02645cam a2200385 i 4500 1165058647 TxAuBib 20230621120000.0 221205s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022056718 9781982141189 paperback 1982141182 paperback 9781982141172 hardcover 1982141174 hardcover (OCoLC)1347428080 DLC eng rda DLC BDX YDX DLC OCLCF TP7 HBP UOK TxAuBib rda Islington, James, 1981-, author. The will of the many / James Islington. First Saga Press hardcover edition. New York : Saga Press, 2023. ©2023. 630 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Hierarchy ; ; 1 "At 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. The Catenan Republic -- the Hierarchy -- may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I 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. I tell them that I belong, and they believe me. But 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. And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family. To 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. And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me."-- Book jacket. 20230621. Ability Fiction. Schools Juvenile fiction. Imaginary places Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Hierarchy ; ; 1. TXKIP