Fourth Wing (The Empyrean: Book 1)

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last...

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.

Alliances will be forged. Lives will be lost. Traitors will become allies . . . or even lovers. But sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

'Brutal games, grumpy dragons, sizzling sexual tension . . . a fantasy like you've never read before' — JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT
'As compelling as it is deadly . . . Fourth Wing is dazzling' — NALINI SINGH
'A wild, sexy, rollercoaster of a ride' — MARY E. PEARSON
'Utterly immersive, fiercely romantic, and unforgivably addictive' — LYNETTE NONI

Industry Reviews

Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end. Brutal games, grumpy dragons, complex characters, sizzling sexual tension, magic, and war... A fantasy like you've never read before. - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Utterly immersive, fiercely romantic, and unforgivably addictive, this book is a spectacular masterpiece and my new fantasy obsession. - Lynette Noni
Unputdownable thrill ride with an epic love story. - Tracy Wolff
Fourth Wing is an unforgettable adventure from cover to cover. I cheered, laughed, grinned, and refused to put it down. This expertly crafted romantic fantasy is sure to launch the beginning of a brand-new insatiable fandom! - Lexi Ryan
Buckle up because with non-stop action, sizzling romance, and the BEST DRAGONS EVER, you will not be able to put down Fourth Wing until the last page is turned. It's a wild, sexy, rollercoaster of a ride. - Mary E. Pearson
Dragons and war, passion and power...Fourth Wing is dazzling. Rebecca Yarros has created a world as compelling as it is deadly, and I can't wait to see where she takes it next. - Nalini Singh
Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling . . . readers of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo will
flock to this one. - Booklist (starred review)
Romance author Yarros blends the epic tale of a reluctant dragon rider's coming-of-age with a sexy dark academia aesthetic in her astounding debut fantasy . . . Readers will be spellbound and eager for more. - Publishers Weekly (starred review)