'Iron Flame' comes out Nov. 7. Where can you get it first in NJ?

Kim Strong, Asbury Park Press
Updated ·2 min read

"Iron Flame" comes out in 22 days.

And the people waiting for this book's release are actually counting.

This second book in a series from Rebecca Yarros is getting the kind of buzz the Harry Potter series received. In fact, it's so highly anticipated that some Barnes & Noble bookstores are opening their doors at 10 p.m. Nov. 6, the day before the actual release. The lines are anticipated to be long.

The first book in the "The Empyrean" series was released in April: "Fourth Wing." The adult fantasy story has spent 22 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list (No. 1 this week).

"Iron Flame" is the much-anticipated second book in a series from Rebecca Yarros, receiving the type of attention that early Harry Potter books had.
"Iron Flame" is the much-anticipated second book in a series from Rebecca Yarros, receiving the type of attention that early Harry Potter books had.

Where can you get an early copy in NJ?

The release is set for midnight, but the parties start at 10 p.m. Nov. 6. Here's where you can find the event:

Barnes & Noble, 44 Brick Plaza, Brick, NJ, Phone: 732-255-6600.

Barnes & Noble, Towne Place at Garden State Park, 911 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, NJ. Phone: 856-486-1492.

The stories will have giveaways and games.

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What is 'Iron Flame' about?

The protagonist is Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old dragon rider.

From the author's website, this is the description:

"Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College — Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

"Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is – unless she betrays the man she loves.

"Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules."

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Iron Flame follows Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing on Nov. 7 in NJ