An Ember in the Ashes -- Sabaa Tahir

<p><b>BOOK ONE IN THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING SERIES<br></b></p><p><b>One of <i>Time Magazine'</i>s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time<br>One of <b><i>Time Magazine'</i>s</b> 100 Best YA Books of All Time <br>Instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller<br><b>From #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Sabaa Tahir</b><br>Amazon's Best Young Adult Book of 2015<br>People's Choice Award winner - Favorite Fantasy<br>Bustle's Best Young Adult Book of 2015<br></b><br> "This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human -- and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear."<b> -- <i>The Washington Post<br></i></b><br> "<i>An Ember in the Ashes</i> could launch Sabaa Tahir into JK Rowling territory...It has the addictive quality of <i>The Hunger Games</i> combined with the fantasy of <i>Harry Potter</i> and the brutality of <i>Game of Thrones</i>."<b>--Public Radio International<br></b><br> <i>An Ember in the Ashes</i> glows, burns, and smolders--as beautiful and radiant as it is searing.<b>--<i>Huffington Post</i></b> <br><b> </b> <br> "A worthy novel - and one as brave as its characters."<b> --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><b> </b> <p/> <b>Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.</b> <p/> 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. <p/> It is in this bruta