Benedict Jacka

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Benedict Jacka (born September 25, 1980 in London ) is a British author. He is the writer of the fantasy series Alex Verus .

life and work

After finishing school, Jacka studied at the University of Cambridge , where he was his future editor, Sophie Hicks from the publishing house Victor Gollancz Ltd. , who has both children's and fantasy literature in its program.

His first publications were three children's books on the topic of ninja . In 2012 three volumes of the fantasy series Alex Verus appeared . The show's hero, Alex Verus, runs a bourgeois wizarding supplies store in a backyard in CamdenTown , but is endowed with a hidden psychic ability - he can see into the future. An ability that enables him to survive in a world of hostile mage groups.

Novels

Ninja series
  1. Ninja: The Beginning (2005)
  2. Ninja: The Battle (2007)
Alex Verus series
  1. Fated (2012), German: The Labyrinth of London (2018, ISBN 978-3-7341-6165-0 )
  2. Cursed (2012), German: The Ritual of London (2019, ISBN 978-3-7341-6169-8 )
  3. Taken (2012), German: The Magician of London (2019, ISBN 978-3-7341-6234-3 )
  4. Chosen (2013), German: The Guardian of London (2020, ISBN 978-3-7341-6233-6 )
  5. Hidden (2014), German: The Master of London (announced for November 2020)
  6. Veiled (2015)
  7. Burned (2016)
  8. Bound (April, 2017)
  9. Marked (July, 2018)
  10. Fall (October, 2019)
  11. Forged (announced December 2020)

Reviews

Jacka's books received repeated positive reviews. SF Crowsnet called Cursed an "entertaining, if undemanding, reading pleasure". FantasyBookCritic also gave Fated a positive review .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ SF Crowsnest. Retrieved March 10, 2013
  2. ↑ FantasyBookCritic.Retrieved March 10, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Jacka, Benedict
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British author
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH London