The Strength of the Few
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4,7 • Оценок: 316
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- 16,99 $
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This highly anticipated sequel to The Will of the Many—one of 2023’s most lauded and bestselling fantasy novels—follows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history across alternate dimensions.
Book two of the Hierarchy quartet.
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Returning to a richly drawn fantasy world in which the elite wield a magical force called Will tithed from people in lower castes, bestseller Islington's brilliant middle volume of his Hierarchy trilogy clears the high bar set by the first installment. Following the events of The Will of the Many, Vis, a student at the academy designed to develop the Hierarchy's next leaders, has been replicated twice. Now versions of him exist in three separate worlds—Obiteum, Luceum, and his home world, Res—all of which face the impending threat of the Cataclysm, an extinction-level event. Due to this three-way split, Vis may be the only person able to avert the devastation, as prophesied in an ancient text, though he has doubts that he has been told the whole historical truth. Evocative prose and nuanced ruminations on the nature of power and sacrifice enhance Islington's complex multiverse worldbuilding. Readers will be on the edge of their seats—and impatient to learn how Islington pulls off the saga's conclusion.
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Somehow even better than the first
This was awesome- thank you. Truly.
Good - but….
Very good, worth reading for sure if you liked the first. But I would go back and reread the first again.
Some of the connections feel a bit forced, as if it’s clear an emotional connection is being built just to have an impactful moment then they die. Normally I’m all for this but it’s a bit too transparent here. The friends kind of lack depth, just willing and eager sidekicks. Good world building but all the terms with the magic system for each world had me fatigued trying to keep up with it.
8.8/10
A little slow to get going. I was skeptical. Ambitious. Awesome