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Saara El-Arifi
El-Arifi at the British Library in 2023
Born
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Education
Years active2022–present
Websitewww.saaraelarifi.com

Saara El-Arifi is a British fantasy author. Her debut novel, The Final Strife, was published in 2022 by Del Rey Books in the United States and HarperVoyager in the United Kingdom.[1] It is the first in the Ending Fire trilogy, which draws inspiration from West African and Arabian mythology, and was selected as one of Amazon's best books of 2022.[2]

Life and career

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El-Arifi was raised in Abu Dhabi before relocating to Sheffield with her family.[3] She is of Sudanese and Ghanaian descent. Her father was Muslim and her mother was raised Christian.[4]

Her career as an author began in 2022 with the publication of The Final Strife, represented by Juliet Mushens of Mushens Entertainment.[5] Faebound, the first in a new romantasy trilogy,[6][7] was published in 2024 and became an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller.[8] The novel was also longlisted for the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2024.[9] In 2023, rights to El-Arifi's next two projects, Cleopatra and The Queen of Sheba, were acquired by the Borough Press.[10]

Cleopatra was published in February 2026 by Harper Collins and tells the story of Cleopatra VII, opening at the moment she discovers she is Pharaoh of Egypt.[11]

El-Arifi holds a BA (Hons) in Theatre Studies from the University of Kent[12] and an MA in African Studies from the SOAS University of London.[13]

Bibliography

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The Ending Fire Trilogy

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Source:[14]

The Faebound Trilogy

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  • Faebound (2024)
  • Cursebound (2025)[15]
  • Earthbound (coming out August 2026)[16]

Standalone

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  • Cleopatra (2026)[17]

References

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  1. ↑ Cowdrey, Katherine. "Double six-figure deals for African-inspired epic fantasy debut" The Bookseller, 8 July 2020
  2. ↑ Fiorillo, Katherine. "The 20 best books of 2022 so far, according to Amazon editors". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  3. ↑ Wright, Jonathan (2024-01-24). "Reimagining fantasy: meet one of the brightest new stars of the genre". SFX. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  4. ↑ "Saara El-Arifi on the Inspiration Behind The Final Strife". Waterstones.com. 2022-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Saara El-Arifi's Signs 2 Six-Figure Deals for Her Debut Novel The Final Strife". brittlepaper.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 – Open Book, Madeleine Grey". BBC. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  7. ↑ "The best fantasy novels to read". Good Housekeeping. 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  8. ↑ Hackett, Laura (2024-04-29). "Why young women love book boxes — the craze shaking up publishing". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  9. ↑ Wood, Heloise (2024-05-09). "TikTok unveils new partnership with National Literacy Trust". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  10. ↑ Bayley, Sian. "Borough Press pre-empts two literary historical novels by El-Arifi" The Bookseller, 16 October 2023
  11. ↑ El-Arifi, Saara (2026-02-27). "Scholar, seductress, alchemist: who was the real Cleopatra?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  12. ↑ Shukla, Nils (2022-07-19). "Interview with Saara El-Arifi (The Final Strife)". The Fantasy Hive. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  13. ↑ "Saara El-Arifi | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  14. ↑ "Books". saaraelarifi.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  15. ↑ El-Arifi, Saara (2024-07-01). "Saara El-Arifi". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  16. ↑ "Books Saara El-Arifi". saaraelarifi.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi". Harper Collins. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
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