'Fourth Wing' author Rebecca Yarros apologizes after Colorado Avalanche sale draws intense interest

John Wenzel, The Denver Post on Aug 21, 2025

Published in Hockey

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DENVER — More than 30,000 fans of top-selling Colorado author Rebecca Yarros rushed this week to buy VIP tickets to a themed Colorado Avalanche night in her honor. But so many were shut out that Yarros posted a public apology and vowed to bring it back next year.

“I’m so sorry that yesterday’s sale for Fourth Wing Night with the Avalanche was so frustrating,” she wrote in a statement, referring to the Aug. 19 sale date. “I know how much time many of you invested.”

The Nov. 13 event at Ball Arena is scheduled to include special jerseys for fans. The jersey features a custom seal that combines the Denver NHL team’s logo with stylized imagery inspired by Yarros’ book cover for “Fourth Wing.” A special Avalanche Edition of “Fourth Wing,” sporting a maroon cover and the same seal, will also be part of the package, Yarros said in an Aug. 18 Facebook video.

The VIP package includes a book signing with Yarros, “along with some other fun things,” she said in the video. “As a Colorado girl, this is really a dream come true.”

A portion of each package (and her royalties from the Avalanche Edition) will be given to benefit The Ehlers-Danlos Society, which supports people diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes that cause tissue disorders. Yarros herself was diagnosed with hypermobile EDS in her early twenties.

A self-described hockey mom who’s based in Colorado Springs, Yarros has spent dozens of months atop New York Times best-sellers lists with titles from her Empyrean series, such as “Fourth Wing,” “Onyx Storm,” and “Iron Flame.” As the leading voice in the romantasy (romance + fantasy) literary genre, her author events and public speaking engagements draw thousands of fans who often line up many hours in advance.

That seemed to be the case before tickets to the Fourth Wing night went on sale Aug. 19 via Ticketmaster. Resale seats are currently available for prices ranging from $64 to $453.15.

The Nov. 13 game against the Buffalo Sabers has a precedent in Boston, where the Boston Red Sox are planning a Fourth Wing Night on Sept. 3 during a game against the Cleveland Guardians. That event includes a “limited-edition Fourth Wing and Red Sox replica flight jacket,” according to MLB.com, with Yarros in attendance.

“I’m always humbled by the enthusiasm of Empyrean readers,” she said in her Colorado Avalanche-related statement, “but we never expected the interest to be quite so high. … For those who weren’t able to get one, don’t despair: we will do this again next year with more tickets available!”

Ball Arena has a seating capacity of 18,007 for Avs games, according to owner Kroenke Sports Entertainment, versus 19,099 for Denver Nuggets basketball games and varying amounts for concerts and other events.

Yarros is also scheduled to make a public appearance on Sept. 6 in Denver when she is inducted into the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame.