Benedict Jacka Books

The action-packed final novel in the urban fantasy series which began with Fated - the Alex Verus novels are magic-filled fan favourites, perfect for readers of Jim Butcher and Ben Aaronovitch

The eighth novel in the urban fantasy series which began with Fated: the Alex Verus novels are magic-filled fan favourites, perfect for readers of Jim Butcher and Ben Aaronovitch

The eleventh novel in the urban fantasy series which began with Fated - the Alex Verus novels are magic-filled fan favourites, perfect for readers of Jim Butcher and Ben Aaronovitch

The tenth novel in the urban fantasy series which began with Fated - the Alex Verus novels are magic-filled fan favourites, perfect for readers of Jim Butcher and Ben Aaronovitch

Mage Alex Verus is back in the seventh in the “gorgeously realized”* urban fantasy series from the national bestselling author of Veiled. I’m used to people wanting me dead. But, this time, I’m not the only one on the hit list—and time is running out... Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have him executed. Fighting for his life is nothing new, but this kill order also calls for the death of Alex’s dependents—and there’s no way that he’ll let Luna, Anne, and Vari take the heat. With only a week before he’s history, Alex will have to figure out how to disassociate himself from his friends, scrounge up allies on the Council, and hopefully keep his head attached to his body. But saving himself is going to bring him into direct opposition with his former master and the Dark mages surrounding him. And, this time, escaping with his life might mean losing his soul...

The ninth novel in the urban fantasy series which began with Fated - the Alex Verus novels are magic-filled fan favourites, perfect for readers of Jim Butcher and Ben Aaronovitch

"Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures-- a talent that's gotten him out of many a tough scrape. But this time, he may be in over his head. Alex was once apprenticed to a Dark mage, and in his service he did a lot of things he isn't proud of. As rumors swirl that his old master is coming back, Alex comes face to face with his misdeeds in the form of a young adept whose only goal is to get revenge. Alex has changed his life for the better, but he's afraid of what his friends-- including his apprentice, Luna-- will think of his past. But if they're going to put themselves at risk, they need to know exactly what kind of man they're fighting for"--Back cover

REBEL NO MORE Alex Verus is a mage who can see the future, but even he didn't see this day coming. He's agreed to join the Keepers, the magical police force, to protect his friends from his old master, the Dark Mage Richard Drakh. Going legit was always going to be difficult for an outcast like Alex, and there are some Keepers who aren't keen to see an ex-Dark mage succeed. Especially when Dark mages are making a play for a seat on the council, for the first time in history. Alex finally has the law on his side -- but trapped between Light and Dark politics, investigating a seedy underworld with ties to the highest of powers, will a badge be enough to save him?

Since his second sight made him infamous for defeating powerful dark mages, Alex has been keeping his head down. But now he's discovered the resurgence of a forbidden ritual. Someone is harvesting the life-force of magical creatures - destroying them in the process. And draining humans is next on the agenda. Hired to investigate, Alex realizes that not everyone on the Council wants him delving any deeper. Struggling to distinguish ally from enemy, he finds himself the target of those who would risk their own sanity for power ...

Welcome to Fountain Reach Ancient seat of the Aubuchon dynasty Majestic setting of the White Stone tournament Alex Verus's (not necessarily reliable) reputation attracts all sorts. Most are plain bonkers. Yet there's one invitation he just can't refuse. At Fountain Reach, Alex is perfectly placed among the noted and notorious to figure out why apprentices have been vanishing. But the tournament is a minefield of ancient grudges and new threats, and Alex can't afford to miss a trick as his elusive adversary stays one step ahead in this most dangerous of games.

With his talent for divining the future, Alex Verus should have foreseen his friends’ reactions to the revelations about his previous life. Anne Walker no longer trusts him—and has also cut all ties with the mage community after getting kicked out of the apprentice program. As a favor to Luna, Alex’s own apprentice and Anne’s best friend, he checks in on her only to be told to leave her alone.   Then Anne gets kidnapped. The Council Keepers of the Order of the Star believe Dark mages from her past may be involved. Working with the Keepers, Alex and Luna discover that Anne has been taken into the shadow realm of Sagash, her former Dark mage mentor, and they must find a way to rescue her.   But another shadow from the past has resurfaced—Alex’s former master may be back in London, and Alex has no idea what his agenda is…  

In a world where the ultra-rich wield magic like a commodity, Stephen Oakwood seeks to uncover the truth about his father while navigating a web of agendas from new allies and old connections. As he becomes entangled with a shadowy group known as the Winged, led by the enigmatic Byron, Stephen must confront escalating dangers and master new magical skills. His journey promises thrilling challenges as he battles powerful foes and uncovers the hidden forces manipulating his life.

ANYONE CAN USE MAGIC - IF THEY CAN AFFORD THE PRICE . . .In a world where everything magical is bought up and controlled by the super rich - Stephen Oakwood has inherited a natural talent for magic. Plunged by his father's disappearance into a glittering world of scheming dynasties, warring patriarchs and vicious scions, Stephen must navigate magical high society and learn to control his gifts. Dangerous enemies await the Oakwood heir, and even more dangerous allies: if Stephen cannot master his magic quickly and learn to distinguish friend from foe, his name may end up on the missing persons list, just like his father.

Enter a “gorgeously realized world”* and meet a mage destined for greatness in the first novel in the national bestselling Alex Verus series. Alex is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London that caters to clientele who can do much more than pull rabbits out of hats. And while Alex’s own powers aren’t as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future—allowing him to pull off operations that have a million to one chance of success. But when Alex is approached by multiple factions seeking his skills to crack open a relic from a long-ago mage war, he knows that whatever’s inside must be beyond powerful. And thanks to his abilities, Alex can predict that by taking the job, his odds of survival are about to go from slim to none....

How do you catch a killer when all you have is The Evidence of Ghosts...?

Stephen Killigan has been cold since the day he came to Cambridge as a junior lecturer. Something about the seven hundred years of history staining the stones of the university has given him a chill he can't shake. When he stumbles across the body of a missing beauty queen, he thinks he's found the reason. But when the police go to retrieve the body and find no trace, Killigan has found a problem - and a killer - that is the very opposite of reason. Killigan's unwitting entry into Jackamore Grass's sinister world will lead him on a trail of tattooists, philosophers, cadavers and scholars of a deadly beauty. As Killigan traces a path between our age and seventeenth century Cambridge, he must work out how a corpse can be found before someone goes missing, and whether he's at the edge of madness or an astonishing discovery. A fast-paced page-turner THE BEAUTY OF MURDER is a speculative crime thriller that travels to the heart of gruesome series of crime by way of a city and a person that have far too many secrets written in blood.

The super-rich control everything-including magic-in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels. The wealthy seem to exist in a different, glittering world from the rest of us. Almost as if by . . . magic. Stephen Oakwood is a young man on the edge of this hidden world. He has talent and potential, but turning that potential into magical power takes money, opportunity, and training. All Stephen has is a minimum wage job and a cat. In this series: AN INHERITANCE OF MAGIC AN INSTRUCTION IN SHADOW A JUDGEMENT OF POWERS

Alex Verus hat die magischen Wächter des Weißen Rates immer verabscheut, doch nun bleibt ihm keine andere Wahl: Er wird einer von ihnen! Witzig, originell und durch und durch magisch! Alex Verus' Kampf gegen durchschnittliche Fantasyromane geht in die sechste Runde: Neben körperlicher und geistiger Gesundheit gibt es noch weitere harte Voraussetzungen, um ein Londoner Polizist zu werden. Doch es ist die einzige legale Möglichkeit, die Bösen zu bekämpfen, ohne selbst ein Verbrecher zu werden. Außer man ist magisch begabt wie der Hellseher Alex Verus. In dem Fall kann man den Wächtern beitreten, den Beschützern des übernatürlichen London. Dafür ist nicht einmal geistige Gesundheit nötig, wenn man Alex glauben kann. Möglicherweise wäre diese sogar hinderlich. Aber ein Wächter zu werden ist seine beste Chance, Unterstützung gegen seinen wiedergekehrten Mentor zu erhalten: den Schwarzmagier Richard Drakh. Die Alex-Verus-Bestseller von Benedict Jacka bei Blanvalet: 1. Das Labyrinth von London 2. Das Ritual von London 3. Der Magier von London 4. Der Wächter von London 5. Der Meister von London 6. Das Rätsel von London 7. Die Mörder von London 8. Der Gefangene von London 9. Der Geist von London 10. Die Verdammten von London 11. Der Jäger von London 12. Der Retter von London

Die Urban-Fantasy-Serie von Benedict Jacka beginnt mit einer fesselnden Geschichte, in der Magie eine zentrale Rolle spielt. Der Autor, bekannt für seine Bestseller, entführt die Leser in eine Welt, in der magische Verpflichtungen und Herausforderungen die Protagonisten prägen. Spannung und außergewöhnliche Charaktere versprechen ein packendes Leseerlebnis, das sowohl Fans des Genres als auch neue Leser in seinen Bann ziehen wird.

Mit seinem magischen Erbe kommt leider auch eine verdammt snobistische Familie – der neue Haus-Ashford-Roman von Bestsellerautor Benedict Jacka. Stephen Oakwood will weiter in die Geheimnisse der Magie eindringen. Doch dafür benötigt er Geld. Ausgerechnet Calhoun, der Erbe von Haus Ashford, bietet ihm einen lukrativen Job als Leibwächter. Eigentlich will Stephen nichts mehr mit seiner hochmütigen und intriganten Familie zu tun haben, doch ihm bleibt kaum eine andere Wahl. Bis der geheimnisvolle Byron aus dem Schatten tritt und vorgibt, Stephen unterstützen zu wollen. Doch auch das hat seinen Preis. Als dann auch noch ein alter Feind wieder auftaucht, gerät Stephen endgültig zwischen die Fronten und muss all seine Fähigkeiten aufbieten, wenn er überleben will. Verpassen Sie auch nicht die 12-bändige, bereits abgeschlossene Serie um den Hellseher Alex Verus, die mit »Das Labyrinth von London« beginnt.