Can't-Wait Wednesday: A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

 "Can’t-Wait Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Wishful Endings, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

This week, what's really got my pages in a twist is...

A Sky Beyond the Storm

Sabaa Tahir

(An Ember in the Ashes #4)

Publication Date: December 1, 2020

Hardcover, 464 pages, Penguin Random House

Genres: YA, Fantasy

Goodreads

Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm?

Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off...

The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning.

At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family.

Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory--or to an unimaginable doom.

And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life--and love--he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save--or destroy--all that he knows.

My Thoughts

I have put off starting this series since the first book came out. And boy, am I glad that I did. Now, I can binge read the entire thing at once. Without the years of wait between sequels. Also, this cover is GORGEOUS! It’s probably my favorite cover of 2020. I just hope Penguin releases a box set of all four books so I can have them all in these lovely matching covers. It is kind of sad, though, that my original copy of An Ember in the Ashes is signed. Guess I can’t get rid of it unless I hate the series. And I really hope I don’t hate it.

What book are you waiting for this Wednesday?