Sabaa Tahir
Sabaa Tahir is a Pakistani-American[1] young adult novelist best known for her New York Times-bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and its sequels.[2]
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Genre | Fantasy |
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Two of her novels, An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night, were listed among Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time in 2020.[3]
Life
Tahir grew up in the Mojave Desert in Ridgecrest, California with her parents and two older brothers.[1] Her parents emigrated from Pakistan to the United Kingdom before moving their family to the United States.[1] She attended UCLA, during which time she interned at The Washington Post. After graduation, she took a job there as a copy editor.[4] She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
Bibliography
An Ember in the Ashes
- An Ember in the Ashes (2015)
- A Torch Against the Night (2016)
- A Reaper at the Gates (2018)
- A Sky Beyond the Storm (2020)
An Ember in the Ashes Graphic Novel Prequel
- A Thief Among the Trees (2020)
- A Spark Within the Forge (2022)
- TBA
Standalones
- All My Rage (2022)
References
- "'A Torch Against the Night' author Sabaa Tahir lights fantasy with dark true-life tales". EW.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- "Sabaa Tahir | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time". Time. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- Diaz, Shelley. "Chatting with Sabaa Tahir, SLJTeen Live! 2018 Keynote Speaker". School Library Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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