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Title: A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2) Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages: 452 Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Razorbill, Penguin Random House Canada Release Date: August 30, 2016 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo *Read in 2016* Summary: ( Goodreads ) 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 Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ 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 ...

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Title: A Torch Against the Night (#2)  Author: Sabaa Tahir Pages : 464 Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill  Release Date: August 30, 2016  Summary (Goodreads) A Torch Against the Night takes readers into the heart of the Empire as Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia’s brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison. Hunted by Empire soldiers, manipulated by the Commandant, and haunted by their pasts, Laia and Elias must outfox their enemies and confront the treacherousness of their own hearts. In the city of Serra, Helene Aquilla finds herself bound to the will of the Empire’s twisted new leader, Marcus. When her loyalty is questioned, Helene finds herself taking on a mission to prove herself—a mission that might destroy her, instead. This is definitely one of my MOST anticipated releases!  Check out my review of the first book An Ember in the Ashes (click on the picture)