Fourth Wing
May 2023 · The Empyrean Book 1 · Sold by Entangled: Red Tower Books
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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
"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
Ratings and reviews
4,6
624 reviews
Richard Thomas
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30 November 2023
interesting premises. School / trials are fun story tools/clichés that I always enjoy, but I expect characters to evolve and develop from their challenges. the magic is a delight. The characters are 100% written as tell not show. the characters are 1-dimensional clichés, maybe mentally deficient... we are TOLD fragile, best friend, struggling, etc. but not shown. for as many pages as this book has, it's a lot of nothing. it's a quick, simple read that enjoyable for what it is. I can enjoy a wide variety of genres through my visual media; however, when I choose to read, I like to be challenged, see intricate development, novel words, or clever prose. this book, is not for me🤷🏼♂️
Mindy kay
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20 October 2023
I read probably to much fantasy and YA fantasy. There are a few times where I don't finish books because the writing loses me, this is one of those times. The premise of the book was so good, and the world building was so promising... But then I started to struggle, I wanted to skiped parts but stuck with it. For me the writing was all over the place and character growth was not there for me... Unfortunately this is one of those books that I didn't finish. It was hard to listen to descriptions and actions of beings that are supposed to be so intelligent, majestic and emotionally aware... I was frustrated that they didn't have any more depth than the children characters she was portraying. I'm glad many people enjoy this book. Writing is truely a challenging endeavor. Not every writer is for everyone.
Darina
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21 February 2025
I had high hopes for this book, as a fantasy enthusiast, but I got a little over halfway through before having to quit out of sheer frustration for having wasted time on this sad excuse of a novel. The story had so much potential, but was executed poorly. As the reader, we are constantly reminded about how small, frail, and weak the main character is, even though it hardly hinders her ability to defend herself. And when she can't defend herself, her love-interest is always there to save her, or she cheats by poisoning her classmates. The "enemies-to-lovers" trope was so predictable that it felt unsatisfying to read. The way Violet would objectify the male characters made me feel like I was reading poorly written smut on Wattpad. There was no romantic tension/build up whatsoever.
About the author
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, with multiple starred Publishers Weekly reviews and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year. She loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for over twenty years. She’s the mother of six children, and is currently surviving the teenage years with two of her four hockey-playing sons. When she’s not writing, you can find her at the hockey rink or sneaking in some guitar time while guzzling coffee. She and her family live in Colorado with their stubborn English bulldogs, two feisty chinchillas, and a Maine Coon cat named Artemis, who rules them all.
Having fostered then adopted their youngest daughter, 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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