Onyx Storm
Book three of the Empyrean series (2025).
Rebecca Yarros authored the romantic fantasy novel Onyx Storm, which Red Tower Books put out on January 21, 2025.[1] Because of pre-orders, by August 2024 the book had already appeared on bestseller lists.[2]
Quick Facts
- Author
- Rebecca Yarros
- Language
- English
- Series
- The Empyrean
- Release number
- 3
- Genre
- New adult fiction; Fantasy romance
- Publisher
- Red Tower Books (Entangled Publishing)
- Published
- 21 January 2025
- Pages
- 544
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
The cover, designed by Bree Archer and Elizabeth Turner Stokes, was released on July 8, 2024.[3] The release date for the book was set for January 21, 2025, which is more than a year after Iron Flame came out in November 2023.[4][3] Midnight release parties for the launch were held by bookstores such as Books-A-Million, Barnes & Noble, and Waterstones.[5][6] Some fans showed up to these events wearing costumes.[5]
Data provider BookScan reported that Onyx Storm moved 2.7 million copies in its first week after publication, beating every other adult novel from the prior two decades.[5]
What the cited sources add
The Guardian reported that in the UK alone, more than 180,000 copies of Onyx Storm sold on day one of publication.[6] The same source noted there were already more than 125,000 TikToks tagged #OnyxStorm.[6] The TODAY.com article noted that the deluxe edition of Onyx Storm was available for preorder while supplies last.[3] The Denver Post reported that the Empyrean series is planned to include five total books.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Onyx Storm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Rebecca Yarros's 'Onyx Storm' Is Hotter Than Dragon Fire", Cosmopolitan, 11 November 2024; Mulroy, "Want to get into Rebecca Yarros before 'Onyx Storm'? Here's a guide to all her books.", USA TODAY (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Onyx Storm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hartzog, "'Onyx Storm' Is Already a Bestseller -- and Its Deluxe Edition Is Now on Sale", Rolling Stone, 30 August 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Yarros reveals the cover of 'Onyx Storm,' the next book set in the world of 'Fourth Wing'", TODAY.com, 8 July 2024. facts only, no text reused. today.com
- Wikipedia, "Onyx Storm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "It's going to be a minute before we get book 3 of the Empyrean series", EW.com; Bernabe, "'Fourth Wing' author Rebecca Yarros announces title of 3rd book in The Empyrean series", Good Morning America, 28 March 2024; "EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Yarros reveals the cover of 'Onyx Storm,' the next book set in the world of 'Fourth Wing'", TODAY.com, 8 July 2024 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Onyx Storm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mulroy, "Want to get into Rebecca Yarros before 'Onyx Storm'? Here's a guide to all her books.", USA TODAY; Creamer, "Thousands of romantasy fans make midnight dates with new Rebecca Yarros novel", The Guardian, 24 January 2025; Hackett, "Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros review — it's Harry Potter meets the Hunger Games (plus sex)", www.thetimes.com, 22 January 2025; Zamlout, "Onyx Storm Reviving An Exciting Book Release Trend Proves How Huge Fourth Wing Really Is", ScreenRant, 11 October 2024; "Rebecca Yarros shares 'Onyx Storm' sneak peek: Wha en.wikipedia.org
- Creamer, "Thousands of romantasy fans make midnight dates with new Rebecca Yarros novel", The Guardian, 24 January 2025. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wenzel, ""Fourth Wing" is taking the book world by storm. Here's what you need to know about Colorado's Rebecca Yarros and the sequel "Iron Flame"", The Denver Post, 1 November 2023. facts only, no text reused. denverpost.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Onyx Storm (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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