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Cleopatra

Pages
352
Published
2026
Language
English

Synopsis

Saara El-Arifi reimagines the life of Egypt’s most famous queen through her own eyes. Moving past the labels of seductress and witch, this story follows a ruler determined to protect her children and her kingdom from those who would see her fall. It is a look at the woman behind the myth, focusing on her political skill and the divine power she claimed as her own.

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About the author

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Saara El-Arifi

Saara El-Arifi is a British author of fantasy and historical fiction, born in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and raised there before her family relocated to Sheffield, England. She is best known for The Final Strife (2022), the opening novel of the Ending Fire trilogy inspired by West African and Arabian mythology, and for Faebound (2024), the first book of a romantasy trilogy that became a number-one Sunday Times bestseller. After a decade working in marketing and communications, she completed a master's degr...

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