Iron Flame (The Empyrean, 2)

PLEASE NOTE: The limited edition with stained edges is sold out, but we invite you to purchase an unstained editionsame captivating story, same heart-pounding read! Discover the instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Now optioned for TV by Amazon Studios. Accolades for Fourth Wing Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 (Fourth Wing and Iron Flame) NPR Books We Love 2023 Audible Best Books of 2023 Hudson Book of the Year Google Play Best Books of 2023 Indigo Best Books of 2023 Waterstones Book of the Year finalist Goodreads Choice Award, semi-finalist Newsweek Staffers Favorite Books of 2023 Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023 The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity. Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War CollegeViolet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violets already wondering how shell get through. Its not just that its grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that its designed to stretch the riders capacity for pain beyond endurance. Its the new vice commandant, whos made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she isunless she betrays the man she loves. Although Violets body might be weaker and frailer than everyone elses, she still has her witsand a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive wont be enough this year. Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War Collegeand nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end. The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Fourth Wing Book #2 Iron Flame