Fated / Benedict Jacka.
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TextSeries: Jacka, Benedict. Alex Verus novel ; Publication details: New York : Ace Books, 2012.Edition: Ace mass-market edDescription: 295 p. ; 17 cmISBN: - 1937007294 (pbk.)
- 9781937007294 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Jacka Benedict | AV 1 | Available | 33111006926485 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Enter a "gorgeously realized world"* and meet a mage destined for greatness in the first novel in the national bestselling Alex Verus series.
Alex is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London that caters to clientele who can do much more than pull rabbits out of hats. And while Alex's own powers aren't as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future--allowing him to pull off operations that have a million to one chance of success.
But when Alex is approached by multiple factions seeking his skills to crack open a relic from a long-ago mage war, he knows that whatever's inside must be beyond powerful. And thanks to his abilities, Alex can predict that by taking the job, his odds of survival are about to go from slim to none....
"Ace fantasy"--Spine.
Alex is a mage who has the advantage of seeing the possible future, but when multiple factions seek his skills to crack open a relic, he doesn't need special powers to predict that whatever is inside is beyond powerful and that his chances of survival are slim.