Orphans of Chaos
First Written 2005
Genre Fiction
Origin US
Publisher Tor
My Copy cheap trade paperback
First Read March 19, 2026

Orphans of Chaos

Notes

This is a 'magic kids at boarding school' book, except the kids are snarky teenagers and they don't understand their magic. But the school does, and it's keeping them from finding out their Special Purpose. And their deal is: they're the children of the Titans, the primordial forces that the greek gods overthrew to give the world order. But maybe all the gods are real? And they all have a vested interest in keeping these kids from learning Who They Really Are and What They Can Really Do. I read a recommendation on this that said "it's not good but it's interesting", but I found it neither.

Noted on March 23, 2026

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