A quick guide to Iron Flame: Spicy chapters & other FAQs
Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) synopsis/blurb:
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden Riorson
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.
But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.
Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.
WARNING: The below article is filled with major spoilers for Fourth Wing. If you haven’t read that yet, definitely avoid reading this any further!
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FAQs about Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
If you haven’t read Fourth Wing, the first book yet, I would advise stopping reading here, as below you’ll find spoilers for the first book of the Empyrean series.
Note: If you are trying to avoid Iron Flame spoilers, it’d be best to refrain from reading below. This is your final warning.
What are the spicy chapters in Iron Flame?
Want to skip straight to the spice or avoid it altogether? Here is where you can find the Iron Flame spicy chapters.
Chapter 12 (kissing)
Chapter 27
Chapter 37
Chapter 48
Chapter 60 (steamy, not explicit)
Whose dragon is Solas in Fourth Wing?
Whose dragon is Solas in Fourth Wing? Solas is the new Vice Commandant’s one-eyed orange daggertail dragon.
Who is Sloane?
Sloane is Liam Mairi’s younger sister.
What is the release date of Iron Flame?
The release date was the 7th of November 2023.
What is the reading order of The Empyrean series?
Reading Order:
Book #1: Fourth Wing
Book #2: Iron Flame
Book #3: Onyx Storm
Love a cheeky spoilers guide? Click here to get the inside scoop on Onyx Storm.
What are venin in Fourth Wing, and what should we expect in Iron Flame?
Venin are described in Fourth Wing as people who tap into a source of magic without a dragon or gryphon to channel and become corrupted by dark magic. They create flocks of winged creatures called wyverns. They scourge the land of all magic in the thirst for more power.
They aren’t able to attack Navarre because their wards make all non-dragon magic impossible.
What are wyverns?
Violet narrates that wyverns are “Kind of like dragons but bigger, with two feet instead of four, a mane of razor sharp feathers streaking down their necks, and a taste for humans. Unlike dragons who think we’re a little gamey.”
Fables also say that venin created them to compete with dragons, yet except channeling power from them, they channel power into them.
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (if you haven’t already read it yet!)
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Divine Rivals | Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Historical fantasy romance, slow-burn rivals to lovers).
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