
The Weavers of Alamaxa
A Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 4, 2025
Following up on one of the most exciting fantasy debuts, The Daughters of Izdihar, Hadeer Elsbai concludes her Alamaxa Duology—inspired by Egyptian history and myth—with a tale of magic, war, betrayal, sisterhood, and love.
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- Who it’s for
- Elemental magic meets political resistance in a fantasy shaped by Egyptian history and myth.
- Themes
- Elemental magic, War and political resistance, Sisterhood
- Genres
- Epic Fantasy, Fantasy Romance
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Following up on one of the most exciting fantasy debuts, The Daughters of Izdihar, Hadeer Elsbai concludes her Alamaxa Duology—inspired by Egyptian history and myth—with a tale of magic, war, betrayal, sisterhood, and love. The world is on fire...but some women can control it.
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The Daughters of Izdihar—a group of women fighting for the vote and against the patriarchal rule of Parliament—have finally made strides in having their voices heard...only to find them drowned out by the cannons of the fundamentalist Ziranis. As long as Alamaxa continues to allow for the elemental magic of the weavers—and insist on allowing an academy to teach such things—the Zirani will stop at nothing to end what they perceive is a threat to not only their way of life, but the entire world. Two such weavers, Nehal and Giorgina, had come together despite their differences to grow both their political and weaving power. But after the attack, Nehal wakes up in a Zirani prison, and Giorgina is on the run in her besieged city. If they can reunite again, they can rally Alamaxa to fight off the encroaching Zirani threat. Yet with so much in their way—including a contingent of Zirani insurgents with their own ideas about rebellion—this will be no easy task. And the last time a weaver fought back, the whole world was shattered. Two incredible women are all that stands before an entire army. But they’ve fought against power before and won. This time, though, it’s no longer about rhetoric. This time it’s about magic and blood.
Magic and Resistance
Elemental magic meets political resistance in a fantasy shaped by Egyptian history and myth.
Come here for
- Women pushing for the vote amid elemental magic and war
- Sisterhood and love threaded through rebellion and danger
Expect
- A concluding installment balancing political struggle with magic and betrayal
- A world at war, with the stakes reaching beyond one city
Where it sits
| Epic Fantasy | 77% |
|---|---|
| Fantasy Romance | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Epic Fantasy
- Historical Fantasy
- Fantasy Adventure
- Military Fantasy
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- Fairy Tales & Myths
- War Fiction
- Political Fiction
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Hadeer Elsbai
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Elemental magic · War and political resistance · Sisterhood
- Reading lane
- Epic Fantasy