An Ember in the Ashes Books in Order
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir contains 4 books, published between 2015 and 2020. The first book is An Ember in the Ashes (2015) and the newest is A Sky Beyond the Storm (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2015–2020
- Confirmed
- 1 of 4 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,386 in 3 of 4 books
- Reading time
- 23–35 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,386 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 4 titles with a page count on record.
An Ember in the Ashes is a fantasy series by Sabaa Tahir, catalogued under children's fiction and set against an authoritarian regime, with slaves, military cadets and insurgency among its subjects. Four books run from An Ember in the Ashes (2015) through A Torch Against the Night (2016) and A Reaper at the Gates (2018) to A Sky Beyond the Storm (2020), which completes the quartet. Brothers and sisters, love and undercover operations carry the plot.
How many An Ember in the Ashes books are there?
An Ember in the Ashes has 4 books, released between 2015 and 2020.
An Ember in the Ashes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 An Ember in the Ashes 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.
- 1An Ember in the Ashes2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 2A Torch Against the Night2016 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/420164642/4
- 3A Reaper at the Gates2018 · 458 pages · confirmed 2/420184582/4
- 4A Sky Beyond the Storm2020 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/420204642/4
Is there a chronological order for An Ember in the Ashes?
No separate chronological order is on record for An Ember in the Ashes, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read An Ember in the Ashes books in order?
You should read the An Ember in the Ashes books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each An Ember in the Ashes book also stands alone.
Where to start with An Ember in the Ashes
Start with An Ember in the Ashes (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest An Ember in the Ashes book?
A Sky Beyond the Storm (2020) is the newest An Ember in the Ashes book released so far.
Is there a new An Ember in the Ashes book coming?
No next An Ember in the Ashes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
An Ember in the Ashes at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest An Ember in the Ashes title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- An Ember in the Ashes books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,386 pages across the 3 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most An Ember in the Ashes books, 3 of 4, were published in the 2010s.
What the An Ember in the Ashes books are about
3 of the 4 An Ember in the Ashes 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 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 3 of 3 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 3 books
- Slaves 2 of 3 books
- Undercover operations 2 of 3 books
- Authoritarianism 1 of 3 books
- Insurgency 1 of 3 books
- Love 1 of 3 books
- Military cadets 1 of 3 books
- Young adult fiction, fantasy 1 of 3 books
- Young adult fiction, politics & government 1 of 3 books
- Young adult fiction, romance 1 of 3 books
More books by Sabaa Tahir
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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