The Empyrean

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Name: The Empyrean
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Creator: Rebecca Yarros
Date(s): 2023-
Medium: books
Country of Origin: USA
External Links: Wikipedia article
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The Empyrean is a book series by Rebecca Yarros. As of early 2024 it has two books, Fourth Wing and Iron Flame (both published 2023).

It is often held up as a defining example of the Romantasy genre, along with the works of Sarah J. Maas.

Books

The novels follow Violet Sorrengail and her journey to joining the Rider quadrant.

The author has stated that Violet canonically has Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, though it is not named in the novels.

Fandom

There are 485 works for the series on AO3 as of March 11, 2024.

Shipping

The most popular ship is Violet/Xaden. Rarepairs include Violet/Liam.

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Xaden Riorson thought he had figured out how to survive in this place. Now in his final year at Basgiath War College, he’s risen to the rank of Wingleader. He is focused on one thing: getting every kid of the rebellion bonded to a dragon. Then the real work can begin.
But he hadn’t counted on Violet Sorrengail, the General’s daughter, entering the Rider’s Quadrant. She’s not supposed to be here and she’s about to throw every plan he has made into chaos. Can he trust her? And more importantly, can he trust himself?
It took only a few minutes for Violet to figure out what purpose she served.
No one said it out loud—not yet, but they’d get there—but they kept throwing out words like formalizing alliances and uniting two groups, and she understood.
Violet was a sacrificial lamb, and Xaden Riorson was the wolf, and her slaughter would be their marriage.
Or, what would’ve happened if Violet went to Liam instead of Xaden that night Tairn was woohoo-ing Sgaeyl.

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