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The Strength of the Few

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By James Islington
Series: Hierarchy
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The New York Times No. 1 bestseller The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happened—with what I fear is coming—I am not sure it matters anymore. I am no longer one.... Read More
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Stunning new deluxe edition of this #1 New York Times bestseller, the second book in the Hierarchy series from fantasy sensation James Islington

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The New York Times No. 1 bestseller

The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happened—with what I fear is coming—I am not sure it matters anymore.

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.

I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone. 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.

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.

Series: Hierarchy

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    INSTANT #1 New York Times bestseller! This USA TODAY and international bestseller features a reversible book cover that matches the original hardcover art design, and beautifully designed endpapers. 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...
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    The Strength of the Few
    The New York Times No. 1 bestseller The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happened—with what I fear is coming—I am not sure it matters anymore. I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everything—and now, impossibly, the ancient device beyond the...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923058880

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 July 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 736

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About the Author

James Islington is #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Will of the Many and The Strength of the Few (the first two novels in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with The Shadow of What Was Lost). His books have sold more than two million copies, and his work has been translated into twenty-one languages. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, with his wife and two children.

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