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A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick

Heir is a tour de force of fantasy that will leave readers breathless and bonelessand aching for moreStephanie Garber 1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon ABroken Heart

Prepare for a ruthless and romantic new fantasy from 1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir that introduces a new generation of characters set in the same world as the unforgettable An Ember in the Ashes series

An orphan
An outcast
A prince
And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees

Growing up in the Kegari slums AIZ has seen her share of suffering An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance but it is love of her people that propels her Until one hotheaded mistake lands her in an inescapable prison where the embers of her wrath ignite

Banished from her people for an unforgivable crime SIRSHA is a downonherluck tracker who uses magic to trace her marks Destitute she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Martial Empire All she has to do is carry out the job and get paid But when a chance encounter leads to an unexpected attraction Sirsha learns her mission might cost her far more than shes willing to give up

QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire and nephew of a venerated empress but hes loath to take the throne when his aunt steps down As the son of a reviled emperor he better than anyone understands that power corrupts When a vicious new enemy threatens the survival of the Empire Quil must ask himself if he can rise above his tragic lineage and be the heir his people need

Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with power treachery love and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed on a journey that may cost them their livesand their hearts Literally