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. 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. In the heart of Camden, where rail meets road meets leyline, you might find the Arcana Emporium, run by one Alex Verus. Where minor celebrities hang out with minor criminals and where tourists and moody teenagers mingle. A tangled, mangled junction of train lines, roads and waterways. Books this good remind me why I got into the storytelling business in the first place' Jim Butcher, author of the Dresden FilesĬamden, North London. Fated is an excellent novel, a gorgeously realized world with a uniquely powerful, vulnerable protagonist. I just added Benedict Jacka to my must-read list. 'Harry Dresden would like Alex Verus tremendously - and be a little nervous around him. There is a nice history to this world that involves the The Gate Rune War. It’s different enough to be different but you still can’t help but compare. 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. Fated, and I assume the whole series of Alex Verus, is set in London and so you will immediately compare this to Rivers of London.
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