Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An
Ember in the Ashes fantasy series and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just
a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the
attack wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer vengeance
on his human foes is just the beginning. At his side Commandant Keris Veturia declares
herself Empress and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the
list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. Laia of Serra now allied with the Blood
Shrike struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined
to stop the approaching apocalypse she throws herself into the destruction of the
Nightbringer. In the process she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory--or
to an unimaginable doom. And deep in the Waiting Place the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget
the life--and love--he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the
Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural
the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that
could save--or destroy--all that he knows.
