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Fourth Wing

By Rebecca Yarros
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A #1 New York Times bestseller • TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award Winner • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023

"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."Booklist, starred review

"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


Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Fourth Wing
Book #2 Iron Flame

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4.5
“Wow je pensais jamais le finir au début du mois. Finalement j'ai décidé de l'écouter et ca c'est très bien fait. J'ai aimé l'histoire en général (dragon, école, pouvoir magique, etc.), mais je suis incapable des constante pensée de Violet à propos du beau Xaden. Yo le monde meurt autour d'elle et elle pense juste à la bittas de Xaden. J'pense pas lire la suite, mais je vais quand même demander à alextheelf de m'expliquer ce qui se passe haha. Mettons je lirais la suite de Red Rising avant la suite de Forth Wing. D'après moi ca va être notre meilleur club de lecture ce soir!”
“I absolutely loved Fourth Wing! Listening to the graphic audiobook made the experience even more incredible — it truly felt like I was inside the world with the characters. The book is a masterpiece, and the slow burn + tension between Xaden and Violet was perfect. I enjoyed every single moment and was giggling and kicking my legs in excitement in their scenes. The world-building was so well done, and I completely fell in love with the dragons — especially Tairn! His sarcasm and witty comebacks made me laugh so much, and I always looked forward to his scenes. Andarna was absolutely adorable — I just wanted to hug her! As for the characters… Dean? Absolutely insufferable. I couldn’t stand him from the beginning . he's a bitch and what he did near the end? Yeah, that erased any tiny chance of redemption for me. But Liam? I adored him. His friendship with Violet was one of the purest things in the story, and it meant so much. it's been my honor. i sobbed my heart out and can't move on 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔 The ending? Mind-blowing. So many plot twists hit me at once, and I was left speechless in the best way. This book was everything I hoped for — intense, emotional, magical — and I can’t wait to start the next one!!!”

About Rebecca Yarros

Rebecca Yarros is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over twenty novels including Fourth Wing and In the Likely Event. She’s the recipient of the British Book Award for Book of the Year and the Alex Award from the American Library Association. She loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for over twenty years. As the mother of six, when she’s not writing, you can find her at the hockey rink or sneaking in some guitar time. She and her family live in Colorado with their stubborn English bulldogs, two feisty chinchillas, and two cats who rule them all.

Having fostered then adopted their youngest, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system through her nonprofit, One October, which she co-founded with her husband in 2019. To learn more about their mission to better the lives of kids in foster care, visit www.oneoctober.org.

To catch up on Rebecca’s latest releases and upcoming novels visit www.RebeccaYarros.com.

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