The Strength of the Few
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Released Nov 11, 2025 · Text Publishing
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This is the second book in an epic fantasy series by James Islington, so familiarity with The Shadow of the Gods is assumed. The description suggests complex themes of identity, moral ambiguity (lying, killing), political intrigue, and an impending catastrophe, placing it squarely in adult-oriented epic fantasy. Without access to the full text or more detailed content warnings, confidence is limited, but the dark, tense, and challenging tone combined with references to conflict and deception indicates mature themes best suited to older teens.
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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... 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.
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ISBN 9781911231431 · Text Publishing