{"product_id":"9781595148032","title":"An Ember in the Ashes - Tahir, Sabaa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eAn Ember in the Ashes\u003c\/u\u003e by Tahir, Sabaa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by Razorbill, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u2028 \u2028\u003cp\u003eUnder 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u2028 \u2028\u003cp\u003eIt is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u2028\u2028\u003cp\u003eBut when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u2028\u2028\u003cp\u003eThere, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Razorbill, 2015","offers":[{"title":"An Ember in the Ashes \/ Very Good","offer_id":47962532086052,"sku":"9781595148032VG","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/products\/9781595148032_32224ba6-0d85-43e6-8226-4acd349604db.jpg?v=1706670658","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9781595148032","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}