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Alex Verus on TVTropes

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Benedict

I’ve been a fan of TVTropes for a few years now.  If you like books, films, TV series, or games – most things, really – then once you start browsing it’s hard to stop.  I’ve long since lost count of the amount … Continue reading →

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Traffic Wars

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Benedict

Since I started this website at the beginning of the year, I’ve kept an eye on the traffic stats via a program called AWStats (I’ve heard a lot of people use Google Analytics for the same purpose, but AWStats came … Continue reading →

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Copies of Cursed just came in!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Benedict

Not into the shops – through my letterbox.  Sorry!  But they look VERY nice.  Here’s a picture of the UK cover! I’ve been really lucky with the covers for the Alex Verus series – both my UK and my US … Continue reading →

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Six Weeks from Fated, Six Weeks to Cursed

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Benedict

Well, Fated has been out there on the shelves for six weeks now.  I’m really grateful for the amount of exposure it’s received – for a new author, it’s gotten a LOT more attention than I was expecting, thanks both … Continue reading →

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Alex Verus Short Story at Tynga’s Reviews

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Benedict

I’m taking part in the Paranormal April Fools event at Tynga’s Reviews!  For my contribution I was asked to write a story with either myself or the characters of Fated that involved an April Fools joke in some way. After … Continue reading →

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Jim Butcher/Benedict Jacka email exchange!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Benedict

An email exchange between me and Jim Butcher is now online at the Barnes and Noble website!  (I’ve been itching to post about this for weeks but I’ve held off until B&N published it.)  In it Jim Butcher talks about … Continue reading →

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UK Fated Release Day!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Benedict

And it’s finally here!  Today Fated gets its home release! It’s been a long, long trip, but at last the first book of the Alex Verus series is out in the UK.  It’s only the beginning, but it’s a good … Continue reading →

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Fated out in US!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Benedict

Fated is released in the US today! When I started writing Fated it was 2008 and I’d yet to sign on with Orbit, much less Ace – I’d never had a book published in the US at all.  It’s been … Continue reading →

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More Reviews, & US Fated tomorrow!

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Benedict

Another very nice review, this time from Whatchamacallit: . . . when you have Jim Butcher endorse an urban fantasy, you can bet it’s going to be a good book. And in the case of Fated, it darn well is … Continue reading →

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Video for Fated, BookThing!, and EasterCon

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Benedict

BookThing! have done a very flattering review of Fated: It’s always a treat to come across an author that raises the bar with his imagination and ability . . . Benedict Jacka has created a brilliant protagonist in the probability mage, … Continue reading →

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