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Fantasy Dark & Gritty Slow Burn

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

3.7 via Goodreads

Six magicians are invited to join a secret society that grants access to the world's most dangerous knowledge -- but only five will be initiated.

Mood Dark & Gritty
Pacing Slow Burn
Complexity Dense & Rewarding

About This Book

The much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six--now newly revised and edited with additional content. - The tag #theatlassix has millions of views on TikTok - A dark academic debut fantasy with an established cult following that reads like The Secret History meets The Umbrella Academy - The first in an explosive trilogy - Indigo's Top 10 Most Anticipated Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books of 2022 - Tor.

Who This Is For

Best for readers who want something unflinching: morally complex, heavy, and honest about the worst of things. This is a book that asks something of you. Dense, layered, and best read slowly. It takes its time, and that's the point. Patience is rewarded. Not the right choice if you're after something comforting or redemptive.

Best Read When

Best read when you're in the mood for something dark and uncompromising, and a read that's slow and deeply immersive.

What It Explores

The Atlas Six explores power and ambition and what they cost the people who pursue them, identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, friendship and what it genuinely asks of us, and power structures and how they shape individual lives.

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