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The Holes novel has a movie made from it with the same plot. Rarely do movies keep the exact same plot as the novel/s they are based off of but in this case readers and viewer who have seen and read both could not tell the difference.
The themes present in this story include: The power of fate to determine events; the benefits of friendship; the destructive nature of cruelty; the importance of history in everyday life.
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An Ember in the Ashes is currently book 1 of 4 in the “An Ember in the Ashes” series with the sequel being “A Torch Against the Night” followed by “Reaper at the Gates”, & finally “A Sky Beyond the Storm”.
The series is set in a world inspired by Ancient Rome & Middle-East Mythology, fusing these 2 cultures to create an unforgettable story.