launched a YA fantasy tetralogy whose first three novels have sold more than 405K print copies. The series concludes with
A Sky Beyond the Storm, #9 in children’s frontlist fiction, which, like the other installments, addresses weighty subjects, such as the way a benign regime can turn authoritarian, seemingly overnight. In a prepub interview with
PW, the author explained that while her books do not shy away from depicting the horrors of war, hope “is a driving force” of the series, especially in its final installment. “I heard a lot from readers about how in the past four years, and particularly since the pandemic began, they struggled to find hope,” Tahir said. “So I tried to explore that theme in the book.” Her virtual tour included a December 7 conversation with author Tochi Onyebuchi (