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Sabaa Tahir Books in Order

Sabaa Tahir has written 9 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is An Ember in the Ashes (2015) and the newest is Empire (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2015–2026
Confirmed
1 of 9 titles
Pages on record
1,914 in 5 of 9 books
Reading time
32–48 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,914 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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An Ember in the Ashes (2015) opens Sabaa Tahir's catalogue. Tahir is an American young adult novelist whose 9 books cover the Ember in the Ashes series, a graphic novel prequel line, the Heir duology, and the standalone All My Rage (2022). Slavery, authoritarianism, insurgency and military cadets are recurring subjects. The catalogue reaches Empire (2026) and Tahir continues to publish.

An Ember in the Ashes is set in an oppressive empire, following Laia, a slave who goes undercover in a military academy to save her brother, and Elias, a soldier known as a Mask who seeks to escape that role. Their story leads into an uprising against the empire.

How many Sabaa Tahir books are there?

Sabaa Tahir has 9 books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Sabaa Tahir Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Sabaa Tahir books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir, book 2 of the An Ember in the Ashes series (2016)
  2. Cover of A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir, book 3 of the An Ember in the Ashes series (2018)
  3. Cover of A Thief Among the Trees by Sabaa Tahir, book 1 of the An Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel Prequel series (2020)
  4. Cover of A ​Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir, book 4 of the An Ember in the Ashes series (2020)
  5. Cover of All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (2022)
  6. Cover of Heir by Sabaa Tahir, book 1 of the Heir Duology (2024)
  1. 1
    An Ember in the AshesAn Ember in the Ashes #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  2. 2
    A Torch Against the NightAn Ember in the Ashes #22016 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016464
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  3. 3
    A Reaper at the GatesAn Ember in the Ashes #32018 · 458 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018458
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  4. 4
    A Thief Among the TreesAn Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel Prequel #12020 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020144
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  5. 5
    A ​Sky Beyond the StormAn Ember in the Ashes #42020 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020464
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  6. 6
    All My Rage2022 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022384
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  7. 7
    A Spark Within the ForgeAn Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel Prequel #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  8. 8
    HeirHeir Duology #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  9. 9
    EmpireHeir Duology #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Sabaa Tahir series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Sabaa Tahir books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

An Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel Prequel in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Thief Among the Trees
  2. 2. A Spark Within the Forge

Heir Duology in order

2 books
  1. 1. Heir
  2. 2. Empire

Standalone books

1 book

1 Sabaa Tahir title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sabaa Tahir books in order?

You only need to read Sabaa Tahir books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sabaa Tahir

Start with An Ember in the Ashes (2015), the first An Ember in the Ashes book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Sabaa Tahir book?

Empire (2026) is the newest Sabaa Tahir book released so far.

Is there a new Sabaa Tahir book coming?

No next Sabaa Tahir book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Sabaa Tahir has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Sabaa Tahir. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • National Book Award for Young People's Literature2022Wonfor All My Rage

Sabaa Tahir at a glance

Still publishing
Sabaa Tahir published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sabaa Tahir books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,914 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 458 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sabaa Tahir books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2020s.

What the Sabaa Tahir books are about

4 of the 9 Sabaa Tahir books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.