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 to realize that if he wants to protect his friends, he'll need to become a power player himself....

Since his second sight made him infamous for defeating powerful dark mages, Alex has been keeping his head down....

Alex Verus is still haunted by his time apprenticed to Richard Drakh. He's been free of him for many years, but now the only way to keep his friends from being harmed is to again work for Richard....

Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London....

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....

Diviner Alex Verus and the Council that governs the magical community have never gotten along. But with his former teacher back in Britain, Alex is in desperate need of allies....

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....

Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have him executed....

With his talent for divining the future, Alex Verus should have foreseen his friends' reactions to the revelations about his previous life....

Welcome to Fountain Reach. Ancient seat of the Aubuchon dynasty. Majestic setting of the White Stone tournament....