by Olivie Blake
First published 2024
The six Alexandrians return to the library, but their recruitment terms threaten their lives. The initiates split into opposing camps as they struggle with the deadly bargain they have failed to honor. Some wrestle with the moral weight of their extraordinary abilities while remaining in the archives. Others leave to shape global politics as an unexpected partnership. Meanwhile, external forces mobilize to eliminate them entirely. Atlas Blakely, the Caretaker, advances his own scheme that could end the world. The six recruits must decide what they will sacrifice for unlimited power. They face a fundamental question about betrayal and its consequences. Survival depends on their choices as destruction looms for those who stand in their way.
Genres: science-fiction, mystery, fantasy, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: betrayal, found-family, power-struggle
Setting: Alexandria
Period: 21st-century
496 pages · Hardcover · Tor Books
Content warnings: violence