{"product_id":"the-strength-of-the-few-the-hierarchy-2","title":"The Strength of the Few (The Hierarchy #2)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I'll spare you spoilers, but to call Islington's series (which involves multiple universes and a fascinating magic system) ambitious would be to sell it short. If you're looking for not one but \n\u003ci\u003ethree\u003c\/i\u003e immersive, intricate, all-consuming fantasy worlds to hibernate in as the weather grows cold, Islington has left the doors wide open.\"-- \" \n\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"To sum it up, \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStrength of the Few \u003c\/i\u003eis better in pretty much every way than its predecessor. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many \u003c\/i\u003ewas a good book--a really, really good book--but \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStrength of the Few \u003c\/i\u003eis a great one.\"-- \"- \n\u003cb\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003e\"This sequel is another striking achievement that cements Islington as one of the genre's most compelling voices.\"-- \"- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \"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.\"-- \"- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Islington rewards patient readers with a compelling story, a cast of complex and diverse characters, and a glimpse into how far a good man can go before he's lost.\"-- \" \n\u003ci\u003e-\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book, this true monster of monsters, resists every attempt at tidy explanation. It's vast, it's brilliant and it's utterly overwhelming -- yet somehow, against all odds, its immense scope and intricate plotting still cohere into one breathtaking masterpiece. Five Stars aren't enough.\"-- \"- \n\u003cb\u003eWinter Is Coming\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Islington is the bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many\u003c\/i\u003e (the first novel in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e). \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe has sold more than two million books, and his work has been translated into seventeen different languages. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eINSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestseller features a reversible book cover that matches the original hardcover art design, and beautifully designed endpapers. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis highly anticipated sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBook two of the Hierarchy quartet.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But with all that has happened--with what I fear is coming--I am not sure it matters anymore. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everything--and now, impossibly, the ancient device beyond the Labyrinth has replicated me across three separate worlds. A different version of myself in each of Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Three different bodies, three different lives. I have to hide; fight; play politics. I have to train; trust; lie. I have to kill; heal; prove myself again, and again, and again. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Above all, though, I need to find answers before it's too late. To understand the nature of what has happened to me, and why. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I need to find a way to stop the coming Cataclysm, because if all I have learned is true, I may be the only one who can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 pg. 7 (EAN 9781982141233, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/08\/2025 (EAN 9781982141233, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/15\/2025 (EAN 9781982141233, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eIslington, James\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Islington is the bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many\u003c\/i\u003e (the first novel in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e). \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe has sold more than two million books, and his work has been translated into seventeen different languages. 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