Through the Embers of Chaos: Balkan Journeys is a nonfiction book by Irish author Dervla Murphy, detailing her travels through the Balkans.

[3] Steve Crawshaw of The Independent panned the book, particularly Murphy's repeated "reluctance to address context".

[2] The Guardian's Matthew Collin noted that Murphy's likability makes it easier for readers to get through the book's "relentless barrage of facts, acronyms and grim vignettes".

[1] In a review for the Library Journal, Melinda Stivers Leach praised the book as "both highly educational and deeply inspiring".

[4] The Irish Times' Owen Dawson also gave the book a positive review, concluding: "This is Murphy at her best – entertaining, observant, informed and, above all else, thoroughly human.