Paperback, 384 pages
English language
Published Nov. 15, 2022 by Pan Macmillan.
The world's best young magicians accept the opportunity of a lifetime. Six are chosen. Only five will walk away.
The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians, the best in the world. Their members are caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Each decade, the world's six most uniquely talented magicians are selected for initiation - and here are the chosen few . . .
The world's best young magicians accept the opportunity of a lifetime. Six are chosen. Only five will walk away.
The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians, the best in the world. Their members are caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Each decade, the world's six most uniquely talented magicians are selected for initiation - and here are the chosen few . . .
When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they must spend one year together to qualify for initiation. During this time, they will be permitted access to the Society's archives and judged on their contributions to arcane areas of knowledge. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. If they can prove themselves to be the best, they will survive. Most of them.
Me ha parecido espectacular, no sólo la evolución de la trama y el desarrollo de los personajes, si no el world building y EL SISTEMA DE MAGIA, POR FAVOR, ME PARECE FANTÁSTICA ESTA PERSPECTIVA. Pero. ¿A quién se le ocurre crear toda esa tensión tan de poquito a poco, aumentar la presión en la olla a vapor... Y cortar ahí? Es demasiado anticlimático y trunca muy repentinamente la narración.
Me ha parecido espectacular, no sólo la evolución de la trama y el desarrollo de los personajes, si no el world building y EL SISTEMA DE MAGIA, POR FAVOR, ME PARECE FANTÁSTICA ESTA PERSPECTIVA. Pero. ¿A quién se le ocurre crear toda esa tensión tan de poquito a poco, aumentar la presión en la olla a vapor... Y cortar ahí? Es demasiado anticlimático y trunca muy repentinamente la narración.
What world building! What a magic system! What a premise, & setting, I can't wait to find out more!
...and after the book just sort of fizzles out & ends, I'm still waiting.
The characters are all disappointing, particularly the women. The (annoying) Madonna, the (annoying) Whore, & the one who is also there. The fellas aren't a lot better. I feel like The Atlas Six could have been The Atlas Two, which would have made for far more interesting & complex characters to have boring conversations with each other.
Why though, why have daily classes that are never involved in the story? What's in them? Do the characters sit frozen & silent until later that evening when a boring conversation between two ppl happens?
Still, there's a bit of fucking & definitely some Gay Yearning ™️ so I didn't hate it. Love a bit of YA magic academy, wouldn't …
What world building! What a magic system! What a premise, & setting, I can't wait to find out more!
...and after the book just sort of fizzles out & ends, I'm still waiting.
The characters are all disappointing, particularly the women. The (annoying) Madonna, the (annoying) Whore, & the one who is also there. The fellas aren't a lot better. I feel like The Atlas Six could have been The Atlas Two, which would have made for far more interesting & complex characters to have boring conversations with each other.
Why though, why have daily classes that are never involved in the story? What's in them? Do the characters sit frozen & silent until later that evening when a boring conversation between two ppl happens?
Still, there's a bit of fucking & definitely some Gay Yearning ™️ so I didn't hate it. Love a bit of YA magic academy, wouldn't read any more in the series though.
