Sabaa Tahir

Sabaa Tahir is a Pakistani-American[1] young adult novelist best known for her New York Times-bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and its sequels.[2]

Sabaa Tahir
Tahir at the 2015 National Book Festival
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUCLA
GenreFantasy
Notable works
Website
sabaatahir.com

Two of her novels, An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night, were listed among Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time in 2020.[3]

Biography

Tahir grew up in the Mojave Desert in Ridgecrest, California with her parents and two older brothers.[1] Her parents emigrated from Pakistan to the United Kingdom before moving their family to the United States.[1] She attended UCLA, during which time she interned at The Washington Post. After graduation, she took a job there as a copy editor.[4] She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

An Ember in the Ashes series

An Ember in the Ashes
Main article: An Ember in the Ashes

Tahir's debut novel and the first in the series, An Ember in the Ashes, was published on April 28, 2015.[5] The story takes place in an ancient fantasy world where a teenage girl is fighting to save her brother from prison, and a soldier battles to free himself from the regime. The novel instantly jumped to being a New York Times Bestseller where it held the number two spot.[6] Amazon ranked it the best book for May, the best young adult book for 2015, and the fourth best book overall.

A Torch Against the Night
Main article: A Torch Against the Night

The second novel in the series, A Torch Against the Night, was published on August 30, 2016 and is a continuation on the story from her previous novel.[7] Penguin Random House describes this addition to the series as such: “Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom. Now, in A Torch Against the Night, Elias and Laia are running for their lives."[8]

A Reaper at the Gates
Main article: A Reaper at the Gates

Th third novel in the series, A Reaper at The Gates, was published on June 12, 2018.[9]

A Sky Beyond the Storm

The fourth and final novel in the series, A Sky Beyond the Storm, was published on December 1, 2020.[10]

References
  1. "'A Torch Against the Night' author Sabaa Tahir lights fantasy with dark true-life tales". EW.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. "Sabaa Tahir | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time". Time. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. Diaz, Shelley. "Chatting with Sabaa Tahir, SLJTeen Live! 2018 Keynote Speaker". School Library Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  5. Rutkoski, Marie (May 8, 2015). "'An Ember in the Ashes,' by Sabaa Tahir". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  6. "Young Adult Books - Best Sellers - May 17, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  7. "A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  8. A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  9. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  10. "A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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