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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you'll love this.

The world's best young magicians accept the opportunity of a lifetime.
Six are chosen. Only five will walk away.

The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians, the best in the world. Their members are caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Each decade, the world's six most uniquely talented magicians are selected for initiation - and here are the chosen few . . .

- Libby Rhodes and Nicolás Ferrer de Varona: inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds.
- Reina Mori: a naturalist who can speak the language of life itself.
- Parisa Kamali: a mind reader whose powers of seduction are unmatched.
- Tristan Caine: the son of a crime kingpin who can see the secrets of the universe.
- Callum Nova: an insanely rich pretty boy who could bring about the end of the world. He need only ask.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they must spend one year together to qualify for initiation. During this time, they will be permitted access to the Society's archives and judged on their contributions to arcane areas of knowledge. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. If they can prove themselves to be the best, they will survive. Most of them.

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Lethally smart. Filled with a cast of brilliantly realized characters, each entangled with one another in torturously delicious ways,The Atlas Six will grip you by the throat and refuse to let go. Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent -- Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

Compelling, entertaining, and addictive. This is academic Darwinism – survival of the smartest -- T. L. Huchu

With a fascinating magic system explored through the lens of philosophy and morality, narrated by dynamic, enthralling characters, The Atlas Six is a tour de force. I read this book in two sittings – once I picked it up, I found it almost impossible to put down -- Christine Lynn Herman

This chilling story of ambition and magic will make you question your own morals as you grow to love (and hate) its fascinating, ruthless cast of characters. I utterly devoured this book -- Amanda Foody

The Atlas Six will thrill those who love twisted plots, twisted relationships, and morally grey characters ready to kill for knowledge and power. Dark, ambitious, and engaging -- H. G. Parry

With a cast of complicated hate-to-love-them characters and enough delicious philosophizing to satisfy even the pickiest dark academia heart, this book will drag you into its undertow and refuse to let you go 'til morning -- Victoria Lee

Coolly horrific, brilliantly brainy and utterly compelling -- Daily Mail --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Six young magicians are chosen for greatness. But as they study to become the best among rivals, the stakes are higher than they know. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Six young magicians are chosen for greatness. But as they study to become the best among rivals, the stakes are higher than they know. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

Olivie Blake is a lover and writer of stories, and is the pen name of Alexene Farol Follmuth. Many of her stories involve the fantastic, the paranormal, or the supernatural, but not always. More often, her works revolve around our collective experience of what it means to be human (or not), and the endlessly interesting complexities of life and love. Alexene tripped and fell into writing after abandoning her long-premeditated track for Optimum Life Achievement while attending law school. She now focuses primarily on the craft and occasional headache of creating fiction.

As Olivie, she has been published as the featured fiction contributor for Witch Way Magazine, as well as the writer for the self-published graphic novel series Alpha and a variety of other titles, including The Atlas Six.

Alexene lives and works in Los Angeles, where she is generally tolerated by her rescue pit bull. She can be loosely defined as the sort of person who picked up sparring to help her write fight scenes.

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Olivie Blake is a lover and writer of stories, and is the pen name of Alexene Farol Follmuth. Many of her stories involve the fantastic, the paranormal, or the supernatural, but not always. More often, her works revolve around our collective experience of what it means to be human (or not), and the endlessly interesting complexities of life and love. Alexene tripped and fell into writing after abandoning her long-premeditated track for Optimum Life Achievement while attending law school. She now focuses primarily on the craft and occasional headache of creating fiction. As Olivie, she has been published as the featured fiction contributor for Witch Way Magazine, as well as the writer for the self-published graphic novel series Alpha and a variety of other titles, including The Atlas Six. Alexene lives and works in Los Angeles, where she is generally tolerated by her rescue pit bull. She can be loosely defined as the sort of person who picked up sparring to help her write fight scenes. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HLHD9GX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor UK (8 March 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6461 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 534 pages

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Little Chmura is a digital illustrator and animator. Her illustration practice is focused on portraits, with a special interest for intense dramatic looks. Little Chmura loves working with strong contrast, textured brush strokes and animation to create incandescent art. In recent years, she created Clara and the Devil webtoon series with Olivie Blake and a collection of the Atlas Six illustrations.
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Olivie Blake is the pseudonym of Alexene Farol Follmuth, a lover and writer of stories, many of which involve the fantastic, the paranormal, or the supernatural, but not always. More often, her works revolve around what it means to be human (or not), and the endlessly interesting complexities of life and love.

Olivie has penned several indie SFF projects, including the webtoon Clara and the Devil with illustrator Little Chmura and the viral Atlas series. As Follmuth, her young adult rom-com My Mechanical Romance releases May 2022.
Olivie lives in Los Angeles with her husband and baby, where she is generally tolerated by her rescue pit bull. More on Olivie can be found at www.olivieblake.com.
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Samara M

Knowledge is worth having but at what cost?

Reviewed in Australia on 16 September 2021

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When I say you need to read this book, I mean you need to go get it now.
Sci fi fantasy
Magical realism
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Multiple POVs
Diverse morally grey characters

So we all know The Library of Alexandria burnt down however all the knowledge was saved and cared for by a secret society.

Once every 10yrs six talented magicians are invited to be considered for initiation into the ranks.
They have a year to prove themselves, after which 5 will be initiated & go on to untold wealth, power, and prestige.

This is dark academia meets X-Men, with a sprinkle of spice. But don't be fooled, the romance is a subplot.
The academic rivalry is on point and the ebb and flow between the characters is amazing.
You slowly unravel each of the six characters with sophisticated dialogue & each POV has its own style so you truly feel that each are unique.
It's thought provoking, at times feels like a psychological war in my heart all with the underlying message of - all knowledge is worth having but at what cost?

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Jodie - Escaping With Books

Immerse yourself in this book

Reviewed in Australia on 28 March 2022

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I started this book three times before I finally committed to finishing it through to the end… and although I really enjoyed it, it was a hard slog at times. But this was because it made me think so deeply, which I absolutely loved.

I know I will be re-reading this book many times and can already feel that once I’ve done this and absorbed all this book has to offer that it will be a five star favourite read.

There was nothing predictable about this book and so many new concepts to consider. The characters were complicated yet simple in their desire to be their best, striving for knowledge and power simply to fulfil their own potential.

The final 10% of the book started to bring the puzzle pieces together and left me craving more pieces to really understand what this team of maedians could really do together.

I highly recommend making sure that you have dedicated time to read this whole book to ensure you can immerse yourself in the story.

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Asia

MUST READ!!

Reviewed in Australia on 27 September 2021

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I went into this book blind and so glad I did!! This book was beautifully written, the plot was amazing and characters that you will fall in love with. The atlas six personally started off really slow for me but once you get past a couple of chapters, the book couldn’t be put down. Throughout the whole story it has you thinking and wanting to know more. I cant wait to read the next book as the ending leaves you on a cliffhanger!!! Trust the process with this book, as it’s one hell of a read

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Mitchell Grima

Book arrived damaged

Reviewed in Australia on 16 June 2021

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Just received my book a few days early (that's a plus) however the last 60 pages of the book have been sliced through with what I assume would be a utility knife or box cutter. The cut is perfectly clean and runs all the way down through 60+ pages of the book.

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Elaine Marinas

My new absolute favourite

Reviewed in Australia on 5 March 2020

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Olivie Blake’s ‘The Atlas Six’ is a revelation. I had the same feeling reading it as the very first time I picked up The Hunger Games—meaning it’s special, and a must-read.

She goes into such incredible detail with every part of this book. It’s got an intriguing premise, sure—but it’s the detail that captivates you, that makes you believe all of it is actually possible. She’s done her research and it shows. (Well actually it doesn’t, because well-written material that has been well-researched will always come up seamless: and ‘The Atlas Six’ is exactly that.) She writes ensemble better than anyone else I’ve read the work of, and makes you care about each character. And—plot holes? Olivie Blake has no idea what those are. Even the most insignificant details are weaved into the most important part of the story.

Not a moment you take reading this book, not a cent you spend on possessing it, is wasted. It’s all worth it. I’ll be buying many more copies and gifting it this year.

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Yasmin G

BUY THIS BOOK!!!!! It got me out of my reading slump

Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2021

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Okay hi i am absolutely in love with this book and i absolutely adore Olivie Blake’s writing. This is really one of the most interesting books i’ve read in a while honestly, it’s very character driven and its definitely not the most action packed or fast paced book but it was still so interesting to see all the character interactions and the concepts explored in the book were so coollll and the switching povs keeps it interesting. I cant wait till the sequel comes out, im so invested in how the story is going to go:)))))

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Erin Kiernan

Amazing

Reviewed in Australia on 25 January 2022

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Such an amazing and original concept. I rea
d this in a couple of days. Could not put it down. Loved the magic system. Thought it was original. There were some twists I saw coming, but others I did not expect. I cannot wait for book 2.

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Shelljar

NEW FAVE

Reviewed in Australia on 17 April 2020

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my god, the way blake creates a new cast of characters continues to astound me, how can I like all these new people, I normally dislike people in general, yet after reading this book I might die for all of these idiots. that's all. 4.5 stars

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Overhyped and meandering

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2021

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Based on the growing hype and exciting premise of this book – 6 magicians with unclear motivations reluctant to cooperate; secret societies; a mysterious library; ‘dark academia with a twist’ – I was convinced this would be my jam. And it actually started off pretty well, I was mostly enjoying the lack of story for the first 35-40% of the book but before the midpoint, it started to drag and be a bit too deliberately *edgy* for my liking. It took me weeks to finish because I could only read about 30 pages a day without getting tired of it, but I was curious enough about where it was all going to continue reading.

Let me give credit where it’s due – I applaud Ms Blake for what she was trying to do, she’s throwing out and trying to incorporate some huge concepts and ideas into a unique story but unfortunately, I wasn’t convinced by her execution.

I tend to enjoy reading about morally grey characters, but I didn’t root for or gravitate towards anyone in particular in this book, and neither was I invested in the numerous Dramione reinterpretations, I mean character relationships or dynamics, varied as they were. The traits which made the characters intriguing at the beginning were downplayed when they talked and acted like edgy teenagers. Now, I like my fair share of edgy teenage characters but this novel presents itself as a much more eloquent story with mature characters. I know a certain level of pretentiousness is to be expected in a dark academia novel but my god, the navel-gazing, philosophical musings and vague remarks about the mysteries of life, reality, desire, time and space grated on my nerves. I didn't feel like they were incorporated smoothly at all because they ended up coming off as grand but hollow statements. Over the top, bloated dialogue in which characters answer questions with another question tended to either lead nowhere and reveal very little, be exposition heavy or, most frequently, unsuccessfully attempt to heighten tension and create emotions between characters where I felt none.

I was also frustrated and confused by the very vague and yet oddly specific science based magic system which had no rules for the reader to follow and was conveniently utilised as the plot required it. It all somehow manages to make the book too underdeveloped and overdeveloped at the same time.

Another problem I had is that for a story set in a sinister, academic setting, this novel completely lacked any tangible atmosphere associated with the trope and I think that can be mainly blamed on the shallow characterisation, lack of high stakes and the baffling magic system.

There is an interesting twist at the end but by then it was too late to keep me hooked. As my enjoyment of this book continually dwindled down, I will most likely not continue with the series.

Hopefully I’ll have better luck with Olivie’s other books which sound unique and promising enough to make me want to give them a go, even though I ended up mostly disliking this one.

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Beth

Deceiving summary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2021

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This is one of the books where the summary deceives. Ok, we have a group of 6 people who are fighting for a position as caretakers in x place, but the characters themselves are all so uninteresting. Maybe Libby was the one i enjoyed the most, but even her, not that much. If Nico and Libby relationship was written differently, maybe i would have liked them a lot more, but they were written verbally bullying each other almost throughout the book. Parisa, Tristan and Callum are horrible characters, superficial and i did not see the point in keeping them on the story for so long. Atlas and Dalton were also uninteresting characters for me. And the writing itself, some words, some paragraphs were difficult to understand and hard to get into the real meaning of the narrative. Some of them i had to read more than once to understand the meaning behind the words, they were philosophical and hard to understand. not interested in the second book

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Tiktok recommended

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2021

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Saw this book recommended as a mind blowing fantasy thriller, on Tiktok. Not really that impressed. Could see the "twist" coming from miles away, and the characters are all fairly awful people. She was right about the art work though. That was cool. Won't be reading the next one though. Really not interesting enough.

10 people found this helpful

Just_H

The book that created my slump

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2021

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The concept is what interested me to the book.
I tried to get into the book, but the character progression was horrible.
Not being able to be drawn to any of them was a difficult thing to accomplish.
Then it just seems the author wrote the book and (viewers of the friends series will know) "went Joey" on the book meaning they used a thesaurus on every other word. Unnecessary.
Just had to stop near midway.
Each to their own but don't get behind the hype.

8 people found this helpful

Raving Reviewer

Fantastic, thought-provoking introduction to more excitement to come!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2022

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MY FIRST FIVE STAR READ OF 2022. AT LAST. Or should I say: AT-LAS. *laughs in lisp*

Okay, it's only February but I have been chasing that 5 stars read for what feels like AGES; I've read some great 4 stars and 'this was almost perfect but something pissed me off' vibes.

This is a weird way to start reviewing a fave book...but I feel like it could be quite easy to dislike this story? The air of pretentiousness and themes of studying magic, science and Big Deep Questions set up the potential for a LOT of eye-rolling and skim-reading. Had it not been for the author's sheer amount of PASSION and joy for storytelling and evident love of all these characters. They've clearly lived inside their heads for a while and the way emotions and motives are translated onto the page is kinda insanely creative and thought-provoking.

The story itself gave me The Magicians/Six of Crow vibes; it's adult, queer af, and cleverly magical in a mundane, powerful way.

Anyway. I loved this. Obviously. I'd rec it to anyone who wants to vibe with a bunch of characters way smarter and cooler and scarier than they are.

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