Camden, North London. A tangled, mangled junction of train lines, roads and waterways. Where minor celebrities hang out with minor criminals and where tourists and moody teenagers mingle. In the heart of Camden, where rail meets road meets leyline, you might find the Arcana Emporium, run by one Alex[...]
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 perf[...]
NEVER LOOK BACK Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures - a talent that's gotten him and his friends out of many a tough scrape. But what happens when someone doesn't want Alex's help? Alex's friend, the life mage Anne, distanced herself from him when she found out about his past as a D[...]
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[...]
THE NEW ALEX VERUS NOVEL
I don't publicly advertise that I'm a mage, but I don't exactly hide it either, and one of the odd things I've learnt over the years is just how much you can get away with if you're blatant enough. Hide something behind smoke and mirrors and make people work to find it,[...]
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[...]
National bestselling author Benedict Jacka returns to the world of Alex Verus...
"I thought I d escaped my past. But my old master is back and making a new play for power. And he s not the only one targeting me "
Diviner Alex Verus and the Council that governs the magical community have neve[...]
Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. 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 whe[...]
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[...]
"This time last year, I could go weeks without seeing another mage. In mage society I was an unknown and, all in all, that was how I liked it. It's hard to say what changed. Whatever it was, I got involved in the magical world again and started getting myself a reputation."
Alex Verus's insight[...]
"I don't publicly advertise that I'm a mage, but I don't exactly hide it either, and one of the odd things I've learnt over the years is just how much you can get away with if you're blatant enough. Hide something behind smoke and mirrors and make people work to find it, and they'll tear the place d[...]
Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. 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[...]
Benedict Jacka's acclaimed Alex Verus series continues with "Cursed.
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"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 magica[...]
"This time last year, I could go weeks without seeing another mage. In mage society I was an unknown and, all in all, that was how I liked it. It's hard to say what changed. Whatever it was, I got involved in the magical world again and started getting myself a reputation. "
Alex Verus's insigh[...]
Att kunna se in i framtiden är inte alltid så kul som det låter ?
Alex Verus driver en magibutik i London där han bland annat säljer örter, rökelse och kristallkulor. Det är inte många som vet det, men Alex har magiska krafter - på riktigt. Hans magi är inte lika extraordinä[...]
Att se in i framtiden är en sak, att veta vem man kan lita på är något helt annat.
En sen kväll störtar en mystisk, underskön kvinna in i Alex Verus magibutik och påstår att hon är förföljd av en mördare ... Ända sedan hans magiska talang blev känd för omvärlden har Alex[...]