Øyvind reviewed The Strength of the Few by James Islington
The Cataclysm is approaching and Vis Telimus does things to prevent it
5 stars
Content warning This review will contain some small spoilers regarding the end of the Will of the many. If you enjoyed the will of the many then you'll enjoy this one as well
The strength of the few, picks up the story right where the will of the many left of. And the revelations at the end of the will of the many is dealt with really well. This books feels more like the classical fantasy book to me in large part to how Luceum works. Res and Obiteum are more Science fantasy coded in my mind.
It's interesting to see how the different copies of Vis in the different worlds evolve and become three different persons. The world building is still fantastic and the expanded universe is really interesting to explore and the characters are developed well. The story suffer a little bit with being the second book in an ongoing story by having some plot lines being mostly setup for the third book, especially the Res story line.
All in all I'd recommend this book and series to everyone that enjoyes fantasy or science fiction books.
