So it’s not entirely surprising that A Reaper at the Gates ends with several cliffhangers. The Ember in the Ashes series is set to be a quartet. This is very much a novel in the middle of things Because there’s a lot in this sequel to like. Here are my four biggest takeaways from A Reaper at the Gates. However, if you’re already a fan of the Ember series, continue right on. And there’s also an evil spirit bent on destroying the world.īasically, if you haven’t read these books before, just bookmark this review and go start at the beginning. If that weren’t enough she’s also hunted by both his former best friend, now the Emperor’s most powerful military leader. There’s a lot more to the story than this, including the fact that she’s in love with a boy from that same Empire who also happens to now be a spirit-wrangling consort of death.

These novels follow Laia, a young girl with strange magical abilities working to overthrow the brutal Martial Empire.

Image via Razorbill A Reaper at the Gates, the third installment in Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes series, continues the dramatic story of a young girl’s battle against a brutal empire.Ī Reaper at the Gates is the third installment in Sabaa Tahir’s popular Ember in the Ashes series. More secrets are revealed that will blow your mind.Cover to A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir. Sabaa Tahir has done it again with another amazingly, well written book. Series: #1: An Ember In The Ashes #2: A Torch Against The Night However, 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. During the hunt to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would help her, and I'd drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.Īnd in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius had given up his freedom to serve the Soul Catcher. 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.įar to the east, Laia of Serra knows that the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. Summary: Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire.

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