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Elias excels at the Empire’s military academy but wants to leave. Before he can desert, he must enter a brutal contest. Its winner will become emperor. Laia belongs to the Scholars, a people long enslaved by the Warriors. After her brother’s arrest for treason, she seeks the rebels’ help. They demand that she enter the academy as their spy. In return, they will help free her brother.

Their meeting draws Elias and Laia into a shared struggle. They discover a bond neither had expected. Their choices could shape the Empire’s fate. Sabaa Tahir’s fantasy novel for young adults explores courage under harsh rule. Love, loyalty and the search for freedom drive its story.

This is the first volume in the Elias și spioana Cărturarilor series.