About the author
James Islington is an Australian fantasy novelist known for long series built around constrained magic systems, political institutions, hidden history, and revelations that revise the rules established earlier in the story.
The Licanius Trilogy began with The Shadow of What Was Lost. His Hierarchy series begins with The Will of the Many and continues with The Strength of the Few, following Vis through an empire whose power is literally transferred upward.
Where to start
Start with The Will of the Many and continue directly to The Strength of the Few for the Hierarchy series, or begin The Licanius Trilogy with The Shadow of What Was Lost.
