Iron Flame

by Rebecca Yarros Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Rebecca Soler

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Violet may have survived her first year at Basgiath War College for dragon riders, but this epic adventure is just heating up. An electrifying follow-up to a brutally addictive fantasy.

“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 College-Violet 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 Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is-unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet's body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits and 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 won't be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.

The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.

Book #1 Fourth Wing

Book #2 Iron Flame

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the rest in Yarros’ Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure filled fantasy.” —Booklist, starred review, for Fourth Wing

“Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end... A fantasy like you’ve never read before.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, for Fourth Wing

“Readers will be spellbound and eager for more.” —Publisher’s Weekly, starred review, for Fourth Wing

“10000/5 starts, HOLLY. F*CKING. SHIT. I’m literally unwell after reading this….”

“I kicked my feet, I laughed, I cried - and the ending took my breath away in the worst way possible. 😭😭😭😭😭”

“This. Was. So. Good. I love how Yarros wraps up the original conflict and then introduces a new one, so we’re never left with a cliffhanger, just a clue of what’s to come. Definitely going to continue the series.”

“[...] Iron Flame was a WILD ride and boy did I nearly ha[ve] a heart attack. My anxiety? Through the roof.”

“Of course this is 5 ⭐️ but I feel so physically nauseous right now from the ups & downs and emotions in this book that I can’t even process a full review right now.”

“[...] Fourth Wing is the very first romantasy book I read, and I could never imagine how indelible an impact it would leave. It's like the threshing for me. I'm bonded for life. Both Fourth Wing & Iron Flame hit me like a collision, setting my tears and emotions ablaze.”

“I'm speechless. That ending? The cliffhanger? I did NOT see that coming, and I'm SHOCKED 🫠 Honestly, I need 3 - 4 business days to recover from everything that happened 😪”

“5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book is a freaking masterpiece.”

“Holy Bejesus. Well, I loved this. Loved this world, loved these characters, loved the damn dragons, all of it was just fire. [...] I was so invested in this story, so invested in the lives of these characters and the world that is being spun around, and I can't wait for the next ones!”

“I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Left and right, things were happening, constant action. And I am heartbroken in a way I can barely recover.”

“This is one of my favorite books of all time.”

“This is an obvious 5-star ⭐️ Hell, if I could give it 10 stars, I would. I will never be able to formulate words about how much I enjoyed this book, so I'm not even going to try to give it a full, in-depth review.”

“This book is everything we wanted and more. Rebecca is definitely great at ripping your heart out.”

Barnes&Noble.com

Violet may have survived her first year at Basgiath War College for dragon riders, but this epic adventure is just heating up. An electrifying follow-up to a brutally addictive fantasy.”

Kirkus Reviews

2024-01-20
A young Navarrian woman faces even greater challenges in her second year at dragon-riding school.

Violet Sorrengail did all the normal things one would do as a first-year student at Basgiath War College: made new friends, fell in love, and survived multiple assassination attempts. She was also the first rider to ever bond with two dragons: Tairn, a powerful black dragon with a distinguished battle history, and Andarna, a baby dragon too young to carry a rider. At the end of Fourth Wing (2023), Violet and her lover, Xaden Riorson, discovered that Navarre is under attack from wyvern, evil two-legged dragons, and venin, soulless monsters that harvest energy from the ground. Navarrians had always been told that these were monsters of legend and myth, not real creatures dangerously close to breaking through Navarre’s wards and attacking civilian populations. In this overly long sequel, Violet, Xaden, and their dragons are determined to find a way to protect Navarre, despite the fact that the army and government hid the truth about these creatures. Due to the machinations of several traitorous instructors at Basgiath, Xaden and Violet are separated for most of the book—he’s stationed at a distant outpost, leaving her to handle the treacherous, cutthroat world of the war college on her own. Violet is repeatedly threatened by her new vice commandant, a brutal man who wants to silence her. Although Violet and her dragons continue to model extreme bravery, the novel feels repetitive and more than a little sloppy, leaving obvious questions about the world unanswered. The book is full of action and just as full of plot holes, including scenes that are illogical or disconnected from the main narrative. Secondary characters are ignored until a scene requires them to assist Violet or to be killed in the endless violence that plagues their school.

Unrelenting, and not in a good way.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159972163
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	11/07/2023
Series:	The Empyrean Series
Edition description:	Unabridged

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