Iron Flame(Empyrean)
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Publisher Description
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity." Xaden Riorson
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College-Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.
Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.
But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.
Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.
The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.
Book #1 Fourth Wing
Book #2 Iron Flame
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Learning to ride a dragon is tough—especially when your fellow students are trying to kill you. In this fantasy adventure, Violet is training at the brutal Basgiath War College with her cantankerous dragon, Tairn (and their feisty exchanges are priceless). Her mother is a general at the school, but fatalities are frequent and Violet could easily become one of them. Plus, she has the hots for the son of a rebel leader executed by her mom, which is…awkward. If you read the first book in Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series, you’ll notice a lot has changed. For one thing, the monsters Violet thought were mythical are actually real. Yarros is a world-building master, infusing the story with dragon lore and details about the war raging in the kingdom of Navarre. And narrator Rebecca Soler makes the complex character of Violet feel completely 3D. Magic, dragons, and romantic tension abound in this fantasy listen for grown-ups.
Customer Reviews
Empyrean Series
Enjoyed every twist and turn! Can’t wait until Onyx Storm comes out.
Love it
I love this book, but the voice actor isn’t great. Very inconsistent voices among the minor characters.
So amazing!!!
The end had me wanted to cry, throw the book in anger, feel sorry for the characters and hug them all! Such an amazing book- 3 is needed!!!