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In the first book of a visionary African and Arabian-inspired fantasy trilogy, three women band together against a cruel Empire that divides people by blood.
 
  
Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control.
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''The Final Strife'' by Saara El-Arifi is an adult fantasy novel, originally published June 23, 2022.
 
 
Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance.
 
 
 
Clear is the blood of the servants, of the crushed, of the invisible.
 
 
 
Sylah dreams of days growing up in the resistance, being told she would spark a revolution that would free the Empire from the red-blooded ruling classes’ tyranny. That spark was extinguished the day she watched her family murdered before her eyes.
 
 
 
Anoor has been told she’s nothing, no one, a disappointment by the only person who matters: her mother, the most powerful ruler in the Empire. But dust always rises in a storm.
 
 
 
Hassa moves through the world unseen by upper classes, so she knows what it means to be invisible. But invisibility has its uses: It can hide the most dangerous of secrets, secrets that can reignite a revolution.
 
 
 
As the Empire begins a set of trials of combat and skill designed to find its new leaders, the stage is set for blood to flow, power to shift, and cities to burn.
 
  
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
  
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*Blood
<li>Blood</li>
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*Child abuse
<li>Racism (fantasy)</li>
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*Drug abuse/addiction
<li>Drug abuse</li>
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*Fatphobia
<li>Child abuse</li>
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*Food restriction
<li>Violence</li>
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*Racism (fantasy)
<li>Fatphobia</li>
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*Violence
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==Representation==
 
==Representation==
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
  
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*Queer-normative world*
<li>Queer-normative world*</li>
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*Black bisexual main character
<li>Black bisexual main character</li>
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*Black lesbian main character
<li>Black lesbian main character</li>
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*F/F relationship (main characters)*
<li>F/F relationship (main characters)*</li>
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*Black trans side character*
<li>Black trans side character*</li>
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*Black non-binary side character*
<li>Black non-binary side character*</li>
 
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==
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The Final Strife
Cover of The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
Author(s) Saara El-Arifi
Published June 23, 2022
Publisher Harper Voyager
Genre(s) Fantasy
Age group Adult


The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi is an adult fantasy novel, originally published June 23, 2022.

Trigger Warnings

  • Blood
  • Child abuse
  • Drug abuse/addiction
  • Fatphobia
  • Food restriction
  • Racism (fantasy)
  • Violence

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Queer-normative world*
  • Black bisexual main character
  • Black lesbian main character
  • F/F relationship (main characters)*
  • Black trans side character*
  • Black non-binary side character*

Tropes

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