An Ember in the Ashes is a young adult fantasy novel by Sabaa Tahir in which 17-year-old Laia endeavors to save her brother from the Empire, while contender for the throne, Elias, wants only to leave the Empire, which he believes is wrong in all it does. An Ember in the Ashes deals with crucial themes that range from the blessings and curses of family to the importance of loyalty to the unavoidable fate that is destiny.
