Author
Sabaa Tahir
4 books here
All My Rage
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 800L
Demanding, unflinching portrait of intergenerational trauma, poverty, and racism that never sentimentalizes pain — and two protagonists who choose care anyway; exceptionally rare and necessary for 16+.
An Ember in the Ashes
Young adult · ages 16–18 · 790L · 2015
A griping war-romance with real moral teeth—the dual POV doesn't let readers off easy, and the worldbuilding anchors the love story to ideological conflict rather than sentimentality.
Heir
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 950L · 2024
A sharp, high-stakes entry into the Ember series that prioritizes political tension and refugee identity over pure action, making it a strong choice for readers who want emotional weight alongside fantasy.
A Sky Beyond the Storm
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 820L · 2021
A sprawling, stakes-heavy conclusion that mostly lands—war-and-magic worldbuilding for readers ready for moral complexity, though the pacing softens in the middle act and some romantic threads resolve faster than earned.