Olivie Blake

CHICAGO, SOMETIME— Two people meet in the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist, undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy. By the end of the story, these things will still be true. But this is not a story about endings.For Regan, people are predictable and tedious, including and perhaps especially herself. She copes with the dreariness of existence by living impulsively, imagining a new, alternate timeline being created in the wake of every rash decision.To Aldo, the world feels disturbingly chaotic. He gets through his days by erecting a wall of routine: a backbeat of rules and formulas that keep him going. Without them, the entire framework of his existence would collapse. For Regan and Aldo, life has been a matter of resigning themselves to the blueprints of inevitability—until the two meet. Could six conversations with a stranger be the variable that shakes up the entire simulation? From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of love. Alone with You in the Ether explores what it means to be unwell, and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you're not broken.

They told her she was perfect. They never told her why. In a world where humans are weapons, she’s about to learn her place. A new graphic novel featuring an original story by Olivie Blake and art by Little Chmura.

Her mission is clear, but her loyalty is not. In the second installment of the Alpha Universe collaboration by Little Chmura and Olivie Blake, everyone has their secrets, but only one can be the Alpha.

Conhecimento é carnificina. É isso que vão descobrir os mágicos selecionados para a iniciação na Sociedade Alexandrina, instituição secreta que abriga os guardiões do conhecimento perdido das grandes civilizações da Antiguidade. Aqueles que conquistam um lugar entre os Alexandrinos se tornam símbolos de riqueza, poder e prestígio. A cada década, são convocados apenas os seis mágicos mais talentosos e excepcionais do mundo. Dessa vez, são: Libby Rhodes e Nico de Varona, que conseguem controlar todos os elementos da fisicalidade; Reina Mori, naturalista capaz de intuir a linguagem da vida; Parisa Kamali, telepata que navega pelas entranhas do subconsciente; Callum Nova, empata que manipula os desejos e vontades das pessoas; e Tristan Caine, que possui a rara habilidade de ver através das ilusões e criar uma nova estrutura da realidade. Recrutados pelo misterioso Atlas Blakely, os seis terão um ano para provar a serventia de seus poderes à Sociedade e precisarão trabalhar juntos para decifrar enigmas envolvendo tempo e espaço, acaso e destino, vida e morte. Mas apenas cinco poderão concluir a iniciação. Conforme são desafiados por missões cada vez mais sombrias, os mágicos vão descobrir que conhecimento é poder e que o poder é viciante e perigoso, principalmente ao cair nas mãos erradas.

La început, au fost șase. La final, vor rămâne doar cinci. Cine va fi eliminat? În Academia Întunecată apar cele mai rare și mai puternice puteri pe care le-ai cunoscut vreodată. O dată la 10 ani, cei mai talentați vrăjitori sunt aleși de Societatea Alexandriană, care păstrează cunoștințele Bibliotecii dispărute din Alexandria și le transmite mai departe inițiaților în cadrul unui curs de un an, urmând apoi alte și alte etape pline de pericole. Pregătește-te să le faci față! Bine ai venit în Societatea Alexandriană! Ia un loc alături de cei șase candidați care au acceptat oferta Societății și înfruntă forțe întunecate. Probabil te întrebi ce ofertă... aceea de a lupta pe viață și pe moarte pentru avere, putere și prestigiu. Trebuie doar să supraviețuiești anului următor, iar dacă ești atât de talentat și hotărât cum vrea Societatea, vei face parte din cei care vor reuși. Ce preț ești dispus să plătești pentru răsplata supremă? Alătură-te celor șase cei mai talentați vrăjitori ai lumii! Libby Rhodes și Nico de Varrona controlează elementele lumii fizice. Reina Morris este naturalist, intuiește însăși limbajul vieții. Parisa Kamali este telepat, poate naviga în interiorul minții umane. Callum Nova este empat, maestru al manipulării. Tristan Caine poate vedea dincolo de iluzii spre o nouă structură a realității. Ești pregătit să pătrunzi într-o Societate cu totul și cu totul întunecată și să te lași vrăjit de forțe cum nu ai mai întâlnit în nicio altă carte?

Once upon a time, a young woman with cleverness to spare takes redemption into her own capable hands; a man's precarious fate, challenged by a careless mistake, is irreversibly twisted; a cheated lover resurrects from her grave to plot a bloody vengeance; a castle born from night presents an irresistible lure. In this anthology of fairytales for the modern era, Olivie Blake brings you four tales of romantic noir, each one an improbable foray into dark comedy, seductive horror, and above all, the inescapable temptation of love.

Ein fesselnder Romantasy-Roman von der Bestsellerautorin Olivie Blake ("The Atlas Six") über zwei rivalisierende Hexenfamilien in New York und eine unmögliche Liebe. Die Antonova-Schwestern sind schön, klug und begabt. Außerdem leiten sie ein nicht ganz legales Familien-Imperium, das die besten magischen Drogen herstellt, die in New York zu bekommen sind. Ihre Gegner in Crime sind die einflussreichen Fedorov-Brüder, die ihnen die Herrschaft um die Straße streitig machen. Ein Vernunftfrieden zwischen den beiden Familien sorgt dafür, dass in Manhattan seit zwölf Jahren ein prekäres Gleichgewicht herrscht. Deshalb ist es mehr als unglücklich, dass der jüngste Fedorov und die jüngste Antonova Gefühle füreinander entwickeln. Denn was für Lev und Sasha Liebe auf den ersten Blick und eine herrlich unvernünftige Leidenschaft ist, könnte nicht nur innerhalb der Familien zu Komplikationen führen, sondern ganz New York zum Schauplatz einer blutigen Fehde machen.  Für Leser*innen von Rebecca F. Kuang, V.E. Schwab, Rebecca Yarros oder Carissa Broadbent.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities, and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential. Where there’s a will, there’s a war. Thayer Wren, the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech and so-called father of modern technology, is dead. Any one of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children would be a plausible inheritor to the Wrenfare throne. Or at least, so they like to think. Meredith, textbook accomplished eldest daughter and the head of her own groundbreaking biotech company, has recently cured mental illness. You're welcome! If only her father's fortune wasn't her last hope for keeping her journalist ex-boyfriend from exposing what she really is: a total fraud. Arthur, second-youngest congressman in history, fights the good fight every day of his life. And yet, his wife might be leaving him, and he's losing his re-election campaign. But his dead father’s approval in the form of a seat on the Wrenfare throne might just turn his sinking ship around. Eilidh, once the world's most famous ballerina, has spent the last five years as a run-of-the-mill marketing executive at her father’s company after a life-altering injury put an end to her prodigious career. She might be lacking in accolades compared to her siblings, but if her father left her everything, it would finally validate her worth—by confirming she'd been his favorite all along. On the pipeline of gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins—but which Wren will come out on top?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly-fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend . . .Good girls deserve a treat.Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving, and universally respected.After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she's taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as easy prey. Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to work after accepting a demotion to support her partner's new position at the cutthroat University. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane's clothes don’t fit right, her girl-dad husband isn’t as present as he thinks he is, and even the few hours a day she's apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House’s academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in the way the alumnae seem to have it all, achieving a level of collective perfection that Sloane so desperately craves.As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Olivie Blake, this is a powerful and darkly-fun novel about ambition, lust and eating your fill - as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend . . .Good girls deserve a treat.Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving and universally respected.After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she's taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as prey.Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to work after accepting a demotion to support her partner's new position at the cutthroat University. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane's clothes don’t fit right, her girl-dad husband isn’t as present as he thinks he is and even the few hours a day she's apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House’s academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in the way the alumnae seem to have it all, achieving a level of collective perfection that Sloane so desperately craves.As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power.‘Whip sharp, nuanced, and highly propulsive’Hildur Knútsdóttir, author of The Night Guest‘Truly brilliant . . . wickedly fun and deeply satisfying’Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty and Immaculate Conception‘An exploration of the many hungers of the female heart’Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Violence

From the pages of Witch Way Magazine comes a new collection of stories by longtime fiction contributor Olivie Blake, including one never before seen short story. Often romantic, occasionally satirical, and always unexpected, these surprising tales of demons, devil's advocates, dystopia, and dating remind us that there is magic to be found in dark places. OLIVIE BLAKE is the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six and several other books, including the Witch Way anthology The Answer You are Looking For is Yes and the novella La Petite Mort. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, goblin prince/toddler, and rescue pit bull

Januaries is a collection of new and iconic short stories and novellas from New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, the tutelary spirit to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout. Meanwhile, congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth, a banished fairy answers a Craigslist ad, a Victorian orphan gains literacy for her occult situationship, and a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death, and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both, featuring modified fairytales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry, and at least one set of actual wedding vows.

Januaries is a collection of new and iconic short stories and novellas from New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, the tutelary spirit to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout. Meanwhile, congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth, a banished fairy answers a Craigslist ad, a Victorian orphan gains literacy for her occult situationship, and a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death, and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both, featuring modified fairytales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry, and at least one set of actual wedding vows. Also by Olivie Blake The Atlas Six The Atlas Paradox The Atlas Complex Alone with You in the Ether One for My Enemy Masters of Death

En esta electrizante secuela de la novela best seller del New York Times Los seis de Atlas, se pondrán a prueba las alianzas, se romperán corazones y se presentará a la Sociedad Alejandrina como lo que es: una orden secreta con un poder capaz de cambiar el mundo, encabezada por un hombre cuyos planes de cambiar la vida tal y como la conocemos ya están en marcha. En su último año en la residencia, los reclutados restantes de la Sociedad están desatados. Los tratos que creían entender no son tan sencillos. Las alianzas que un día se forjaron empiezan a tambalearse y en su lugar aparecen amistades extrañas e incluso tal vez peligrosas. En La paradoja de Atlas, el precio del poder exige que todos los personajes escojan un bando. ¿Qué más se verán forzados a sacrificar los iniciados de la Sociedad a cambio de conocimiento? ¿Y dónde o en qué tiempo está Libby Rhodes?

After the death of her estranged grandmother, Marisa Marrero finds herself bequeathed a surprising inheritance: a house in the New Orleans French Quarter, left to her with a variety of bizarre conditions attached. Among the surprising consequences of Marisa's acceptance is a friendship with a man called Jack St. Germaine, an alleged alchemist who may or may not be hiding a questionable history, and a series of encounters with Elisabeth Clavier, a vampire known for hunting mortals for sport. As Marisa struggles with who to trust, she leans towards Jack, especially after a demon arrives at her doorstep claiming Elisabeth was the one who sent him. But when Marisa's power grows and Jack can no longer provide her answers, a night with Elisabeth leaves Marisa wondering if she made the right choice. This novella was originally published in Witch Way Magazine. It is a love letter to the vampire culture that is healthy and active in the crescent city.

Cada década se eligen a los seis magos más extraordinarios para que compitan por una plaza en la Sociedad Alejandrina, la sociedad secreta más importante del mundo. Los seleccionados disfrutarán de una vida de poder y prestigio que superará sus sueños más salvajes. Pero ¿a qué precio? Cada uno de los seis reclutados tiene sus motivos para aceptar la imprecisa invitación de la Sociedad. Aunque tengan que intimar más de lo que hubieran imaginado con sus enemigos más peligrosos o sufrir una traición imperdonable de sus mejores aliados, lucharán con uñas y dientes por el derecho a unirse a las filas de los alejandrinos. Aunque con ello se arriesguen con ello a no sobrevivir.

Hay un juego al que los inmortales juegan. Solo hay una regla: no perder. Viola Marek es una agente inmobiliaria en apuros y una vampira. Pero, en estos momentos, su mayor problema es que la casa que necesita vender está encantada. El fantasma que la habita pertenece a alguien que murió asesinado, y hasta que consiga resolver el misterio de cómo murió, se niega a abandonarla. Fox D'Mora es médium, y a pesar de que, con toda probabilidad, es un vergonzoso fraude, no está del todo exento de utilidad, ya que en realidad es el ahijado de la Muerte. Cuando Viola busca a Fox para que la ayude con el fantasma de la mansión, él se ve involucrado en una búsqueda que ni él ni Vi esperan (o desean). Pero con la ayuda de un poltergeist rebelde, un entrenador personal demoníaco, un ángel de voz aguda, una parca enamorada y algunas criaturas que practican la atención plena, Vi y Fox pronto descubren que la diferencia entre un misterioso amor perdido y un molesto cuerpo sin vida en realidad no es diferente a lo que pensaban.

From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Masters of Death, a story about vampires, ghosts, and death itself!Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the house has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.Fox D’Mora is a medium, and though is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn’t entirely without his uses—seeing as he’s actually the godson of Death.When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with her ghost-infested mansion, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few high-functioning creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn’t nearly as distinct as they thought.

Somewhere far away, the recalcitrant guardian of a magical bridge meets a wandering fool; a man with barely a name (and even less of a past) searches the world for meaning; a heartbroken princess with a girl gang of huntresses takes on matters of retribution; a talentless poet courts a disinterested gardener; a downtrodden orphan finds herself torn between equally bloodthirsty loves. In this second anthology of fairytales for the modern era, Olivie Blake (Fairytales of the Macabre and Masters of Death) brings you further tales of romance, each one a wistful meandering into whimsical comedy, incurable longing, and as always, the impractical persuasions of love.

In New York City where we lay our scene, two rival witch families fight to maintain control of their respective criminal ventures. On one side of the conflict are the Antonova sisters, each one beautiful, cunning, and ruthless, and their mother, the elusive supplier of premium intoxicants known only as Baba Yaga. On the other side, the influential Fedorov brothers serve their father, the crime boss known as Koschei the Deathless, whose community extortion ventures dominate the shadows of magical Manhattan. After twelve years of tenuous coexistence, a change in one family’s interests causes a rift in the existing stalemate. When bad blood brings both families to the precipice of disaster, fate intervenes with a chance encounter, and in the aftershocks of a resurrected conflict, everyone must choose a side. As each of the siblings struggles to stake their claim, fraying loyalties threaten to rot each side from the inside out. If, that is, the enmity between empires doesn’t destroy them first.

This Exclusive B&N Edition includes a stunning alternative cover and a bonus story "Love Language" from the author. A thrilling story of rival witch families in New York City, from New York Times bestselling author and internet phenomenon Olivie Blake. *new hardcover edition will include illustrated endpapers from artist Lasq Draws plus brand-new interior illustrations from Little Chmura* In modern-day Manhattan where we lay our scene, two rival witch families fight to maintain control of their respective criminal ventures. On one side of the conflict are the Antonova sisters — each one beautiful, cunning, and ruthless — and their mother, the elusive supplier of premium intoxicants, known only as Baba Yaga. On the other side, the influential Fedorov brothers serve their father, the crime boss known as Koschei the Deathless, whose community extortion ventures dominate the shadows of magical Manhattan. After twelve years of tenuous co-existence, a change in one family’s interests causes a rift in the existing stalemate. When bad blood brings both families to the precipice of disaster, fate intervenes with a chance encounter, and in the aftershocks of a resurrected conflict, everyone must choose a side. As each of the siblings struggles to stake their claim, fraying loyalties threaten to rot each side from the inside out. If, that is, the enmity between empires doesn’t destroy them first.

Segredos. Traição. Sedução. Bem-vindos à Sociedade de Alexandria. A cada dez anos, os seis mágicos mais talentosos do mundo são escolhidos para competir por um dos cinco lugares disponíveis na exclusiva Sociedade de Alexandria. A mais importante sociedade secreta do mundo, guardiã do conhecimento perdido das maiores civilizações da Antiguidade. Este ano, a competição é mais feroz do que nunca. Os candidatos são: Libby Rhodes e Nico de Varona, inimigos inseparáveis, físicos, que controlam a matéria com a sua mente. Reina Mori, uma naturalista que consegue intuir os segredos da própria vida. Parisa Kamali, uma telepata capaz de atravessar as profundezas do subconsciente e ver os segredos mais profundos da mente. Callum Nova, herdeiro de um império de meios de comunicação de magia, e um empático capaz de manipular os desejos de uma pessoa. E Tristan Caine, cujos poderes são um mistério até para ele próprio. Depois de recrutados pelo misterioso Atlas Blakely, viajam para a sede da Sociedade, em Londres, onde têm um ano para estudar e inovar dentro das várias áreas esotéricas. Os eleitos terão pela frente uma vida de poder, conhecimento, riqueza e prestígio. Mas a que custo?

SON TALENTOSOS. SON PRODIGIOSOS. SON LOS HEREDEROS DE UNA DE LAS COMPAÑÍAS DE TECNOLOGÍA MÁS IMPORTANTES. PERO SOLO UNO SE HARÁ CON LA DIRECCIÓN DE LA EMPRESA. Thayer Wren, el ingenioso director ejecutivo de Wrenfare Magitech, a quien algunos llaman «el padre de la tecnología moderna», ha muerto. Ahora, cualquiera de sus tres hijos, dotados de habilidades telepáticas y electrocinéticas, puede convertirse en el heredero del trono de Wrenfare. O al menos eso es lo que ellos creen. MEREDITH, la hija mayor, es una empresaria exitosa y líder de su propia compañía de biotecnología, especializada en la cura de trastornos mentales. El único problema es que su última esperanza para impedir que su exnovio periodista la exponga por lo que es en realidad, un completo fraude, reside en la fortuna de su padre. ARTHUR, el segundo congresista más joven de la historia, lucha por el pueblo cada día de su vida. Y, aun así, puede que su mujer le vaya a pedir el divorcio y todo apunta a que va a perder su campaña de reelección. Sin embargo, la aprobación de su padre, en forma de un asiento en el trono de Wrenfare, podría ser lo que necesita para que no acabe su carrera. EILIDH, en otros tiempos la bailarina más famosa del mundo, lleva cinco años en un puesto insulso como ejecutiva de marketing en Wrenfare, después de que una lesión pusiera fin a su prodigiosa trayectoria. Puede que le falte algún que otro logro en comparación con sus hermanos, pero, si su padre se lo ha dejado todo, por fin demostraría lo que vale. ¿Cuál de los tres Wren se hará con el codiciado trono de la empresa familiar?

Hospitium (Greek: ξενία, xenia, προξενία) is the ancient art of hospitality, defined as the sacred right of the guest and the divine duty of the host. For example, it would be indecent for the guest to set fire to the curtains of the host, or for the host to poison the meal of the guest. Not that anyone abides by ancient traditions.

Powieść autorki bestsellerowego The Atlas Six. Współczesne, intymne studium czasu, przestrzeni oraz natury miłości. Pewnego dnia dwoje ludzi wpada na siebie w zbrojowni Instytutu Sztuki w Chicago. On jest doktorantem, który próbuje okiełznać destrukcyjne myśli dzięki kompulsywnym kalkulacjom dotyczącym podróży w czasie. Ona - fałszerką dzieł sztuki cierpiącą na chorobę afektywną dwubiegunową, która wyrokiem sądu została skierowana na przymusową psychoterapię. Ich znajomość nic w kwestii tych zaburzeń nie zmienia. Jednak cała reszta, dzięki spotkaniu, staje się inna. Aldo Damiani i Charlotte Regan - oboje obdarzeni obsesyjnymi, ekscentrycznymi osobowościami - od pierwszej chwili walczą o to, by ze sobą nie być. Im mocniej bowiem zakochują się w sobie (on, aspołeczny teoretyk, cierpiący na depresję kliniczną; ona, kompulsywna kłamczucha z aktami autosabotażu na koncie), tym bardziej niepokojąca staje się ich wzajemna zależność.

Within the pages of Witch Way Magazine are tales of magic and witchcraft, love and romance, creatures and spells. A mystical anthropologist desperate to find his lost brother trips and falls into another realm; a witch forced to return to her remote hometown gets trapped with the man she's pretending to date; a journalist banished to an island by her ex turns out to have a fair hand at babysitting monsters; a preternaturally lucky Millennial politician falls for her problematically unlucky neighbor; and a disgruntled tech employee uncovers a surprising secret while seeking revenge on her not-so-altruistic boss.From fiction contributor Olivie Blake, these stories of paranormal romance, adventure, humor, and misdeeds once exclusive to Witch Way Magazine are available to own for the first time, along with a new story written specifically for the collection.

Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities, while elsewhere, an unlikely pair from the Society cohort partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them, while the Caretaker himself, Atlas Blakely, may yet succeed with a plan foreseen to have world-ending stakes. It’s a race to survive as the six Society recruits are faced with the question of what they're willing to betray for limitless power―and who will be destroyed along the way.

Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. Two paths lie before them. All must pick a side. Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way.

The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. 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. Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person’s inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality—an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications. When the 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. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. 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. Most of them.

En la Manhattan actual, donde transcurre nuestra historia, dos familias de brujos rivales luchan por conservar el control de sus respectivos imperios criminales. A UN LADO DEL CONFLICTO están las hermanas Antonova, todas ellas hermosas, astutas y despiadadas; y su madre, la discreta proveedora de estupefacientes de primera calidad conocida como Baba Yaga. Al otro lado, los influyentes hermanos Fedorov sirven a su padre, el jefe criminal apodado Koschei el Inmortal, cuyas tareas de extorsión dominan las sombras de la Manhattan mágica. Tras doce años de frágil coexistencia, un cambio en los intereses de una de las familias abre una brecha en el punto muerto que existe entre ellas. Cuando el resentimiento conduce a ambas familias hasta el borde del precipicio, el destino interviene con un encuentro casual y, como consecuencia de un conflicto resucitado, todos deben escoger un bando. Cada uno de los hermanos lucha por reclamar sus derechos, y las lealtades desgastadas amenazan con fragmentar ambas partes. Siempre y cuando la enemistad entre los imperios no los destruya antes.

Шістьом магам випав шанс, що трапляється раз на життя. П’ятеро з них зараз є членами могутнього Товариства. Але кожен мусить обрати власний шлях. Нові учасники виявляють, що Товариство зовсім не таке, як вони сподівалися. Воно здатне на нечувану жорстокість. Його очолює людина, яка мріє докорінно змінити теперішній світ, - і ці плани вже втілюються в життя. Тож кожному із шістки доведеться з’ясувати, що саме вони готові робити з новою силою, якою володіють. Ініційовані обирають, за ким стежити, кого вважати ворогом, а кого - союзником. Та чи встоять крихкі альянси, коли небезпеки почнуть стрімко множитися?