Benedict Jacka

To protect his friends, Mage Alex Verus has had to change - and embrace his dark side. But the life mage Anne has changed too, and made a bond with a dangerous power. She's going after everyone she's got a grudge against - and it's a long list....

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

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....

Once, Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now, he's a member of the Light Council who's found success, friends...and love. But it's come with a price - the Council is investigating him, and if they find out the truth, he'll lose everything....

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

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....

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....

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....

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

To protect his friends, Mage Alex Verus has had to change - and embrace his dark side. But the life mage Anne has changed too and made a bond with a dangerous power. She's going after everyone she's got a grudge against - and it's a long list....

Alex Verus is a mage who can see the future, but even he couldn't have seen this day coming....

Never look back. Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures - a talent that's gotten him and his friends out of many a tough scrape....

Things are going well for Alex Verus. He's on moderately good terms with the Council, his apprentice is settling in, and his shop in Camden is gaining quite a reputation....

Alex Verus can see the future. But he never thought he'd see this day....

Camden, North London: A tangled, mangled junction of train lines, roads and waterways....

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

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 now?....

Everything is on the line for probability mage Alex Verus in the 10th urban fantasy novel from the best-selling author of Fated....