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Alex Verus, Book 5

De: Benedict Jacka

Narrado por: Gildart Jackson

With his talent for divining the future, Alex Verus should have foreseen his friends' reactions to the revelations about his previous life. Anne Walker no longer trusts him - and has also cut all ties with the mage community after getting kicked out of the apprentice program. As a favor to Luna, Alex's own apprentice and Anne's best friend, he checks in on her only to be told to leave her alone. Then Anne gets kidnapped. The Council Keepers of the Order of the Star believe that Dark mages from her past may be involved. Working with the Keepers, Alex and Luna discover that Anne has been taken into the shadow realm of Sagash, her former Dark mage mentor, and they must find a way to rescue her. But another shadow from the past has resurfaced - Alex's former master may be back in London, and Alex has no idea what his agenda is....

©2014 Benedict Jacka (P)2014 Tantor

Good rendition

If you have the other Alex Verus books on audio you know what to expect. Solid performance (pleasant but not extraordinary) good story.

About all there is to say.

great way to pass time

great story line, easy listen. the story development was awesome. this is one of my favorite series.

Great book & series. Wanting More!

As has been said, if you like Harry Dresden you will like this as well. It leaves you wanting more but not so patiently.

Thought it would be boring

Any additional comments?

It took me a long time to pick up the first book in this series and read it. The premise always seemed boring to me, but it is not. Jacka has created a really fun urban fantasy series. The series follows a diviner and his apprentice through various adventures. The protagonist is a moderate talent of one very specialized skill, and his intelligence keeps him alive. This is a book in which the reader is not just told the protagonist is intelligence and expected to accept it as a truly predictable story unfolds. The protagonist does demonstrate intelligence through his creativity. Give this series a try. You will enjoy it.

Pretty good sequel

Magic blended with bad guys chasing good guys. Plots now becoming predictable, somewhat bland, but still entertaining.

Too many magic tricks. Hard to keep track of them.

Narration is brilliant. Love the unique, gravelly voice.

Recommend not listening to more of this series back to back. Becomes tedious and tiresome.