The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
544 Pages
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, Del Rey
Release Date: May 23, 2023
Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Runes, Magic
This is the second book in the series. In the first book, we meet:
Hassa – A Ghostling with clear blood
Sylah – An Ember with red blood
Anoor – A Duster with blue blood, the current Disciple
Jond – An Ember with red blood
Yona – An Ember with red blood and former Warden
Gorn – An Ember, chief of staff to Anoor and Yona
This book picks up with Sylah on the way over the Marion Sea. She needs to get help for Anoor so she can reuinite all the blood clans. Now we are introduced to Nayeli, who becomes the Wife of Kabut, the Godpower. She has a difficult marriage with Chah and it does not end with for them.
The book has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view from three different perspectives. I love the women in this book. They are different but have one thing in common. They are all strong women filled with determination. Each of them has a duty or journey to fulfill. The book ends leaving you wondering about the next book in the trilogy. If you like fantasy books, especially with fighting clans, you will enjoy reading this book.
