The Atlas Six

No.1 Bestseller and TikTok Sensation

By: Olivie Blake

Narrated by: Andy Ingalls, Caitlin Kelly, Damian Lynch, David Monteith, James Patrick Cronin, Munirih Grace, Siho Ellsmore, Steve West

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

Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction.
Welcome to the Alexandrian Society.

When the world’s best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited – to fill five places.

Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind’s deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally there’s Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself.

Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society’s London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they’ll survive. Most of them.

The story continues in The Atlas Paradox, the heart-stopping sequel.

‘Great plot, with lots of wonderful twists! I've already pre-ordered the sequel’ – Listener Review

‘Just wow! The use of words... the thought going into every phrase... the writing in itself is just magical. And... the narrators are brilliant too.' – Listener Review

‘An amazing book by a ridiculously talented writer’ – Listener Review

Originally a self-published sensation, this edition has been fully edited and revised. Now includes the short story Sacred Hospitality.

Critic reviews

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)

The Atlas Six introduces six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library, and then sets them against one another in a series of stunning betrayals and reversals. As much a delicious contest of wit, will, and passion as it is of magic, this book is half mystery, half puzzle, and wholly a delight (Holly Black)

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)

Dense with ideas, with a compelling premise . . . a richly satisfying head-trip (SFX Magazine)

This audiobook includes newly revised and expanded material that is fully realized by a talented ensemble of narrators, including Steve West (Callum Nova), Caitlin Kelly (Libby Rhodes), and David Monteith (Tristan Caine). Six exceptional individuals are recruited by the enigmatic Atlas Blakely to join the Alexandrian Society, an exclusive, powerful organization focused on arcane and esoteric knowledge. Hearing the prospective initiates from alternating points of view as the competition unfolds between the candidates adds layers and nuance to their tenuous alliances.

A nice dark academia vibe for mood readers

Great character development, intriguingly dark and just the right amount of spice. I enjoyed having different voices for each character. The magic system could have had even more time, the actions scenes took me a while to grasp and envision.

The ending is a bit of a let down. The short story at the end is boring, I wish I'd skipped it. Not sure if I'll pick up the next one in the series.

Good performance, but... The audio breakdown is horrible, the chapters END a few seconds into the following ones, so selecting the sleep timer was not an option.

The depth and contemplation of time

Beautiful character development and complication. Great final perspective. This should be a movie or series.

wonderfully woven together, creation of world within world, good science and good magic!

spell binding, science marries reality, quantum worlds, human emotions, the magic that hides in our daily life, brilliantly done!

Best fantasy book I ever read

Just wow! the use of words... the thought going into every phrase.... the writing in itself is just magical. and... the narrators are brilliant too. well done. I applaud you

What on Earth is going on

I found it boring, slow and with no real plot or value. Nice idea, done badly.
Kinda sad I spent my monthly credit on it.