The Battle Drum

Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice: Three women seek the truth of the empire’s past. And the truth they find will have the power to ignite a war, in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by the myths of Africa and Arabia. “[A] riveting high-fantasy series . . . intense and compelling.”— Booklist AN AUTOSTRADDLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens’ Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn’t commit, her r