Sabaa Tahir
4 SeriesSabaa Tahir is an English-American author known for her YA fantasy series, Ember in the Ashes. She began writing the series while working nights as a newspaper editor. Tahir currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.
In the brutal Martial Empire, inspired by ancient Rome, Laia, a slave, and Elias, a soldier, are both trapped by their circumstances. When Laia's brother is arrested for treason, she agrees to spy for the rebels from within the Empire's military academy in exchange for his rescue. There, she encounters Elias, the academy's top soldier who secretly yearns for freedom from the tyranny he is trained to enforce. As their paths converge, Laia and Elias discover their intertwined destinies and the potential to alter the Empire's fate.
