These books are so amazing. And again, since I don’t have reviews for them: here are their back copies.
An Ember in the Ashes
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.
Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.
It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empireās impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. Theyāve seen what happens to those who do.
But when Laiaās brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empireās greatest military academy.
There, Laia meets Elias, the schoolās finest soldierāand secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny heās being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwinedāand that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.
A Torch Against the Night
Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.
Laia is determined to break into Kaufāthe Empireās most secure and dangerous prisonāto save her brother, who is the key to the Scholarsā survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.
But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, HeleneāEliasās former friend and the Empireās newest Blood Shrike.
Bound to Marcusās will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her ownāone that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escapeā¦and kill them both.
A Reaper at the Gates
Pub Date: April 10, 2018
Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.
Laia is determined to break into Kaufāthe Empireās most secure and dangerous prisonāto save her brother, who is the key to the Scholarsā survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.
But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, HeleneāEliasās former friend and the Empireās newest Blood Shrike.
Bound to Marcusās will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her ownāone that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escapeā¦and kill them both.