![]() ![]() That's if he's not too busy avoiding his would-be apprentice, foiling the Dark, outwitting the Light, and investigating a mysterious relic that has just turned up at the British Museum. He won't sell you a wand or mix you a potion, but if you know what you're looking for, he might just be able to help. In the heart of Camden, where rail meets road meets leyline, you might find the Arcana Emporium, run by one Alex Verus. ![]() Where minor celebrities hang out with minor criminals and where tourists and moody teenagers mingle. A tangled, mangled junction of train lines, roads and waterways. Books this good remind me why I got into the storytelling business in the first place' Jim Butcher, author of the Dresden FilesĬamden, North London. Fated is an excellent novel, a gorgeously realized world with a uniquely powerful, vulnerable protagonist. And now, I think, its quite rare for me to follow a long-run series. I was in an urban fantasy mood back then, after discovering Harry Dresden. back in 2012, just few months after Fated was released. I just added Benedict Jacka to my must-read list. Risen is a shattering final book of the Alex Versus series by Benedict Jacka we say goodbye to the titular character Alex. 'Harry Dresden would like Alex Verus tremendously - and be a little nervous around him. The start of a compelling new urban fantasy series based in Camden, featuring Alex Verus - a mage with a dark past who can see the future. ![]()
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