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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

For those who can make it, I’m going to be attending the SFX Weekender on the 3rd and 4th of February.  Everything hasn’t been finalised yet, but current plans are to do an early release of Fated.  I’ll be doing signings … Continue reading →

Construction of the website is finished!  There’ll be more added over time, but all the major changes are done.  Thanks to everyone who’s helped out by giving feedback!

A nice starred review of Fated from Publishers Weekly. Jacka’s extremely promising urban fantasy series starter introduces cheeky British diviner Alex Verus, who’s caught in the middle of a conflict between Light and Dark mages over an ancient magical weapon. Alex … Continue reading →

Here are the provisional release dates for the UK and US editions of the first three books of the Alex Verus series. Fated UK release: March 1st 2012 US release: February 28th 2012 Cursed UK release: June 7th 2012 US … Continue reading →