Copyright Date:
2020
Edition Date:
2020
Release Date:
07/14/20
Illustrator:
Liao, Sonia,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
1-684-15524-X
ISBN 13:
978-1-684-15524-8
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
25 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 CDT 2020)
This prequel to Tahir's best-selling Ember series (An Ember in the Ashes, 2015) takes readers back in time to Elias Veturius' youth at Blackcliff Academy. As a fiver, he, along with a young Helene Aquilla, is sent on a mission to steal poison from a heavily guarded island outpost commanded by a ruthless Mask. When Elias realizes that Scholar children are being enslaved and used for dangerous labor, he begins to question the more and more obviously ruthless empire he serves. Tahir and Andelfinger have collaborated on a tight stand-alone adventure that gives fans of the series a glimpse into some of the formative development of their favorite characters. Despite featuring tweens, this addition maintains much of the darkness and brutality of the parent series thout getting too graphic anks in large part to artist Liao's convincing portraits of warrior children, rendered as both fierce and vulnerable. A treat for fans of the expanding Ember universe, with more graphic installments sure to follow.
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(Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 CDT 2020)
Taking place years before the bestselling An Ember in the Ashes novel series, this standalone original graphic novel follows three young military recruits: Elias, Helene, and Tavi, during their brutal training as soldiers for the Martial Empire.
WITHIN THE EMPIRE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, ONLY ORDERS.
Elias, Helene and Tavi are Fivers --in training to become elite military recruits for the Martial Empire at Blackcliff Academy. When they’re sent on a dangerous mission to steal a heavily-guarded poison on Isle South, they soon find themselves up against surprising enemies -- including other recruits. As the true horror of their assignment is revealed, these three will begin to confront the harrowing realities of Martial rule, their place in the system . . . and the choices they must make to survive.
New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir joins writer Nicole Andelfinger and artist Sonia Liao for an all-new original graphic novel revealing an early tale of Elias and Helene at Blackcliff, and a stirring standalone chapter in the An Ember in the Ashes mythology.
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