An enthralling, groundbreaking reimagining of an iconic queen, from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author
'Enchanting, smart, and subversive – El-Arifi’s masterpiece' R. F. KUANG'Lush world-building and lyrical prose burn brightly on every page' JENNIFER SAINT
'Addictive and entertaining' STYLIST
'An extraordinary achievement’ SAMANTHA SHANNON
YOU KNOW MY NAME.
BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.
Your historians call me seductress, but I was ever in love's thrall.
Your playwrights speak of witchcraft, but my talents came from the gods themselves.
Your poets sing of my bloodlust, but I was always protecting my children.
How wilfully they refuse to concede that a woman could be powerful, strategic, divinely blessed to rule.
Death will silence me no longer.
This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.
From one of the most remarkable and acclaimed storytellers of her generation, the #1 bestselling author of FAEBOUND and THE FINAL STRIFE, this epic and groundbreaking new novel shows us Cleopatra on her own terms.
Saara El-Arifi's book 'Cursebound' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-02-17.
Genre: Fantasy
Praise for this book
"Vividly realized and skillfully unraveled, El-Arifi's Cleopatra is as insightful as it is engrossing. It brings Aa sorely needed new light." - Kat Dunn
"Saara El-Arifi's passion for and deep knowledge of her subject are always apparent, giving Cleopatra's famous story a new and unique twist." - Elodie Harper
"Saara El-Arifi is true brilliance, and this book cements her as one of the most prolific and important writers of the moment." - Hannah Kaner
"Enchanting, smart, and subversive - this is El-Arifi's masterpiece." - R F Kuang
"Epic in scope but fine in detail, Cleopatra is a searing, masterful depiction of this incredible queen. This novel establishes El-Arifi as the voice of a generation." - Amy McCulloch
"Lush world-building and lyrical prose . . . Cleopatra's fascinating life is portrayed on her own terms, as readers have never encountered her before." - Jennifer Saint
"An extraordinary achievement that raises Cleopatra from the sands of time and liberates her from the judgment of men, granting her dignity and humanity." - Samantha Shannon
"A compassionate, beautiful and lustrous insight into Cleopatra. Saara El-Arifi is a master of her craft." - Tasha Suri
"Captivating and deeply moving - it will stay with me for a long time." - A S Webb
"Bold, beautiful, and breathtakingly brilliant, Cleopatra is destined to bring El-Arifi to even greater heights." - Katherine Webber
"Saara El-Arifi's passion for and deep knowledge of her subject are always apparent, giving Cleopatra's famous story a new and unique twist." - Elodie Harper
"Saara El-Arifi is true brilliance, and this book cements her as one of the most prolific and important writers of the moment." - Hannah Kaner
"Enchanting, smart, and subversive - this is El-Arifi's masterpiece." - R F Kuang
"Epic in scope but fine in detail, Cleopatra is a searing, masterful depiction of this incredible queen. This novel establishes El-Arifi as the voice of a generation." - Amy McCulloch
"Lush world-building and lyrical prose . . . Cleopatra's fascinating life is portrayed on her own terms, as readers have never encountered her before." - Jennifer Saint
"An extraordinary achievement that raises Cleopatra from the sands of time and liberates her from the judgment of men, granting her dignity and humanity." - Samantha Shannon
"A compassionate, beautiful and lustrous insight into Cleopatra. Saara El-Arifi is a master of her craft." - Tasha Suri
"Captivating and deeply moving - it will stay with me for a long time." - A S Webb
"Bold, beautiful, and breathtakingly brilliant, Cleopatra is destined to bring El-Arifi to even greater heights." - Katherine Webber
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