James Islington Books
The Hierarchy Series
The Will of the Many – 2023
Orphaned prince Vis Telimus hides his identity to enter the elite Catenan Academy in a Roman-inspired empire powered by Will extraction from the lower classes. Navigating brutal competitions, political intrigue, and hidden conspiracies, he uncovers ancient secrets threatening the Hierarchy's dominance while risking exposure of his royal past and forbidden abilities.
The Strength of the Few – 2025
After triumph and devastating loss in the Labyrinth, Vis is replicated across three alternate worlds—Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Grappling with fragmented identities and escalating threats, he confronts multidimensional dangers, deepening alliances, moral dilemmas, and revelations about the Hierarchy's origins that could shatter reality itself.
The Justice of One – 2027
The third installment continues Vis's journey across worlds, exploring justice, sacrifice, and the consequences of power in the expanding conflict against the Hierarchy's oppressive system and greater cosmic threats.
The Licanius Trilogy
The Shadow of What Was Lost – 2014
Twenty years after a war overthrew god-like Augurs, young Davian discovers he possesses forbidden powers. Alongside friends Wirr and Asha, he flees danger, uncovering prophecies, ancient enemies stirring in the north, and a mysterious amnesiac wielding a legendary sword amid fading magical boundaries.
An Echo of Things to Come – 2017
As treachery surrounds the survivors in Ilin Illan, Davian seeks to repair the failing Boundary while Caeden regains traumatic memories revealing his dark past. Alliances fracture, Augurs emerge from hiding, and escalating wars force confrontations with fate, betrayal, and the true motives behind the ancient conflict.
The Light of All That Falls – 2019
In the epic conclusion, Caeden confronts his catastrophic history as banes ravage Andarra. Davian and allies battle invading forces, unravel time-bending prophecies, and make ultimate sacrifices to restore the Boundary, deciding humanity's fate against resurgent ancient evils and irreversible choices.