The Final Strife: Book One of the Ending Fire Trilogy - Saara El-arifi
\nIn the first book of a visionary fantasy trilogy with its roots in the mythology of Africa and Arabia that sings of rebellion, love, and the courage it takes to stand up to tyranny (Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree), three women band together against a cruel empire that divides people by blood. \nA game-changing new voice in epic fantasy . . . There are no Chosen Ones here, only bad choices and blood.--Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne \n \nONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, Autostraddle \n \nRed is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control. \nBlue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance. \nClear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible. \n \nSylah 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. \n \nAnoor 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 when Sylah and Anoor meet, a fire burns between them that could consume the kingdom--and their hearts. \n \nHassa 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. And when she joins forces with Sylah and Anoor, together these grains of sand will become a storm. \n \nAs 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. \n \nBook One of The Ending Fire Trilogy\n