Benedict Jacka
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Benedict Jacka is a British author who was born in England in 1980. He earned his bachelors degree in philosophy at Cambridge University. He started writing soon after graduation and authored three children's fantasy novels which were not published. His first published work was a children's toon meer non-fantasy novel called "To be a Ninja" later changed to "Ninja: The Beginnng". In 2000 he developed a fantasy setting for which he wrote four books, whose main characters were teenage elementals. These book also went unpublished. In 2009, he decided to try again with an adult character with a more information-based ability. Three years later, in 2012, he published the first book of the Alex Verus Series, with two more to follow that year. In December 2013, an audio version of Fated was released in the US, the next three books followed. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Geboortedatum
- 1980-09-25
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- London, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
Romania
China - Opleiding
- University of Cambridge (BA) (philosophy)
- Beroepen
- civil servant
English teacher
bouncer
solicitor
author - Agent
- 5ophie Hicks
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- Benedict Jacka is half-Australian, half-Armenian, and grew up in London. He’s worked as a teacher, bouncer, and civil servant, and spends his spare time skating and playing tabletop games. He’s the author of the Alex Verus series, including Bound, Burned, Veiled, Hidden, and Chosen.
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Yes, Alex Verus is clearly inspirited by the more popular Dresden Files, but it does enough things different to stand on its own. For one, the world of Alex Verus is a darker take on the secret wizard society formula. Alex himself is also quite different from Dresden, namely in the fact his only magical power is to divine the future. The result is a decided different approach to conflict resolution and action scenes, among other things.
Warmly recommended to lovers of Urban Fantasy, Heist novels, and Harry Dresden fans.… (meer)