{"product_id":"the-will-of-the-many-the-hierarchy-1","title":"The Will of the Many (The Hierarchy #1)","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\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\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"At the elite Catenan Academy, where students are prepared as the future leaders of the Hierarchy empire, the curriculum reveals a layered set of mysteries which turn murderous in this new fantasy by bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington. Vis, the adopted son of Magnus Quintus Ulcisor, a prominent senator within the Hierarchy, is trained to enter the famed Catenan Academy to help Ulciscor learn what the hidden agenda is of the remote island academy. Secretly, he also wants Vis to discover what happed to his brother who died at the academy. He is sure the current Principalis of the academy, Quintus Veridius Julii, a political rival, knows much more than he's revealing. The Academy's vigorous syllabus is a challenge Vis is ably suited to meet, but it is the training in the use of Will, a practice that Vis finds abhorrent, that he must learn in order to excel at the Academy. Will, a concept that encompasses their energy, drive, focus, initiative, ambition, and vitality, can be voluntarily \"ceded\" to someone else. A single recipient can accept ceded Will from multiple people, growing in power towards superhuman levels. Within the hierarchy your level of Will, or legal rank, determines how you live or die. And there are those who are determined to destroy this hierarchal system, as well as those in the Academy who use it to gain dominance in internationally bestselling author James Islington's wonderfully crafted new epic fantasy series\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"One of the \n\u003cb\u003ebest \u003c\/b\u003ebooks I've ever read!\"----Petrik Leo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Fans of Pierce Brown's \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy this book, but it's darker, deeper, and takes unexpected paths worth traveling. Trust that the author will get you there in the end.\" ---- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003e*starred*\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's worldbuilding is exceptionally detailed and thoughtful, making suspending disbelief effortless. Perfectly balancing character development and plot momentum, this will have fantasy fans clamoring for more.\" ---- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003e *starred*\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\"Readers that love watching a world slowly unfold with lots of political intrigue will thoroughly enjoy this book.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\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\"Ancient Roman politics, dark academia, and epic fantasy coalesce in this brilliant and gut-churning masterpiece from Islington... This is powerful storytelling at its finest, and the mind-blowing ending opens the series to so much more potential.\" ---- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e*starred*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFeaturing a reversible book cover with the original hardcover art design. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAt the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAUDI. VIDE. TACE.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Catenan Republic--the Hierarchy--may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI 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 civilised 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI tell them that I belong, and they believe me. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo 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 \n\u003ci\u003ewin\u003c\/i\u003e. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.\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\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/20\/2023 (EAN 9781982141172, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2023 (EAN 9781982141172, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/13\/2023 pg. 1 (EAN 9781982141172, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 25 (EAN 9781982141172, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 25 (EAN 9781982141196, Other)\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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