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Benedict Jacka

British author (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Benedict Jacka (born 25 September 1980) is a British author, best known for his Alex Verus series.[1]

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Jacka was born in England and attended the City of London School. He later attended Cambridge University, where he graduated with a Bachelors in philosophy and met his editor Sophie Hicks from Ed Victor Ltd.[2] His first novels were three children's fantasy novels that didn’t get published, followed by To Be A Ninja (later changed to Ninja: The Beginning), a children's non-fantasy novel, which was. In 2000 he began working on a fantasy setting with teenage elementals, for which he wrote four unpublished novels. In 2009, he decided to try again with an adult character and a more information-based ability.[3] Three years later, in 2012, he published the first book of the Alex Verus series, two more followed the same year.[4] Jacka married in 2015 to Rolari Kuti.[5]

Critical reception for Jacka's work has been mostly positive.[6][7] Of the Alex Verus series, SF Site has cited the series' characters and chapter cliffhangers as highlights.[8][9] SF Crowsnest gave an overall positive review for Cursed, while stating it was "an enjoyable, if unchallenging, read".[10]

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Alex Verus series

  • Fated (2012)
  • Cursed (2012)
  • Taken (2012)
  • Chosen (2013)
  • Hidden (2014)
  • Veiled (2015)
  • Burned (2016)
  • Bound (2017)
  • Marked (2018)
  • Fallen (2019)
  • Forged (2020)
  • Risen (2021)

In June 2021 Jacka released "Favours", a novella which takes place between books 6 and 7;[11] in October 2022 he released "Gardens", a novella which takes place after book 12.[12]

Inheritance of Magic series

  • An Inheritance of Magic (2023)
  • An Instruction in Shadow (2024)
  • A Judgement of Powers (2025)

Ninja series

  • Ninja: The Beginning (2005)
  • Ninja: The Battle (2007)
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