The Battle Drum

Hardback Published on: 25/05/2023
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Bookseller Reviews

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The Battle Drum
One of my most anticipated releases of the year and Saara El-Arifi has done it again!
Saara has written a most marvellous sequel! Weaving complex, deep character relationships and connections in such a tender, intense and exhilarating way... READ MORE
Filipa
The Battle Drum
The next big thing in epic fantasy!
A brilliant sequel to The Final Strife that picks up right where the last book ends as you are thrust into a land across the sea and away from The Warden's... READ MORE
Alfie at Ashford
The Battle Drum
One of the best sequels in recent fantasy!
I have been anticipating this sequel ever since I finished The Final Strife as an ARC last year, and it did not disappoint! Such a fantastic sequel - no si... READ MORE
Millie at Colchester

Synopsis

Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice.

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • ISBN: 9780008450458
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 39 mm
  • Weight: 680g
  • Languages: English

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The Battle Drum
Feast on this fantasy series
Enjoyable fantasy series. This is the second book in a fantasy saga; probably best read in order, with at least one more book to come. This second book con... READ MORE
Peter Thorburn
The Battle Drum
Another great story from the Empire!
Saara El-Arifi follows on from the Final Strife with another wonderfully woven tale. The world building continues to be rich and imaginative and the new ... READ MORE
Bec Smith
The Battle Drum
I liked it but...
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi is the hotly anticipated sequel to The Final Strife that took bookstagram by storm last year. I was intrigued by the fi... READ MORE
Jess Ford
The Battle Drum
A True Fantasy Phenomenon That Deserves So Much Hype
‘I am the empire’s hassa beetle,’she thought. And like the predator she was, she roamed through her lair. My favourite fantasy read of 2023 was ’The Final... READ MORE
Charlotte Watkins
The Battle Drum
An incredible sequel to an amazing series
The Battle Drum follows on from where The Final Strife left off and I loved every second of it. If you haven’t read this series yet, get on it! I was inve... READ MORE
Lauren Gudgeon
The Battle Drum
Addictive and fresh
An incredible sequel to The Final Strife. Packed full of action, emotion and determination, Sylah and Anoor continue to uncover the secrets of the Empire. ... READ MORE
Alice Napthine
The Battle Drum
great continuation of a great story
A good continuation to a great book - we find ourselves following our man characters as they may navigate their way through a corrupt world in attempt to m... READ MORE
Lisa Niblock
The Battle Drum
A good second book of a trilogy
The book starts with a résumé of the previous book, done as oral history in the style of the griots who are the storytellers of this world. This brings you... READ MORE
Nicola Bennett
The Battle Drum
A fabulous follow up to Final Strife
As the second part of the Ending Fire trilogy ‘The Battle Drum’ picks up where ‘The Final Strife’ left us and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. A book that ... READ MORE
Jane Dolman
The Battle Drum
Incredible book!
The Battle Drum follows on from where The Final Strife left off and I loved every second of it. If you haven’t read this series yet, get on it! I was inve... READ MORE
Lauren Gudgeon
The Battle Drum
Highly recommended
it was brilliant, a marvellous travel into another world since the first pages. The First Strife was like being punched and loving it, this is even more po... READ MORE
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