The Strength of the Few
Nov 2025 · Hierarchy Book 2 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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The #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy follow-up to The Will of the Many, expanding the world of The Heirarchy series as Vis grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history across alternate dimensions.
Book two of The Hierarchy series. Now with an all-new introductory bridge short story between books one and two.
OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM
The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. 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.
Book two of The Hierarchy series. Now with an all-new introductory bridge short story between books one and two.
OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM
The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. 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.
The #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy follow-up to The Will of the Many, expanding the world of The Heirarchy series as Vis grapples with a dangerous secret that could unravel history across alternate dimensions.
Book two of The Hierarchy series. Now with an all-new introductory bridge...
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142 reviews
Bonnie Hardin
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November 24, 2025
Continues the Will of the Many, more intriguing world & culture building. And leaving me ready for (hopefully) the 3rd book. Definitely recommend reading this series.
Kyle G
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June 16, 2026
Initially, I thought Islington was taking a HUGE gamble with this book. But it sure paid off. It was not the direction I expected the series to go after The Will of the Many, but I'm hooked and can't wait for what comes next.
Malik
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November 18, 2025
Amazing story, it engulfs your mind with detail and perspective in every scene, creating vivid animation. despite this, somehow the author still speaks directly to you through it, painting the message of his work in bold lettering. If this is not brilliance at play, then nobody is brilliant.
About the author
James Islington is the bestselling author of The Will of the Many (the first novel in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with The Shadow of What Was Lost). He 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.
James Islington is the bestselling author of The Will of the Many (the first novel in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with The Shadow of What Was Lost). He has sold more than two million books, and his work has been translated into seventeen different languages. ...
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