The Strength of the Few by James Islington: Content Guide

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Publication Date: Nov 2025

Blurb:

The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happened—with what I fear is coming—I am not sure it matters anymore.

I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everything—and now, impossibly, the ancient device beyond the Labyrinth has replicated me across three separate worlds. A different version of myself in each of Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Three different bodies, three different lives. I have to hide; fight; play politics. I have to train; trust; lie. I have to kill; heal; prove myself again, and again, and again.

I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone. Above all, though, I need to find answers before it’s too late. To understand the nature of what has happened to me, and why.

I need to find a way to stop the coming Cataclysm, because if all I have learned is true, I may be the only one who can.


What To Expect:

Readers can expect the second book in the fantasy Hierarchy series, following Vis after the events of the Iudicium.


Content Warnings:

Language: Mild – Use of “gods-damn” throughout and a few uses of the word “ass” plus rude gestures

Sexual Content: Closed Door – No romance or sex scenes. Mild mentions of nudity without detail

Violence: Moderate – Death, injuries, war, corpses (including children) with moderate detail and gore. There is brief mention of rape without detail, just saying that it is likely happening

Substance Use: Mild – Mentions of alcohol use

Prejudices: There is disdain among the Hierarchy similar to classism

Religious Themes: This world has Roman and other pagan inspiration, so mention of gods and worship is described without relating to real world religions

Other Topics: Grief, loss of loved ones


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