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Title from web page.

Compact discs.

Abstract:

Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. In the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times best selling Ember Quartet.

Audience:

9-12.

Subject Term:

Authoritarianism -- Fiction.

Insurgency -- Fiction.

Siblings -- Fiction.

Enslaved persons -- Fiction.

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Electronic Access:

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Performer/Artist:

Read by Maxwell Caulfield, Steve West, Katharine McEwan & Fiona Hardingham.

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2284125

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Summary

BOOK THREE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES

Thrilling and hard to put down, readers will absolutely devour Tahir's latest. --BuzzFeed

An Entertainment Weekly Summer Reads pick

The perfect summer read. -- The Washington Post

The highly anticipated third book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir's EMBER QUARTET.

Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.

Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. But she knows that danger lurks on all sides: Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable and violent, while Keris Veturia, the ruthless Commandant, capitalizes on the Emperor's volatility to grow her own power--regardless of the carnage she leaves in her path.

Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But in the hunt to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would help her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.

And in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that demands his complete surrender--even if that means abandoning the woman he loves.

Author Notes

Sabaa Tahir grew up in California's Mojave Desert at her family's 18-room motel. After graduating from UCLA, she worked at The Washington Post for five years. She is the author of the An Ember in the Ashes series. The first book in the series, An Ember in the Ashes, made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

Laia now finds herself as the face of the resistance; Elias learns to ferry souls as the Soul Catcher; and Helene embraces her role as Blood Shrike for a mad, young emperor. This third book centered on the Roman-esque Martial Empire (An Ember in the Ashes; A Torch Against the Night) features fantastical threats, political plotting, and the constant threats of war and oppression. Well-crafted and emotionally engaging. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Tahir continues the epic adventure she began with her debut, An Ember in the Ashes (2015). Now her third volume in the cycle begins where the sequel, A Torch against the Night (2016), left off. Elias, now the Soul Catcher and urgently needing to heighten his powers, is up to his eyebrows in despairing ghosts and angry jinn. Laia, who loves him, is desperate to foil the world-destroying machinations of the Nightbringer while also saving her people, the Scholars, from destruction. And the Blood Shrike is at sword's point with the consummately evil Commandant and determined to save her sister from the brutality of the sadistic, increasingly irrational emperor Marcus. Meanwhile, wars (and rumors of wars) threaten to bring the empire to its knees. Treachery abounds and courage seems no match for it. In short, Tahir has created another compelling story that defies readers to stop turning the pages. Credit her mastery of the suspense-inducing cliff-hanger, heightened by the three alternating points of view: Elias, Laia, and the Blood Shrike. As for her readers' point of view, Tahir's legions of fans will be delighted to find an inconclusive ending, which promises a fourth volume. The saga continues. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: This series has been huge since its debut; don't bet against the latest volume or the one(s) still to come.--Cart, Michael Copyright 2018 Booklist