#103 in Young adult
A Torch Against the Night
- 466
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“A Torch Against the Night” is a darker, harsher sequel whose strongest thread belongs to Helene, sent to hunt down her former friend. With Laia and Elias on the run towards a prison, a great deal happens and the characters change under the pressure. Some readers who come to it long after the first book find the relationships hard to recall and their weight diminished; reading it soon after the first volume helps.
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About the book
A Torch Against the Night is a young adult fantasy romance novel written by Pakistani-American author Sabaa Tahir. It was published on August 30, 2016, by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the second book in the An Ember in the Ashes series, preceded by An Ember in the Ashes and followed by A Reaper at the Gates. The story follows three different first-person narrators: former slave Laia, determined to free her brother from prison; former Empire soldier Elias, who has deserted to help Laia; and Helene, the reluctant Blood Shrike for the Empire and Elias's former best friend, who has been tasked with hunting him down.
Reading order · An Ember in the Ashes
Full order & progress →- An Ember in the AshesStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - A Torch Against the NightThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - A Reaper at the Gates
8.08.0 / 10 - A Sky Beyond the Storm
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 336 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 70% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 336 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is A Torch Against the Night for?
A Torch Against the Night sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 466 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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