La voluntad de muchos

, #1

Cartoné, 800 pages

Castellano language

Published May 19, 2025 by Hidra.

ISBN:
978-84-10163-94-2
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En la elitista Academia Catena, un joven fugitivo va a ir desvelando las capas de un elaborado misterio y secretos capaces de cambiar el mundo a lo largo de esta nueva saga de fantasía del autor superventas internacional James Islington.

AUDI. VIDI. TACE.

Los habitantes de la república Catena, también llamada la Jerarquía, quizá dominen el mundo, pero no lo saben todo.

Les he dicho que mi nombre es Vis Telimus. Les he dicho que me convertí en huérfano después de un trágico accidente hace tres años, y que ha sido solo la buena fortuna la que ha hecho que me acepten en su escuela más prestigiosa. Les he dicho que una vez que me gradúe me uniré gustosamente al resto de la sociedad civilizada, lo que quiere decir que permitiré que mi fuerza, mis deseos y mi determinación, lo que ellos llaman la Voluntad, sean parasitados …

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The Will of the Many

joke tagline: a secret former prince struggles to move up the ladder at magic school for future senators in post-apocalyptic fantasy Rome

It's grippy. It's bloody and violent at times. The fantasy worldbuilding was fun. I wouldn't quite say it's YA, but it is also a young protagonist in a school setting where some moments resonate with the Hunger Games. It was enjoyable in a childhood need for fantasy book with a young protagonist in a capitalist-metaphor magic dystopia sort of way.

What this book does especially well for me is how many different directions it pulls the main character in. He's keeping his past a secret and trying to follow his own goals while simultaneously investigating a mystery, being suborned by rebels, and trying to succeed at school. There's a lot of lying and sneaking that's delicious. Being overconstrained by external forces helps balance out the plot …

Subjects

  • Fantasía
  • Acción