National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author SABAA TAHIR joins Poppy Books and Gifts to talk about EMPIRE, the gripping conclusion to the action-packed romantic fantasy duology that began with Heir.
Sabaa will be in-conversation with Ally Condie.
Important Info:
This is a ticketed event - the first 25 tickets receive VIP bundle.
Event Details: Author talk, Q&A, followed by a signing.
Location: Spanish Fork Community Center.
The event will be held in the community rooms at Spanish Forks FitCity Center. Please enter through the northwest doors.Signing Line: SABAA TAHIR will sign each copy of Empire. In addition to Empire, Sabaa will sign copies of Heir, All My Rage and the Ember quartet, purchased via Poppy Books.
Photos: Photos will be accommodated in the signing line, upon request.
Book Sales: Books will be available for sale at the event.
No-Shows: Any orders/books not picked up at the event must be picked up from Poppy Books within two weeks.
Ticket Options:
Ticket + Book: Admission for 1 person and 1 copy of the featured book.
For questions, please email: events@poppybookssf.com
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The gripping conclusion to the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic fantasy duology that began with HEIR, from the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–winning author Sabaa Tahir.
A falling empire.
An ancient evil.
A lost homeland.
A lie that could destroy the world.
In the crumbling Martial Empire, crown prince Quil Farrar and his aunt, Empress Helene, are losing a war against the vicious Kegari horde. Quil’s armies dwindle, his faith falters, and the woman he loves vanished months ago, leaving him brokenhearted. Torn between his duty to his people and his desire to discover Sirsha’s fate, Quil embarks on a dangerous quest for aid—from the most treacherous of allies.
Sirsha Westering finds herself tethered to Div, an ancient evil unleashed by a terrible tragedy. Div delights in tormenting Sirsha, hungering for her magical heart. Even as Sirsha struggles for control of her own fate, she is desperate to shield Quil from Div’s destructive power. But Div won’t release Sirsha without a fight. To earn her freedom, Sirsha must uncover Div’s past—and face horrors in her own.
Cero bet-Dafra, former right hand of the Kegari leader, Aiz, now finds himself pitted against her. As Aiz slips further into violence and delusion, Cero must discover if his people have any hope of a future or if they’re condemned to an unending cycle of violence. His journey will force him to confront hidden truths, ancient secrets, and a lie that could destroy the world.
In Empire, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir returns to the expansive world of fury and vengeance of Heir, weaving a story of legacy and rebellion, loyalty and freedom, and what it means to confront the monsters that lurk within us all.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
SABAA TAHIR is a former newspaper editor who grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s eighteen-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, listening to thunderous indie rock, and playing guitar and piano badly. Her #1 New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series has been translated into more than thirty-five languages, and the first book in the series was named one of TIME’s 100 Best YA Books of All Time. Tahir’s contemporary novel, All My Rage, won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry.
ALLY BRAITHWAITE CONDIE is the author of the # 1 New York Times and internationally bestselling Matched Trilogy, the instant USA Today bestseller and Reese’s Book Club Pick novel The Unwedding, the Edgar Award Finalist novel Summerlost, and many other nationally published works across multiple genres. She holds a B.A. in English Teaching and an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults and is a professor at Brigham Young University. Ally’s work has been published in 30+ languages and optioned for film. She lives in Utah Valley, where she loves hiking with her four wonderful children.