An Ember in the Ashes'Keeps one reading long after the lights should have been out'' Robin Hobb Read the explosive New York Times bestselling debut that''s captivated readers worldwide. Set to be a major motion picture, An Ember in the Ashes is the book everyone is talking about. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. When Laia''s grandparents are brutally murdered and her brother arrested for treason by the empire, the only people she has left to turn to