{"product_id":"the-will-of-the-many-by-james-islington-9781923058897","title":"The Will of the Many","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhenomenal! One of the best high fantasy novels I’ve read in years – think \u003cem\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e. I couldn’t put it down.\u003c\/strong\u003e – Lynette Noni\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnsettling, gripping, timely, powerful – this book is highly recommended.\u003c\/strong\u003e – Rick Riordan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI tell them that I belong, and they believe me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582739300588,"sku":"9781923058897","price":62.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781923058897-the-will-of-the-many.jpg?v=1777438883","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-will-of-the-many-by-james-islington-9781923058897","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}