Description: Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final Strife.
"Enchanting, smart, and subversive--this is El-Arifi's masterpiece."--R.F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis This stunning edition includes designed endpapers and a custom case stamp. 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, and divinely blessed to rule. Death will silence me no longer. This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.Review Quotes: "Enchanting, smart, and subversive--this is El-Arifi's masterpiece."--R.F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis
"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, #1 internationally bestselling author of Ariadne"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, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree "A compassionate, beautiful and lustrous insight into Cleopatra. Saara El-Arifi is a master of her craft."--Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne "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, bestselling author of Godkiller "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, author of The Wolf Den "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, bestselling author of Breathless "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, author of Hungerstone "Bold, beautiful, and breathtakingly brilliant, Cleopatra is destined to bring El-Arifi to even greater heights."--Katherine Webber, bestselling co-author of Twin Crowns "Captivating and deeply moving--it will stay with me for a long time."--A. S. Webb, bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos