Faebound
#8243.58 adjusted 3.59 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 2024–2026 Reading commitment Medium Saara El-Arifi Last reviewed 2026-08-28
Overview
Faebound is a completed adult romantasy trilogy by Saara El-Arifi: Faebound (2024), Cursebound (2025), and Earthbound (2026). It follows an elven outcast alongside a company of orc warriors across a fae-inspired secondary world populated by fae, elves, and humans, blending epic-fantasy world-building, court politics between rival supernatural factions, and a central romance arc. Across the trilogy, the characters uncover deepening secrets about the true nature of a mystical force called the obeah, with power dynamics between the world's peoples driving the plot toward its conclusion in Earthbound, which closed out the trilogy on its 2026 release. The trilogy has been marketed alongside a wave of 2020s adult fantasy blending political intrigue with a central love story, a subgenre often labeled romantasy.
Romantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
Faebound Saara El-Arifi
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Faebound | 2024 | 1 | core | 3.52 (31,134 ratings) |
 | Cursebound | 2025 | 2 | core | 3.80 (7,493 ratings) |
 | Earthbound | 2026 | 3 | core | 4.36 (80 ratings) |
A completed adult romantasy trilogy following an elven outcast and orc warriors in a fae-and-orc-inspired secondary world; concluded with Earthbound's 2026 release.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Faebound? Faebound's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for Faebound? Publication order, starting with Faebound. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Faebound finished? Complete (2024–2026).
- How much reading does Faebound take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books · ~738 pages).
- How is Faebound ranked? #824 in this site's official ranking, based on 38,707 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #824?
Ranked #824 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.58 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (38,707 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Uneven reception: its books range from 3.52 to 4.36.
- Less than 0.01 behind #823, Dominion of the Fallen (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 3 books · Complete · 39k ratings · Ranks #824 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length romantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Faebound (2024)
- Cursebound (2025)
- Earthbound (2026)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.58 across 38,707 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit Faebound (Saara El-Arifi) accepted 2026-08-28
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Series listing on the project's rating platform, Faebound by Saara El-Arifi Tier 1
- Penguin Random House listing, Earthbound by Saara El-Arifi Tier 1
Last reviewed: 2026-08-28
Rule: All three novels of the completed trilogy are Core Canon; no separate companion material has been published.