Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Power. You are at the Alexandrian Club. Knowledge is slaughter. You cannot acquire it without sacrifice.

The Alexandrian Club, a sanctuary of lost knowledge from the great civilizations of antiquity, is the largest secret society of academic sorcerers in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige.

Only once every ten years, six uniquely talented sorcerers are chosen for the trials. The six elite are Libby and Niko who wield incredible control over matter, Reina, a naturalist who understands the language of nature, Parisa, a telepath who seduces to read the thoughts of others, Calum, a manipulator whose hallucinogenic powers turn anyone he desires into a compliant creature, and Tristan who recognizes spells and illusions.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they learn that they will have one year for the final selection. Who has the will and the ability to succeed, while reality blurs day by day and morality begins to erode? If the six candidates prove to themselves that they are the best, they will survive, at least most of them...