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 hav...
My name is Alex Verus. I'm a diviner. In mage terms, I'm unaligned -- I'm not affiliated with the Council but don't count myself as a Dark mage. And I might not be on the Council's hit list anymore, but that doesn't mean they like me.
Alex was a l...
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 gett...
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 peo...
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 o...
"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 never gotten along. But with his f...
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 h...
Mage Alex Verus is caught between a rock and a hard place in the eighth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned.
Right now I wasn’t seeing Richard as the teacher out of my nightmares; he was just another Dark mage, and...
Mage Alex Verus is hanging on by a thread in the ninth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned.
When Mage Alex Verus ends up with a position on the Light Council, no one is happy, least of all him. But Alex is starting t...
For Mage Alex Verus, everything is on the line in the tenth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Marked.
Once Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now he's a member of the Light Council who&#...
Alex Verus faces his dark side in this return to the bestselling urban fantasy series about a London-based mage.
To protect his friends, Mage Alex Verus has had to change--and embrace his dark side. But the life mage Anne has changed too, and made...
Alex Verus must keep his friends close -- and his enemies closer -- in the epic conclusion to the bestselling urban fantasy series about a London-based mage.Mage Alex Verus has gone from a Camden shopkeeper to one of the most powerful mages in Britai...
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 ...
The ultra-rich control magic -- the same way they control everything else -- but Stephen Oakwood may just beat them at their own game in this exhilarating contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels.Stephen Oakwood has emerged victo...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Benedict Jacka has published 14 books.
Benedict Jacka does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, An Instruction in Shadow, was published in October 2024.
The first book by Benedict Jacka, Fated, was published in March 2012.
An Inheritance of Magic
An Instruction in Shadow
