The Battle Drum
by Saara El-Arifi
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Pub Date 25 May 2023 | Archive Date 15 Jun 2023
HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction | HarperVoyager
Description
The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling series continues…
Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice.
Three women seek the truth of the empire's past in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by Africa and Arabia. The truth they find has the power to ignite a war.
Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens' Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn't commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil. She must solve the mystery and clear her name without the support of her beloved, Sylah.
Sylah braves new lands to find a solution for the hurricane that threatens to destroy her home. But in finding answers, she must make a decision, does she sacrifice her old life in order to raise up her sword once more?
Hassa's web of secrets grows ever thicker as she finds herself on a trail of crimes in the city. Her searching uncovers the extent of the atrocities of the empire's past and present. Now, she must guard both her heart and her land.
The three women find their answers, but they're not the answers they wanted. The drumbeat of change thrums throughout the world.
And it sings a song of war.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780008450472 |
| PRICE | £5.49 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 400 |
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Featured Reviews
Alexandra H, Reviewer
Saara El-Arifi is never going to stop blowing my damn mind. This was the PERFECT continuation from The Final Strife. The first chapter got straight into it, and from then on I was hooked.
The Battle Drum provided some of the most intriguing, truly unanticipated twists I’ve come across while reading fantasy. I’ve had to read this again after knowing some of the twist’s because they were so unexpected, I knew El-Arifi hinted at them, but my brain isn’t smart enough to put the hints together the first time around 😂
The created world was beautiful, the new places we encountered were described with such lyrical expertise that you could see the world falling piece by piece into your mind. The intricacies of the world building, character development, and the use of perfectly intertwined plot lines throughout this novel have worked beautifully to paint the picture of the world and allowed us to fully enjoy the complexities of each characters journey. I found myself often mind screaming at the characters not to make certain actions, I was thoroughly enthralled. If I had to give a comparison for the level of world building skill this book has, I’d say think along the lines of The Poppy War or An Ember in the ashes.
Saara El-Arifi should be a household name for epic fantasy lovers, both The Final Strife and The Battle Drum are works of art.
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