The Strength of the Few
by James Islington
★ Top 25 book of 2025 · #12 on Best Books of 2025
James Islington continues his epic fantasy saga with the second installment of The Hierarchy series. It picks up after The Will of the Many, so readers should begin with that earlier volume.
Best for: Epic fantasy readers who have already finished The Will of the Many
The Strength of the Few is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 30 2025 books that cleared our data bar.
The Strength of the Few on the Best Books of 2025
The Strength of the Few came out in 2025. Of the 30 books first published in 2025 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #12 on our Best Books of 2025 list.
Why it made the list: 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 9,160 views a month recently. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2025 list
- Angel Down Daniel Kraus, #10
- Sunrise on the Reaping Suzanne Collins, #11
- Marble Hall Murders Anthony Horowitz, #13
- The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow, #14
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 6 want to read it, 0 are reading it now and 3 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Wikipedia: its article averaged 9,160 views a month recently.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 45% |
| Reader love | 83 | 20% |
| Being read right now | 33 | 15% |
| Attention | 67 | 20% |
Questions about The Strength of the Few
When was The Strength of the Few published?
The Strength of the Few by James Islington was first published in 2025.
Was The Strength of the Few one of the best books of 2025?
The Strength of the Few is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 30 2025 books that cleared our data bar. 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 9,160 views a month recently.
Why is The Strength of the Few on the Best Books of 2025 list?
300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 9,160 views a month recently.
More of the best books of 2025
- The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, #1
- Katabasis R. F. Kuang, #2
- Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, #3
- Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros, #4
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Eliezer Yudkowsky, #5
- Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy, #6
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