The First Alex Verus Novel from the New Master of Magical London

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 . . . 'harry Dresden Would Like Alex Verus Tremendously - And Be A Little Nervous Around Him. I Just Added Benedict Jacka To My Must-read List. Fated Is An Excellent Novel, A Gorgeously Realized World With A Uniquely Powerful, Vulnerable Protagonist. Books This Good Remind Me Why I Got Into The Storytelling Business In The First Place' Jim Butcher, Author Of The Dresden Files Camden, North London. A Tangled, Mangled Junction Of Train Lines, Roads And Waterways. Where Minor Celebrities Hang Out With Minor Criminals And Where Tourists And Moody Teenagers Mingle. In The Heart Of Camden, Where Rail Meets Road Meets Leyline, You Might Find The Arcana Emporium, Run By One Alex Verus. 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. 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. The Books In The Alex Verus Series Are As Follows: Fated Cursed Taken Chosen Hidden Veiled Burned Bound Marked Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. And while Alex's own powers aren't as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future--allowing him to pull off operations that have a million-to-one-chance of success. But when Alex is approached by multiple factions to crack open a relic from a long-ago mage war, he knows that whatever's inside must be beyond powerful. And thanks to his abilities, Alex can predict that by taking the job, his odds of survival are about to go from slim to none