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Onyx Storm
by Rebecca Yarros
Published
Jan 21, 2025
Length
544 pages
Sources checked
3
Book overview
What to know about this book
The third Empyrean novel, following Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, continues Violet Sorrengail’s dragon-rider story beyond Basgiath and deeper into the series conflict.
Reading context
A continuation book for readers already invested in Violet, Xaden, and the Empyrean world.
Onyx Storm is not a clean entry point. Its value is in continuing the plot pressure from the first two books: dragon-rider politics, romance stakes, outside alliances, and the larger war moving beyond school walls.
Why readers may care
- Best fit after reading Fourth Wing and Iron Flame in order.
- Keeps the romantasy blend of dragons, military academy fallout, and relationship tension.
- Useful for readers deciding whether to continue the Empyrean series before later books arrive.
Before you pick it up
- This page avoids plot spoilers; deeper ending questions should be handled separately.
- Readers who disliked the pacing or cliffhangers of earlier Empyrean books may have the same concern here.
Sources checked
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