Sabaa Tahir
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Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | UCLA |
Genre | Fantasy |
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Sabaa Tahir is a Pakistani-American[1] young adult novelist best known for her New York Times-bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and its sequels.[2]
Two of her novels, An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night, were listed among Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time in 2020.[3]
Biography[]
Tahir grew up in the Mojave Desert in Ridgecrest, California with her parents and two older brothers.[1] Her parents emigrated from Pakistan to the United Kingdom before moving their family to the United States.[1] She attended UCLA, during which time she interned at The Washington Post. After graduation, she took a job there as a copy editor.[4] She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
An Ember in the Ashes series[]
An Ember in the Ashes[]
Tahir's debut novel and the first in the series, An Ember in the Ashes, was published on April 28, 2015.[5] The story takes place in an ancient fantasy world where a teenage girl is fighting to save her brother from prison, and a soldier battles to free himself from the regime. The novel instantly jumped to being a New York Times Bestseller where it held the number two spot.[6] Amazon ranked it the best book for May, the best young adult book for 2015, and the fourth best book overall.
A Torch Against the Night[]
The second novel in the series, A Torch Against the Night, was published on August 30, 2016 and is a continuation on the story from her previous novel.[7] Penguin Random House describes this addition to the series as such: “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. Now, in A Torch Against the Night, Elias and Laia are running for their lives."[8]
A Reaper at the Gates[]
Th third novel in the series, A Reaper at The Gates, was published on June 12, 2018.[9]
A Sky Beyond the Storm[]
The fourth and final novel in the series, A Sky Beyond the Storm, was published on December 1, 2020.[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "'A Torch Against the Night' author Sabaa Tahir lights fantasy with dark true-life tales". EW.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Sabaa Tahir | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time". Time. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Diaz, Shelley. "Chatting with Sabaa Tahir, SLJTeen Live! 2018 Keynote Speaker". School Library Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Rutkoski, Marie (May 8, 2015). "'An Ember in the Ashes,' by Sabaa Tahir". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Young Adult Books - Best Sellers - May 17, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ "A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- Living people
- American fiction writers
- American fantasy writers
- American writers of Pakistani descent
- Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area
- American women novelists