Realm of Ash, Tasha Suri
Realm of Ash, Tasha Suri
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Realm of Ash

Author: Tasha Suri

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 16 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 12/10/2019


Synopsis

The fate of an empire rests in the hands of a young woman with magical blood and nothing left to lose, and an outcast prince determined to save his family at any cost, in this "dark, melodious, and memorable" new fantasy (Library Journal, starred review) from the author of Empire of Sand.
The Ambhan Empire is crumbling. A terrible war of succession hovers on the horizon. The only hope for peace lies in the mysterious realm of ash, where mortals can find what they seek in the echoes of their ancestors' dreams. But to walk there requires a steep price.
Arwa is determined to make the journey. Widowed by a brutal massacre, she's pledged service to the royal family and will see that pledge through to the end. She never expected to be joined by Zahir, the disgraced, illegitimate prince who has turned to forbidden magic in a desperate bid to save those he loves.
Together, they'll walk the bloody path of their shared past. And it will call into question everything they've ever believed...including whether the Empire is worth saving at all.
"Those with a penchant for lyrical prose, intricate world building, beautifully imagined characters, [and] compelling immersive folklore...need look no further." -- Booklist (starred review)

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About Tasha Suri

Tasha Suri is an award-winning author, occasional librarian and cat owner. Her South Asian influenced epic fantasy novels include The Books of Ambha duology (Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash), and The Jasmine Throne. When she isn't writing, Tasha likes to cry over TV shows, buy too many notebooks, and indulge her geeky passion for reading about South Asian history. She lives with her family in a mildly haunted house in London. What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix is her YA debut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha on May 24, 2020

4.5 stars The world, characters, and mythology of this world is so lush. It was a joy to return to this world after Empire of Sand was one of my favorite books from last year. This takes place 10 or so years after the events of the first book and follows Mehr's younger sister, who is now an adult he......more

Goodreads review by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship on September 25, 2021

I liked this book better than the first in the duology, which is always a bit awkward. Because they are set more than a decade apart with different protagonists, Realm of Ash could be read independently, but I’d only recommend that to people who definitely don’t want to read Empire of Sand, as they......more

Goodreads review by Starlah on January 22, 2022

CW: references to chronic illness, mentions of suicide attempt and self-harm, assault, abuse, PTSD and trauma, enslavement, murder, graphic violence Realm of Ash takes place 10 years after Empire of Sand and follows the sister of Mehr, the main character of the first book. This was a good book but hon......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on June 29, 2020

I really love “Empire Of Sand” and super excited to read this companion Novel but I must said… I’m disappointed The writing style is still as beautiful as I remember, the romance is also slow burning and I love it… the problem for me is the pace! It was so freaking slowwww to the point I feel bored t......more

Goodreads review by Sahitya on August 01, 2020

I have been procrastinating on this book for a long while, so I was quite happy for our Indian Lit Readathon 2020 because it finally made me add this to my tbr and get to it. And while I won’t deny the brilliance of it, I also think I was not in the right headspace to appreciate it completely. I read......more