

In this book, he is twenty (20) years old. Elias VeturiusĮlias Veturius is the son of Keris Veturia and grandson of Quin Veturius, all members of Gens Veturia. Thus, Laia has made it her mission to free her brother Darin. Scholars once ruled the lands having been known for their knowledge and arts, but it has since been conquered by the Martials, who named it The Empire.Īs a part of this oppression, Martials brutally killed her grandparents during a raid and imprisoned her brother too. She’s a Scholar, a race of people who are oppressed. Laia of Serra is the main character of An Ember in the Ashes. I’m going to start with a discussion of some of the most important characters in this book! Laia of Serra Elias and Laia In this article, I’m going to discuss some of the most frequently asked questions about this marvelous series. Sabaa Tahir, a Pakistani-American author, wrote this series.Īnd Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House, published the first book in 2015.Īn Ember in the Ashes is a New York Times bestseller, a USA Today bestseller, and an international bestseller.

This Young Adult fantasy series contains four books in the following order: But in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that demands his complete surrender-even if that means abandoning the woman he loves.An Ember in the Ashes Fanart of Laia and Elias But in the hunt to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would help her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.Īnd in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But she knows that danger lurks on all sides: Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable and violent, while Keris Veturia, the ruthless Commandant, capitalizes on the Emperor's volatility to grow her own power-regardless of the carnage she leaves in her path.įar to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer.

Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.
