A Torch Against the Night -- Sabaa Tahir

<b><b>THE #1<i> NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER<i> <p/></i>One of <i>Time Magazine</i>'s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time <br>Book two in the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling series<i><br></i></b>A</b><i><b> USA Today </b></i><b>bestseller<br>A <i>Wall Street Journal</i> bestseller<br></b><br>"<b>Spectacular</b>."<b>--</b><i>Entertainment Weekly <p/></i>"<b>Fresh and exciting</b>...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains."<i>--</i>A.V. Club <p/>Even higher stakes than its predecessor... <b>thrilling</b>.<b> </b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review <p/>" An] <b>action-packed</b>, breathlessly paced story." --<i>Booklist</i>, starred review <p/><b><b><br>Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom.</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and Laia are running for their lives.</b> <p/></b>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. <p/> 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. <p/>But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work again