Iron Flame
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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
Discover the instant #1 New York Times bestseller! TV series now in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society.
Accolades for Fourth Wing
Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 (Fourth Wing and Iron Flame) • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award, semi-finalist • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023
“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.
Reading 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. Magic, dragons, and romantic tension abound in this fantasy listen for grown-ups.
Customer Reviews
So good
The story telling is unbelievable.
I tried. I really tried to finish this…
I loved the first book but the second fell flat - hard! I tried multiple times to get back into it and just lost interest few pages later.
Not a fan of Violet
I just couldn’t handle Violet - she was so infuriating and difficult. I wish she had written her better - the constant fighting with Xaden was exhausting. Now with how this book ended, I’m sure there will be more fighting….great :(