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Heir

A #1 Sunday Times bestseller
By Sabaa Tahir
Series: Heir Duology
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Heir is a tour de force of fantasy that will leave readers breathless and boneless and aching for more. — Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1... Read More
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Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir about love, legacy, and vengeance.

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Heir is a tour de force of fantasy that will leave readers breathless and boneless and aching for more. — Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart

Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Sabaa Tahir about love, legacy, and vengeance.

An orphan.

An outcast.

A prince.

And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees.

Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is love of her people that propels her. Until one hotheaded mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite.

Banished from her people for an unforgivable crime, SIRSHA is a down-on-her-luck tracker who uses magic to trace her marks. Destitute, she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Martial Empire. All she has to do is carry out the job and get paid. But when a chance encounter leads to an unexpected attraction, Sirsha learns her mission might cost her far more than she's willing to give up.

QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire and nephew of a venerated empress, but he's loath to take the throne when his aunt steps down. As the son of a reviled emperor, he, better than anyone, understands that power corrupts. When a vicious new enemy threatens the survival of the Empire, Quil must ask himself if he can rise above his tragic lineage and be the heir his people need.

Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir masterfully interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with the burdens of power, the treachery of love, and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed. Get ready for a dark and breathless journey that will captivate readers and that may cost these young people their lives — and their hearts. Literally.

Series: Heir Duology

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  • Heir
    Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author, Sabaa Tahir, about love, legacy, and vengeance. An orphan. An outcast. A prince. And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees. Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old...
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    Empire
    A crumbling empire. An ancient evil. A lost homeland. A lie that could destroy the world. In the crumbling Martial Empire, crown prince Quil Aquilla and his Aunt Helene are losing a battle against the vicious Kegari horde. Quil's armies dwindle, his faith falters, and the woman he loves vanished months ago, leaving him broken-hearted. Torn between his duty to...
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  • Heir
    Heir is a tour de force of fantasy that will leave readers breathless and boneless and aching for more. — Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Sabaa Tahir about love, legacy, and...
    By Sabaa Tahir
    Paperback
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349125565

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: ATOM

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 512

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Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Sabaa Tahir Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Heir Duology

About the Author

SABAA TAHIR is a former newspaper editor who grew up in California's Mojave Desert at her family's eighteen-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, listening to thunderous indie rock, and playing guitar and piano badly. Her #1 New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series has been translated into more than thirty-five languages, and the first book in the series was named one of TIME's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Tahir's most recent novel, All My Rage, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry, and was an instant New York Times bestseller.

Visit Sabaa online at SabaaTahir.com and follow her on Instagram @SabaaTahir and TikTok @SabaaTahirAuthor.

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