Sabaa Tahir
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Sabaa Tahir grew up in California's Mojave Desert at her family's 18-room motel. After graduating from UCLA, she worked at The Washington Post for five years. She is the author of the An Ember in the Ashes series. The first book in the series, An Ember in the Ashes, made the New York Times visa mer Bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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- Vedertaget namn
- Tahir, Sabaa
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Tahir, Sabaa
- Födelsedag
- 1983
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Land (för karta)
- USA
- Födelseort
- London, England, UK
- Bostadsorter
- Mojave Desert, USA
San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA - Utbildning
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Yrken
- Journalist
Author - Organisationer
- The Washington Post
- Agent
- Alexandra Machinist
- Kort biografi
- Tahir grew up in the Mojave Desert in Ridgecrest, California with her parents and two older brothers. Her parents emigrated from Pakistan to the United Kingdom before moving their family to the United States. She attended UCLA, during which time she interned at The Washington Post. After graduation, she took a job there as a copy editor. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Tahir's first novel, An Ember in the Ashes, was published on April 28, 2015. 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. Amazon ranked it the best book for May, the best young adult book for 2015, and the fourth best book overall.
Tahir's second novel was published on August 30, 2016 and is a continuation on the story from her previous novel. 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."
Sabaa Tahir's latest book, A Reaper at The Gates, was published on June 12, 2018. The story follows Laia, a scholar girl, on a mission to defeat the night bringer; Elias, the current soul catcher, tries to learn the ways of soul catcher and Helene, the blood shrike; tries to defeat the enemies of the empire. The novel is narrated in the first-person, alternating between the points of view of Laia, Elias and Helene.
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Not really a review but more so some rambling thoughts
-Easy to read. I breezed through pages like it was nothing. I looked up and half the book was already read.
-The different people, the scholars, martials, masks, and so… the racial makeup was hard to get a grasp on. I think scholars are pale, lighter-skinned and martials are generally darker, whether in skin or hair color. But some people are blonde, redhead, dark-haired and so on. Maybe it’s more of a cultural thing than a general look because every character’s looks ran the gamut.
-Marcus was horrid. Like a hyena laughing at brutality, grossness, and violence. I don’t think he had any redeeming value. It’s unfortunate placement the first line about him refers to his darker skin, then him being called ugly.
-I’m not sure why only one girl is allowed each year, and in a school of boys raised to be brutish and barbaric.
-Things are cruel at the academy for everyone, the students and, especially, the enslaved. The threat of being raped is a very real, ever-present thing here for the female characters and slaves. In addition, the carnage rises high and children are not spared. There’s a constant sense of peril, which runs throughout the story.
-I’m ambivalent about the Helene-Elias stuff. I didn’t really care for the romance aspect in general, but the strain it put on their friendship was interesting to watch. I wonder why Helene is SO loyal to him.She’s is staking life decisions on one dude.
- I loved the Cook, the real MVP! Also, Laia has some good character development.
- hormones are all powerful. Characters close to death and being actively tortured in ENSLAVEMENT, but got time for their hearts to go doki doki. Well, okay, even during tragedy, people fall in love.
- I'm ready for the Commandment to get rocked.
I guess the real friends we made were the sexism and battle weaponry we met along the way.
In all seriousness, I’ll read book two. I want to see where this goes.
… (mer)
-Easy to read. I breezed through pages like it was nothing. I looked up and half the book was already read.
-The different people, the scholars, martials, masks, and so… the racial makeup was hard to get a grasp on. I think scholars are pale, lighter-skinned and martials are generally darker, whether in skin or hair color. But some people are blonde, redhead, dark-haired and so on. Maybe it’s more of a cultural thing than a general look because every character’s looks ran the gamut.
-Marcus was horrid. Like a hyena laughing at brutality, grossness, and violence. I don’t think he had any redeeming value. It’s unfortunate placement the first line about him refers to his darker skin, then him being called ugly.
-I’m not sure why only one girl is allowed each year, and in a school of boys raised to be brutish and barbaric.
-Things are cruel at the academy for everyone, the students and, especially, the enslaved. The threat of being raped is a very real, ever-present thing here for the female characters and slaves. In addition, the carnage rises high and children are not spared. There’s a constant sense of peril, which runs throughout the story.
-I’m ambivalent about the Helene-Elias stuff. I didn’t really care for the romance aspect in general, but the strain it put on their friendship was interesting to watch. I wonder why Helene is SO loyal to him.
- I loved the Cook, the real MVP! Also, Laia has some good character development.
- hormones are all powerful. Characters close to death and being actively tortured in ENSLAVEMENT, but got time for their hearts to go doki doki. Well, okay, even during tragedy, people fall in love.
- I'm ready for the Commandment to get rocked.
I guess the real friends we made were the sexism and battle weaponry we met along the way.
In all seriousness, I’ll read book two. I want to see where this goes.
… (mer)
Seems like trauma/violence porn at some points (or maybe it’s the realities of a cruel regime). Elias (and Helene, the Scholar people), in particular, can't seem to catch a break. But it's the character connection/interaction between Elias and Helene that keeps me hooked.
I never would’ve dreamt of it, but I find Helene the most interesting. She cannot kill Elias and yet she must; the Commandant is playing chess with her, her soldiers don’t respect her, and her family has sworn allegiance to Marcus, a certified butthole, fighting his own demons. I don’t dislike Laia, but I feel like I’m just being told she’s brave/different now. But I’m not really seeing it. her invisibility power does sound like it could be dope now that she’s mastered it.
I also loved that Elias got to see his family again.
There are some parts I enjoy and others I don’t like. As far as interest, it’s like 4 – 5 stars, but I don’t know if I like how some of the heavier elements are handled. But I can’t put this series down either, so onto book 3 I go.
TW: genocide, enslavement, prison torture, seizures, death, child abuse
Ending thoughts (major spoilers): it feels like Helene gained this whole family overnight. I don’t remember them being mentioned in the first book much, if at all.
I was surprised when Laia slept with Keenan because most books have the female lead “untouched” by no one other than the LI, even during a love triangle.
I liked that the Scholar people played a huge role in their own escape. It wasn’t like Elias was the chosen “savior” or something. Maybe he brought morale up, but they also helped themselves. It’s always iffy when the savior of a people is an outsider, but I think the story avoided that.
Also, loved that he died. You don’t expect the hero to die in these stories, even if he does cheat death for a few pages more.
The whole Keenan-Jinn felt majorly cheesy. I thought he was just helping the warden because they had information on a family member of his who wasn't killed.
2.5? 3? 4?… (mer)
I never would’ve dreamt of it, but I find Helene the most interesting. She cannot kill Elias and yet she must; the Commandant is playing chess with her, her soldiers don’t respect her, and her family has sworn allegiance to Marcus, a certified butthole, fighting his own demons. I don’t dislike Laia, but I feel like I’m just being told she’s brave/different now. But I’m not really seeing it.
I also loved that Elias got to see his family again.
There are some parts I enjoy and others I don’t like. As far as interest, it’s like 4 – 5 stars, but I don’t know if I like how some of the heavier elements are handled. But I can’t put this series down either, so onto book 3 I go.
TW: genocide, enslavement, prison torture, seizures, death, child abuse
Ending thoughts (major spoilers):
I was surprised when Laia slept with Keenan because most books have the female lead “untouched” by no one other than the LI, even during a love triangle.
I liked that the Scholar people played a huge role in their own escape. It wasn’t like Elias was the chosen “savior” or something. Maybe he brought morale up, but they also helped themselves. It’s always iffy when the savior of a people is an outsider, but I think the story avoided that.
Also, loved that he died. You don’t expect the hero to die in these stories, even if he does cheat death for a few pages more.
The whole Keenan-Jinn felt majorly cheesy. I thought he was just helping the warden because they had information on a family member of his who wasn't killed.
2.5? 3? 4?… (mer)
What a great tale! Can't wait to read book 2
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It annoyed me in the books and still does here. The looks of the Scholar people run the gamut, so how can anyone tell who is a scholar or not? I would understand it more if people were deemed into these classes at birth, or if there was a tell-tell accent or dress.