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Fated: Good Reviews

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Benedict

A very nice featured review from Katherine Petersen at SFSite: Benedict Jacka will become a favorite for fans of Jim Butcher, Simon Green and/or John Levitt. His recipe for success combines believable and well-developed characters, lots of action, enough suspense … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #6: Dark Mages

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Benedict

Dark mages are the counterpart to Light mages.  At various points the two factions have fought against each other, most recently in the Gate Rune War of the twentieth century, but at present Light and Dark mages share an uneasy … Continue reading →

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Signing Fated at Forbidden Planet next week

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Benedict

Just a reminder that I’ll be signing early-release copies of Fated at Forbidden Planet next week, Thursday 23rd Feb from 6pm to 7pm.  Here’s the event details! There are some reviews and interviews in the pipeline too, but I’ll wait … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #5: Light Mages

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Benedict

There are two main power blocs within mage society – Light mages and Dark mages.  Mages who don’t side with either are called independent or unaligned.  Of the two factions, the Light mages are by far the more organised. Dark … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Limits of Magic

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Benedict

I did a short guest piece for a book review blog named the Qwillery, on the subject of magic systems and limitations to magic’s power.  Go take a look!

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Back from the Weekender

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Benedict

And I’m back home from the SFX Weekender. First, many apologies to those whom I missed at the signing.  Transport from London to Prestatyn was unfortunately a nightmare – due to a train derailment the entire section of railway we’d … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #4: Normals, Sensitives, and Adepts

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Benedict

So far this Encyclopaedia has mainly dealt with mages.  There’s a good reason for this – mages represent the greatest concentration of power in the magical world.  They don’t rule every corner of it, but it’s very much built in … Continue reading →

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SFX Weekender tomorrow!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Benedict

I’ll be at the SFX Weekender from tomorrow until Sunday!  Here are the events I’m currently scheduled for: Friday 3rd – Signing and Early Release This will be 2pm-3pm at the Forbidden Planet stall (with Ben Aaronovitch).  It’s the first … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Planet signing and early release 23rd February

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Benedict

For those who can’t make it to the SFX Weekender but would still like an early UK copy of Fated, I’ll be doing an early release and signing on Thursday 23rd February from 6pm to 7pm at the Forbidden Planet megastore … Continue reading →

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Encyclopaedia Arcana #3: Types of Magic

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Benedict

Mages usually categorise each other in one of three ways.  The first is by affiliation – whether they’re Dark, Light, or independent.  The second is how trained and experienced they are – apprentice, master, or somewhere in between.  Finally they … Continue reading →

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