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Vengeance, alchemy, and forbidden love: can Wren save the realms?

Iron & Embers

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  • Hardcover

    544 pages

  • Release Date

    13 May 2025

Summary

Wren Embervale, alchemist-turned-assassin, finds solace in only one thing: seeking vengeance for the death of her friends from wars past. But when an unknown form of alchemy is used to attack a king of the war-torn midrealms, Wren is charged with finding a cure for the strange new poison. Offered a place at the ancient alchemy academy of Drevenor, she must claim her spot by conquering the Gauntlet.

Yet the biggest threat of all might come from the man assigned to protect her, Torj Eld…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035069880
ISBN-10:1035069881
Author:Helen Scheuerer
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Tor Bramble
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:544
Release Date:13 May 2025
Weight:796g
Dimensions:51mm x 164mm x 243mm
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Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer - ISBN: 9781035069880
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Iron & Embers was one of my favorite reads of 2025. Helen doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities of the aftermath of war, and I loved the care and deep respect Wren and Torj have for each other. Torj’s gentle patience and touch-her-and-die energy kept me reading late into the night, while Wren is a fascinating, fierce FMC I couldn’t help but root for. I can’t wait to dive into book 2! – Stacia Stark, author of A Court This Cruel & Lovely
Fast-paced, gripping, and devastatingly romantic. A perfect balance between rich, alchemy-fueled fantasy and a delicious slow burn romance. Wren is a force to be reckoned with – and so is Helen Scheuerer – Penn Cole, New York Times bestselling author of Spark of the Everflame
With epic adventure, this is a romantasy that ticks all boxes for fans of the genre – The Sun
With intrigue, betrayal, and high-stakes drama woven into every page, Scheuerer delivers a fantasy novel that ticks all the boxes. A captivating blend of magic, revenge, and forbidden attraction, Iron & Embers is an exhilarating fantasy debut. * Voice Magazine *
Torj Elderbrock has ruined all other book boyfriends for me . . . Iron & Embers has rocketed its way up to the top of my fantasy series list and now I need book two STAT! – The Debut Digest
Blood & Steel is an emotional masterpiece … romantasy fans will love this enthralling tale of a plucky young woman desperate to prove herself, make her mark, and leave her legacy in a world stacked against her – Meg Cowley, USA Today bestselling author of Flight of Sorcery and Shadow on Blood & Steel
Blood & Steel is the kind of book that grabs you by the heart and pulls you in for a glorious all nighter … if you like enemies to lovers, found family, training sequences and stories packed full of steam you’re going to devour this just like I did – Sacha Black, bestselling author of Keepers on Blood & Steel

About The Author

Helen Scheuerer

Helen Scheuerer is the fantasy author of the bestselling series, The Oremere Chronicles, the Curse of the Cyren Queen quartet and The Legends of Thezmarr. Her work has been highly praised for its strong, flawed female characters and its action-packed plots. Helen’s love of writing and books led her to pursue a creative writing degree and a Master’s in Publishing. She has been a full-time author since 2018 and now lives amidst the mountains in New Zealand where she is constantly dreaming up new stories.

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