I am so
excited that AN EMBER IN THE ASHES
by Sabaa Tahir releases today and that I get to share the news, along with a
special introduction from Sabaa herself!
I've got an ARC of the book, and it's on the "read it now!" list.
If you
haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Sabaa Tahir, be sure to
check out all the details below.
This blitz
also includes a giveaway for a signed copies of the book and some of those
awesome sword letter openers we’ve seen around courtesy of Sabaa, Penguin Teen,
and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the
Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
A letter from Sabaa Tahir.
Dear
Readers,
Today, my
“baby” AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is finally out in the world! From inception to pub
date, this journey took eight years. And what a journey it was: writing,
rewriting, revising, editing, querying, submitting; Meeting other debuts,
bloggers, booksellers and librarians, and hearing their thoughts on EMBER.
There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the radness.
And now, the
book is here! I am so excited to see it in the hands of readers. I hope you
enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. To celebrate release day, I’m
giving away two signed, first-edition hardcovers of the book. Details below!
All my best,
Sabaa
Title: AN EMBER IN THE ASHES
Author:
Sabaa Tahir
Pub. Date:
April 28, 2015
Publisher:
Razorbill
Pages: 464
Set in a
terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy
debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his
freedom. It’s a story that’s literally burning to be told.
LAIA is a
Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her
brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the
empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel
Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.
ELIAS is the
academy’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering
deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a
ruthless contest to choose the next Martial emperor.
When Laia
and Elias’s paths cross at the academy, they find that their destinies are more
intertwined than either could have imagined and that their choices will change
the future of the empire itself.
Check out the book trailer!
About Sabaa:
Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room
motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her
brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember
in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous
indie rock, garish socks and all things nerd. Sabaa currently lives in the San
Francisco Bay Area with her family.
Giveaway Details:
2 winners
will receive a signed hardcover of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES. US Only.
3 winners
will receive a hardcover of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES and a Sword Letter Opener! US
Only.
Ends on May
9th at Midnight EST!
An Ember in Ashes is cropping up in lots of blogs, glad it is getting such wide reception. It really does sound wonderfully diverse and I've read good things about the world building and characters.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a terrific book. The trailer should bring a lot of interest. Thanks for telling me about it.
ReplyDeleteI've been seeing this book a lot! I can't wait to have my own copy! I love the cover and the plot seems very intriguing! Thank you so much for this chance!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful book trailer - this looks lovely!
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