The Atlas Six

The much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake,The Atlas Six–now newly revised and edited with additional content. – The tag #theatlassix has millions of views on TikTok – A dark academic debut fantasy with an established cult following that reads like The Secret History meets The Umbrella Academy – The first in an explosive trilogy – Indigo’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books of 2022 – Tor.com’s Most Anticipated SFF of 2022 The Alexandrian Societycaretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquityare the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealthpowerand prestige beyond their wildest dreamsand each decadeonly the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varonaunwilling halves of an unfathomable wholewho exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Moria naturalistwho can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamalia telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconsciousnavigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Novaan empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionistwho can influence the intimate workings of a person’s inner self. Finallythere is Tristan Cainewho can see through illusions to a new structure of reality–an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications. When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakelythey are told they will have one year to qualify for initiationduring which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society’s archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and spaceluck and thoughtlife and death. Fivethey are toldwill be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their livesand if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivalsmost of them will. Most of them. \