Chosen: An Alex Verus Novel from the New Master of Magical London
By (Author) Benedict Jacka
Little, Brown Book Group
Orbit
10th September 2013
5th September 2013
United Kingdom
Paperback
352
Width 125mm, Height 197mm, Spine 22mm
280g
Life is quiet for Alex Verus. Amazing.
With a flat full of friends (and the occasional fish), and business booming, why not enjoy the humdrum here and nowBut of course that's too good to be true. In a sudden and cruel pincer movement of fate, Alex finds himself fighting a sinister and powerful gang as well as his own demons - for the same crime.Held hostage by the choices of his past, Alex's future is now in jeopardy. . .Jacka puts other urban fantasists to shame ... A stellar blend of thoughtful philosophy and explosive action PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) With its blend of gritty London streets and magical underworld, Chosen has real cult appeal DAILY MAIL The best instalment yet as Alex the seer collides with his dark past and Benedict Jacka matures as a writer BOOKBAG
Benedict Jacka became a writer almost by accident, when at 19 he sat in his school library and began writing in the back of an exercise book. Since then he has worked for the civil service, studied philosophy at Cambridge and been a bouncer, but has always found the time to keep writing.