



Heir (A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick) (Unabridged)
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick**
"Heir is a tour de force of fantasy that will leave readers breathless and boneless and aching for more." – Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart
Prepare for a ruthless and romantic new fantasy from #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir that introduces a new generation of characters set in the same world as the unforgettable An Ember in the Ashes series.
An orphan.
An outcast.
A prince.
And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees.
Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is love of her people that propels her. Until one hotheaded mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite.
Banished from her people for an unforgivable crime, SIRSHA is a down-on-her-luck tracker who uses magic to trace her marks. Destitute, she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Martial Empire. All she has to do is carry out the job and get paid. But when a chance encounter leads to an unexpected attraction, Sirsha learns her mission might cost her far more than she’s willing to give up.
QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire and nephew of a venerated empress, but he’s loath to take the throne when his aunt steps down. As the son of a reviled emperor, he, better than anyone, understands that power corrupts. When a vicious new enemy threatens the survival of the Empire, Quil must ask himself if he can rise above his tragic lineage and be the heir his people need.
Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with power, treachery, love, and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed, on a journey that may cost them their lives—and their hearts. Literally.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Get caught up in the struggles of three people destined for glory—or damnation—in the first half of a two-part follow-up to author Sabaa Tahir’s epic Ember in the Ashes fantasy series. Quil is the reluctant heir to an empire threatened by both an invasion and a mysterious series of deaths that have struck very close to home. Sirsha is an exiled tracker, oath-bound to find a murderer. And Aiz is a bitter, vengeance-seeking orphan who follows the voice of a goddess out of prison toward a dark, violent fate. A full cast of narrators fleshes out the perspectives of the three main characters as well as other voices, creating an incredibly epic audio fantasy drama. The narrators bring you close to these young people, evoking sympathy even as you shudder at the seriously questionable choices some of them make. There’s magic, adventure, desperate pursuit, blood-soaked action, and the opportunity to learn what the next generation of Tahir’s characters are up to. What more could you ask for? Newcomers, don’t worry—just jump in fresh and get to know this richly detailed world of privilege, privation, and war.