Library of Congress. National Book Festival (U.S.), sponsoring body. moving image eng Taking place years before Sabaa Tahir's bestselling series, "An Ember in the Ashes," "A Thief Among the Trees" (Archaia) is a standalone original graphic novel and a prequel to all that follows. The novel concerns three young military recruits: Elias, Helene and Tavi, during their brutal training as soldiers for the Martial Empire. Group name: 2020 National Book Festival: Teens. Sabaa Tahir. Recorded on 2020-09-25. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcwebcasts.s044_a049_Tahir_Final