Explore the breath-taking fantasy duology –Sisters of the Sword and Shadow and Sisters of Fire and Fury– by activist, writer, speaker, journalist and founder of the Everyday Sexism project, Laura Bates.
Level:
S4-S6/Senior Phase
Explore themes of:
Power, Love and Fury, Sisterhood, Grief, Chosen Family, Feminism
Subject Checklist:
Expressive Arts
English Language
Social Studies
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Create a Book Festival within your classroom by watching the recording of Laura Bates’ schools event at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025 with your students!
About the event:
We’ve all heard the legends of King Arthur, Excalibur and the Round Table. But what if it wasn’t him who really united the kingdom of Britain? What if it was a powerful knight who also happened to be a woman? Laura Bates gives the inside scoop on Sisters of Fire and Fury, the sequel to her bestselling Sisters of Sword and Shadow, conjuring a world of old magic, battles, and a mythic showdown – and explores how we can move through fear to find our courage.