The other small blip was a loss of momentum right as the story hits its climax.
I was at a complete loss as to how much mortals (non-magic users) know about medians – is magic a secret parallel world, or are people aware of its existence? I acknowledge that this background knowledge doesn’t really affect the story at hand, but nonetheless it bugged me to not to have a rudimentary context of the world these people existed in. One was the maddeningly vague world-building. There were a few small things I chafed against overall. Parisa plays a long game, planting seeds to make or break alliances as necessary.
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While her ability is to read minds, her true power is in knowing how to manipulate a person into making certain subconscious connections in their minds. I particularly enjoyed watching the telepath Parisa wield her powers. The addition of mental abilities also adds a dynamic to the ongoing social battle, as competitors are always having to be on guard to make sure they aren’t being subtly manipulated. Occasionally scenes were (ironically?) a little too academic for me, but there’s also combat scenes to balance out the more theoretical discussions of magic. They are treated as more of a science than anything mystical, with as much thought given to the theory of relativity and electrons as to the more spiritual gut-feeling of the caster.
The magic specialties of the medeians come in a wide range, from the more physical abilities of manipulating gravity or setting fires to the mental abilities of telepathy or empathy. None of these people are really “good,” so it’s hard to say that you’re there to root for anyone, but it is spectacularly fun to watch this group go at each other with cutting words, alluring glances, and magic. As the stakes become increasingly evident, the players learn how far they will go and which relationships they’re willing to sacrifice in their quest to join the society. There may be magic aplenty to be found in the pages of this book, but the true tension comes from watching the characters poke and prod at each other’s emotional cores, trying to suss out weak spots that could potentially shatter an alliance or throw a rival off their game. It is a tale of deception and manipulation, a game of social chess. THE ATLAS SIX is a deliciously dark tale that demands to be devoured. With the opportunity for vast knowledge and a wealth of prestigious connections before them, alliances will form and be broken as each candidate vies to remain a contender, for each has their own reason for wanting the secrets the library holds within.
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At the end of it all, five candidates will be granted full admission, the sixth will be eliminated. For one year, the six candidates live and study together to prove their worth to the society. These medeians are some of the most powerful, most talented magic users in the world, but even that isn’t enough to guarantee them entry. Every decade, six medeians (magicians) are chosen to join their ranks.
The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.For centuries, the secretive Alexandrian Society has guarded a library of magical knowledge. When the newest candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during 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 space, luck and thought, life and death. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world.
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