Ben Garston Series

This series plunges you into a world where modern reality intertwines with ancient mythology. The protagonist, an unassuming man with a hidden past, secretly guards the delicate balance between our world and the realm of legends. When a centuries-old rivalry resurfaces and threatens this equilibrium, he must confront dark forces lurking within the heart of the city. It's a thrilling adventure packed with action, magic, and surprising revelations, perfect for fans of urban fantasy.

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Chasing Embers
James Bennett
456 pages
16 hours of reading
Not all stories are made up . . . There's nothing special about Ben Garston. He's just a guy with an attitude in a beaten-up leather jacket, drowning his sorrows in a downtown bar. Or so he'd have you believe. What Ben Garston can't let you know is that he's also known as Red Ben. That the world of myth and legend isn't just a fantasy, as we've been led to believe. And there's no way he can let you know the secret of what's hiding right under his skin . . . But not even Ben knows what kind of hell is about to break loose. A centuries-old rivalry has just resurfaced, and the delicate balance between his world and ours is about to be shattered. What's coming won't be a fairytale.
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3.2
Raising Fire
James Bennett
Mythology and the modern world collide in Red Ben Garston's second action- packed adventure, from stellar new British talent James Bennett
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3.9
Burning Ashes
James Bennett
'A thrilling fusion of myth and modernity' Kevin Hearne on Chasing Embers The Lore is over. For Ben Garston, the fight is just beginning. The uneasy truce between the human and the mythical world has shattered. Betrayed by his oldest friend, with a tragic death on his hands, there isn't enough whiskey in England to wash away the taste of Ben's guilt. But for a one-time guardian dragon, there's no time to sit and sulk in the ruins. Because the Long Sleep has come undone. Slowly but surely, Remnants are stirring under the earth, unleashing chaos and terror on an unsuspecting modern world. Worse still, the Fay are returning, travelling across the gulfs of the nether to bring a final reckoning to Remnants and humans alike. A war is coming. A war to end all wars. And only Ben Garston stands in the way . . . Praise for the Ben Garston novels: 'Absolutely loving it. Gorgeous use of language, great humour, characterisation and storyline' Elizabeth Chadwick 'A superior piece of magical myth-making' SFFWorld 'Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher are both fair comparisons to Bennett's attempts to fuse fantasy with a modern-day setting' SciFiNow 'Blending together the best of action, adventure and urban fantasy . . . Chasing Embers is one of my highlights!' The Eloquent Page The Ben Garston novels Chasing Embers Raising Fire Burning Ashes
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3.6

Recommended Reading Order

Chasing Embers

Raising Fire

Burning Ashes