Author Archives: Benedict

Ask Luna #163

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Benedict

From: Warner Hello Luna Would you say that all the legends and myths and fairytales regarding magic have a grain of truth to them? I ask because recently I was rereading Harry Potter, and when I got to the Prisoner … Continue reading →

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Ask Luna #162

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Benedict

From: Yusaine I have a few questions regarding Ritual magic. First, what can you tell me about Necromancy? Is it spirit contact or raising the dead? If it is raising Zombies, why would one do that when there are constructs … Continue reading →

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Injured Cat

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Benedict

Something different for this week. We have a cat who keeps me company during the daytime when I’m writing. Unfortunately as of the weekend he’s been quite badly hurt. We came downstairs in the morning to find him unable to … Continue reading →

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Ask Luna #161

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Benedict

From: Rachel Hi Luna, hope all is well, and I am very much looking forward to catching up on what’s been happening to everyone lately in the upcoming book. I’ve been thinking about Dark mages, and the fact that there … Continue reading →

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Ask Luna #160

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Benedict

From: Dennis How does Alex get all the gate stones he uses? Does he make them himself, or does he pick up a random rock or something near where he wants to gate to then take it to some artificer … Continue reading →

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Fated for $2

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Benedict

The US & Canada Kindle edition of Fated is on sale for $1.99 via a BookBub promotion! The price drop should last for a couple more days until the end of the weekend, ie May 3rd, so if you’ve been planning … Continue reading →

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Ask Luna #159

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Benedict

From: Kevin With the benefit of hindsight have you and the gang figured out why Richard and Morden would waste all that time and effort on getting Morden a Council seat, only to have it stripped away for a hundred … Continue reading →

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Forged US Cover

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Benedict

Here’s the US cover for the eleventh Alex Verus novel, Forged! Release date is unchanged – November 24th 2020 in the US, and December 1st 2020 in the UK. Audiobook release should be at the same time as paper and … Continue reading →

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Ask Luna #158

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Benedict

From: Lauren Hi Luna! I wanted to ask about the Order of the Shield. Do you know what magic type that Keeper with the cowboy hat Tobias has? I want to say Air Mage because of Animorphs, and I read … Continue reading →

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Ask Luna #157

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Benedict

From: Kevin 1. Has the seats for the Junior Council and Senior Council that used to belong to Alex and Sal Sarque been filled? Or is full on panic mode and they are focused on finishing the war? I mean … Continue reading →

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