An Ember in the Ashes

Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. When Laia's grandparents are brutally murdered and her brother arrested for treason by the empire, the only people she has left to turn are the rebels. But in exchange for their help in saving her brother, they demand that Laia spy on the ruthless Commandant of Blackliff, the Empire's greatest military academy. Should she fall it's more than her brother's freedom at risk... Laia's very life is at stake.

There, she meets Elias, the academy's finest soldier. But Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he's being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined - and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

"Game of thrones fans will relish Tahir's debut"
Independent

"Keeps one reading long after the lights should have been out"
Robin Hobb

"Tahir shows us light in darkness, hope in a world of despair, and the human spirit reaching for greatness in difficult times."
Brandon Sanderson

The story continues in A Torch Against the Night.