{"product_id":"the-will-of-the-many-paperback","title":"The Will of the Many - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Islington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this \"brilliant and gut-churning masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) by the internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Catenan Republic--the Hierarchy--may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. \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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI tell them that I belong, and they believe me. \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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family. \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 \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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Islington is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many\u003c\/i\u003e (the first novel in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Lost). \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987385647405,"sku":"9781982141189","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/CY07fI6_x69781982141189_2e5a59c5-75c4-4bcd-b3e2-52368b774166.webp?v=1776178405","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-will-of-the-many-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}