THE WILL OF THE MANY - HIERARCHY 1
At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this "brilliant and gut-churning masterpiece" Library Journal, starred review by the internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.
The Catenan Republic-the Hierarchy-may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.
I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilized society in allowing my strength, my drive, and my focus-what they call Will-to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.
I tell them that I belong, and they believe me.
But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart.
And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.
To survive though, I will still have to rise through the Academy's ranks. I will have to smile, and make friends, and pretend to be one of them, and win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me.
And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
ISLINGTON JAMES
James Islington nació en Australia alrededor de 1981 y es novelista de fantasía épica. Antes de dedicarse a la escritura dirigía una empresa tecnológica, pero a los 30 años comenzó a escribir de manera profesional. Autopublicó su primera novela The Shadow of What Was Lost en 2014 y poco después firmó contrato con Orbit Books para publicar la trilogía completa conocida como The Licanius Trilogy, que incluye An Echo of Things to Come en 2017 y The Light of All That Falls en 2019. Posteriormente inició la serie The Hierarchy con The Will of the Many en 2023 y The Strength of the Few en 2025. Vive en la península de Mornington, Victoria, junto a su esposa y sus dos hijos.
