Fierce Female Rage Fantasy with Soraya Bouazzaoui and C.L Clark

Join us for an evening of epic fantasy, female rage and myth retelling as we welcome authors Soraya Bouazzaoui for her debut novel Aicha and C.L. Clark for The Sovereign, the thrilling conclusion of their beloved queer political fantasy trilogy!

Please note, early bird vouchers do not include a copy of the book but are fully redeemable, meaning that you may have extra to pay on the evening of the event if you would like a copy of the featured book and have an early bird voucher. Includes book voucher will be only redeemable against a copy of Aicha.

Aicha is the debut fantasy novel from Soraya Bouazzaoui, the ultimate female rage fantasy and a fierce and devastatingly powerful romantic epic fantasy!

The Portuguese flag has been planted across Morocco, its empire ruling with an iron fist. But eventually, all empires must fall.

Aicha, the daughter of a Moroccan freedom-fighter, was born for battle. She has witnessed the death of her people, their starvation and torture at the hands of the occupiers, and it has awakened an anger within her. An anger that burns hot and bright, and speaks to Aicha's soul.

Only Aicha's secret lover Rachid, a rebellion leader, knows how to soothe her. But as the fight for Morocco's freedom reaches it violent climax, the creature that simmers beneath Aicha's skin begs to be unleashed. It hungers for the screams of those who have caused her pain, and it will not be ignored.

Beloved author C.L Clark joins us to discuss the conclusion to their gripping epic queer political fantasy, The Sovereign!

Luca is the new queen of Balladaire. Her empire is already splintering in her hands. Her uncle wasn't the only traitor in the court, and the Withering plague will decimate her people if she can't unearth Balladaire's magic. The only person who can help her wants the only thing Luca won't give-the end of the monarchy.

Touraine is Luca's general. She has everything she ever wanted. While Luca looks within Balladaire's borders, Touraine looks outward-the alliance with Qazal is brittle and Balladaire's neighbors are ready to pounce on its new weakness. When the army comes, led by none other than Touraine's old lover, Touraine must face the truth about herself-and the empire she once called home.

A storm is coming. Touraine and Luca will stand against it together, or it will tear them apart once and for all.

Soraya is a born and bred Londoner with a day job in book editing. She has written for publications like Stylist, Bad Form, Metro and Aurelia. Aicha is her debut novel.

C. L. Clark is a BFA award-winning editor and the Nebula Award-nominated author of The Unbroken and The Faithless, the first books of the Magic of the Lost trilogy, several short stories, and a few essays. When she's not imagining the fall of empires, she's trying not to throw her kettlebells through the walls.