James Islington is the author of The Licanius Trilogy. His books have now sold more than two million copies globally. The Will of the Many is the first book in the Hierarchy series. The second instalment, The Strength of the Few, is also out in deluxe hardcover to coincide. Rights to these books have been sold in 18 territories, and optioned for film adaptation by Sony. The author was born in Frankston in 1981, and lives with his family on the Mornington Peninsula.

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