Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2)
Rebecca Yarros
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· 884 ratings · 512 pages · Published: 07 Nov 2023
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.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Fourth Wing
Book #2 Iron Flame
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- fantasy 60
- military 57
- war 56
- magic 50
- tortured hero 49
- disabilities & scars 47
- new adult 46
- competent heroine 43
- take-charge heroine 42
- first person pov 41
- enemies to lovers 37
- gifted/super-heroine 37
- warlord/commander hero 36
- alpha male 34
- royal hero 34
- high fantasy 33
- angst 33
- tortured heroine 32
- possessive hero 31
- college 29
- independent heroine 28
- m-f romance 28
- height difference 26
- grumpy/cold hero 24
- sassy heroine 24
- dangerous heroine 23
- warrior heroine 23
- abduction 21
- vengeance 20
- fighter hero 20
- political/court intrigue 19
- forced proximity 18
- monsters 18
- found family 15
- bad boys 14
- other man/woman 13
- good grovel 13
- hurt/comfort 13
- paranormal 10
- class difference 9
- male pov 5
- second chances 5
- survival 4
- mystery 3
- men in uniform 1
- famous heroine 1
- betrayal 1
- slow burn 1
- caretaking 1
- love triangle 1
- sleuth heroine 1
- bodyguard/protector hero 1
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- death / grief 41
- animal death 30
- abuse 29
- torture of mcs 24
- mental trauma 19
- torture of side characters 18
- third party abuse 17
- graphic violence 6
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