
“So getting to start to bring those things to fruition with the second book was exciting.

“I had planned out everything and seeded things in Book One that I could maybe one day use,” Tahir said. While not much is known about the third and fourth books in the series, we do know that Ember in the Ashes Book 3 is expected for release sometime in 2018.īookstacked spoke with Sabaa Tahir earlier this summer about the possibility of the series continuing beyond A Torch Against the Night. Related: Read an excerpt from Tahir’s upcoming sequel, A Torch Against the Night The success of An Ember in the Ashes prompted Penguin to order the second book for a mid-six figure deal in May of 2015. Paramount Pictures currently holds the film rights. The book was a large success and was a finalist in Goodread’s 2015 Choice Awards for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. It follows the story of Laia who fights against the Martial Empire in an attempt to free her captured brother. I'm just sitting here wondering if it's all real.Īn Ember in the Ashes is Tahir’s debut novel.

Can't keep up, but all of your messages are EVERYTHING. YOU MADE THIS HAPPEN! So THANK YOU! Here's to 3 &4! Here's my big news, Emberlings! I AM SO HAPPY.

Tahir tweeted the news to her followers this morning, thanking her fans and celebrating the success of the series. Ashes was released last year and Torch is set to hit shelves at the end of this month.

The third and fourth novels will follow Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night. Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) confirmed it made a deal for the next two books to the Associated Press. Related: Bookstacked interviews author Sabaa Tahir who talks ‘Ember’, ‘Torch’ and her writing journey Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes series will include a third and fourth book, according to the book’s publisher.
