Book
A torch against the night : a novel / by Sabaa Tahir.
Record details
- ISBN: 1101998873
- ISBN: 9781101998878
- ISBN: 9781101998878 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1101998873 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781101998885 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1101998881 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 452 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Summary, etc.: | After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf - the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison - to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene - Elias's former friend and the Empire's newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own - one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape ... and kill them both. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.0 19 184057. Accelerated Reader UG 5 19. Reading Counts High School 6.2 28. |
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| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Romance fiction. |
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Available copies
- 41 of 43 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Salem Free Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 43 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Free Public Library | YFIC TAH (Text) | 33640130575818 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Summary:
After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.
Laia is determined to break into Kauf - the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison - to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene - Elias's former friend and the Empire's newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own - one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape ... and kill them both.
Laia is determined to break into Kauf - the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison - to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene - Elias's former friend and the Empire's newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own - one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape ... and kill them both.
