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Ten years later, they’ve drifted apart, building lives for themselves, families, fortunes. One of their own fell, to darkness and rot. They had figured out a big secret about how the world worked and they thought that meant they could change things. When Zelda and her friends first met, in college, they believed they had all the answers. 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. When the new candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation. 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. The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Check out everything coming from Tor Books in Spring 2022 here! Ready to build up that Spring TBR pile? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

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