Benedict Jacka (born 25 September 1980) is a British author, best known for his ''Alex Verus'' series.

Biography

Jacka was born in England and attended the

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. He later attended

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, where he graduated with a Bachelors in

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and met his editor Sophie Hicks from Ed Victor Ltd. His first novels were three children's fantasy novels that didn’t get published, followed by ''To Be A Ninja'' (later changed to ''Ninja: The Beginning''), a children's non-fantasy novel, which was. In 2000 he began working on a fantasy setting with teenage elementals, for which he wrote four unpublished novels. In 2009, he decided to try again with an adult character and a more information-based ability. Three years later, in 2012, he published the first book of the ''Alex Verus'' series, two more followed the same year. Jacka married in 2015 to Rolari Kuti. Critical reception for Jacka's work has been mostly positive. Of the ''Alex Verus'' series, ''SF Site'' has cited the series' characters and chapter cliffhangers as highlights. ''SF Crowsnest'' gave an overall positive review for ''Cursed'', while stating it was "an enjoyable, if unchallenging, read".

Bibliography

Alex Verus series

* ''Fated'' (2012) * ''Cursed'' (2012) * ''Taken'' (2012) * ''Chosen'' (2013) * ''Hidden'' (2014) * ''Veiled'' (2015) * ''Burned'' (2016) * ''Bound'' (2017) * ''Marked'' (2018) * ''Fallen'' (2019) * ''Forged'' (2020) * ''Risen'' (2021) In June 2021 Jacka released "Favours", a novella which takes place between books 6 and 7; in October 2022 he released "Gardens", a novella which takes place after book 12.

Inheritance of Magic series

*''An Inheritance of Magic'' (2023) *''An Instruction in Shadow'' (2024) *''A Judgement of Powers'' (2025)

Ninja series

* ''Ninja: The Beginning'' (2005) * ''Ninja: The Battle'' (2007)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacka, Benedict Living people 1980 births 21st-century British novelists English fantasy writers British thriller writers Urban fantasy writers Alumni of the University of Cambridge British male novelists 21st-century British short story writers 21st-century British male writers