“So long As you fight the darkness, you stand in the light.”
-A Torch Against the Night
A falling empire. An ancient evil. A lost homeland.
A lie that could destroy the world.
In the crumbling Martial Empire, crown prince Quil Farrar and his aunt, Empress Helene, are losing a war against the vicious Kegari horde. Quil’s armies dwindle, his faith falters, and the woman he loves vanished months ago, leaving him brokenhearted. Torn between his duty to his people and his desire to discover Sirsha’s fate, Quil embarks on a dangerous quest for aid—from the most treacherous of allies.
In a brutal Empire, a girl fights for her family and a soldier fights for his freedom.
An orphan. An outcast. A prince. And a killer who will bring an Empire to its knees.
Other stories that explore the shadows of our world and the light that still manages to break through.
A professional author since 2015 and a journalist before that, Sabaa’s books have sold more than a million copies, are New York Times and international bestsellers, and have been honored by TIME Magazine on a list of the 100 best fantasy books of all time. Her book All My Rage won the 2022 National Book Award, the Printz Medal and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award. Her work has appeared on many best book lists including: Amazon, Buzzfeed, The New York Public Library, Indigo, Barnes & Noble, Hypable, Paste, Bustle, LA Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, TIME and Entertainment Weekly.
