The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake's New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning, backstabbing, betrayal, and chaos.
Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.
Five are now members of the Society.
Two paths lie before them.
All must pick a side.
Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way.
"The Atlas Six introduced six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library, and then sets them against one another in a series of stunning betrayals and reversals. As much a delicious contest of wit, will, and passion as it is of magic...half mystery, half puzzle, and wholly a delight."—Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author
Also by Olivie Blake
Alone With You in the Ether
One for My Enemy
Masters of Death
Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal
Gifted & Talented
As Alexene Farol Follmuth
Twelfth Knight
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- ISBN: 9781250855121
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May 1, 2022
In this sequel to The Atlas Six, a viral phenomenon that's prompted nearly 20 countries to buy the entire trilogy, rivalries continue to split a secret society of magical academicians called the Alexandrians that's baldly about power. Blake is the pseudonym of indie SFF author Alexene Farol Follmuth.
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October 1, 2022
Following the events of The Atlas Six (2020), Blake returns readers to the elite Alexandrian Society's second year of study for the strongest, most powerful medeians in the world. Libby Rhodes is gone, and the five initiates who remain have promised to find her. Their search for Libby is not as straightforward as it seems when it appears the question is not where Libby Rhodes is but when. Between a sentient library with an agenda of its own, shifting alliances, and a caretaker who is increasingly hostile to the initiates, the group struggles to come together to find Libby and reestablish their own lives in the outside world, all while being hunted by the mysterious Forum, the Alexandrian Society's rival. The society's initiates are incredibly powerful yet incredibly flawed human beings, demonstrating Blake's masterful skills at characterization. Fantasy fans will not be disappointed by the complex and varied magic system that relies more on solid scientific principals than do other series treading similar ground. Blake has built a unique and interesting dark-academia fantasy full of intrigue and suspense. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Dark academia is hot right now, and readers have been clamoring for more since 2020's viral, best-selling The Atlas Six, so expect lots of holds.COPYRIGHT(2022) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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September 1, 2022
In this sequel to The Atlas Six, Blake dives even deeper into the Alexandrian Society to grapple with the morality of world changing information being kept from the masses. The Society are protectors of the Alexandrian library and have six magician students, but only five can be initiated. One of them, Libby, was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend and is being kept in isolation. The remaining five vow to continue looking for her. The initiation, however, tears their trust in each other apart--threatening the alliance to find Libby--even as they are also still bound to finish their final year and contribute their research to the library. Blake brilliantly uses fantasy trappings, and plenty of cliff hangers and twists, to tell a story that leaves readers questioning everything they believe to be true in the world she has created. Her characters prove to be unreliable as readers learn more about them and get to know other characters that will drive the story further and connect the multiple timelines. VERDICT Recommend Blake's gripping series to fans of Naomi Novik, Erin Morgenstern, and Katherine Arden.--Leigh Verburg
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