A Reaper at the Gates

A Reaper at the Gates is a young adult fantasy romance novel written by Pakistani-American author Sabaa Tahir. It was published on Jun 12, 2018 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the third book in the An Ember in the Ashes series, preceded by A Torch Against the Night and followed by A Sky Beyond the Storm. The story follows Laia, a Scholar girl, on a mission to defeat the Nightbringer; Elias, the current Soul Catcher, who tries to learn the ways of his new role; and Helene, the Blood Shrike, who tries to defeat the enemies of the Empire. The novel is narrated in the first-person, alternating between the points of view of Laia, Elias and Helene.