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The Battle Drum

Series: The Ending Fire
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Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice. Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens’ Empire. When she is accused of a murder she didn’t commit, she must solve the mystery to save her reign. Her beloved, Sylah, braves new lands to find a solution for the hurricane that... Read More
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The Battle Drum

Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice.

The sequel to the instant SUNDAY TIMES bestselling epic fantasy THE FINAL STRIFE

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Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice.

Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens’ Empire. When she is accused of a murder she didn’t commit, she must solve the mystery to save her reign.

Her beloved, Sylah, braves new lands to find a solution for the hurricane that threatens to destroy her home. But should she sacrifice her old life to raise her sword once more?

The spy, Hassa, finds herself on a trail of crimes in the city. Her search uncovers the true extent of the empire’s atrocities.

The three women find their answers – but at what cost to their world?

Book Two in the Ending Fire Trilogy

‘Epic, gripping, and searing’ Sue Lynn Tan

Series: The Ending Fire

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008450496

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperVoyager

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 448

About the Author

With a DNA profile that lights up like a satellite photograph of earth, Saara El-Arifi's heritage is intrinsically linked to the themes she explores in her writing.

She was raised in the Middle East until her formative years, when her family swapped the Abu Dhabi desert for the English Peak District hills. This change of climate had a significant impact on her growth—not physically, she’s nearly 6ft—and she learned what it was to be Black in a white world.

El-Arifi knew she was a storyteller from the moment she told her first lie. Though her stories have developed beyond the ramblings of a child, she still appreciates the thrill of a well-told tale.

THE FINAL STRIFE is Saara El-Arifi's debut novel, the first part of a trilogy inspired by Ghanaian folklore and Arabian myths.

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