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To protect his friends, Mage Alex Verus has had to change - and embrace his dark side. But the life mage Anne has changed too and made a bond with a dangerous power. She's going after everyone she's got a grudge against - and it's a long list. In the meantime, Alex has to deal with his arch-enemy, Levistus. The Council's death squads are hunting Alex as well as Anne, and the only way for Alex to stop them is to end his long war with Levistus and the Council, by whatever means necessary.

Once Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now he's a member of the Light Council who's found success, friends...and love. But it's come with a price - the council is investigating him, and if they find out the truth, he'll lose everything. Meanwhile, Alex's old master, Richard Drakh, is waging a war against the council, and he's preparing a move that will bring Alex and the life mage, Anne, under his control. Caught between Richard and the council, Alex's time is running out. To protect those he cares for, Alex will have to become something different....

Never look back. Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures - a talent that's gotten him and his friends out of many a tough scrape. But what happens when someone doesn't want Alex's help? Alex's friend, the life mage Anne, distanced herself from him when she found out about his past as a Dark apprentice. Now she's in serious trouble but wants nothing to do with him. Alex has to start wondering if Anne's problem is really with him - or if there's a secret she's trying to hide.

Alex Verus is tracking down dangerous magical items unleashed into the world by Dark Mages - however, when the Light Council decide they need his help in negotiating with the perpetrators, Alex must use all his cunning and magic to strike a deal. The ninth novel in the urban fantasy series which began with Fated - the Alex Verus novels are magic-filled fan favourites, perfect for fans of Jim Butcher and Ben Aaronovitch.

The super-rich control everything-including magic-in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fantasy series from the author of the Alex Verus novels. Stephen Oakwood's ambitions used to be simple. Pay his bills, track down his father, and take care of his cat. Maybe study a little magic after...

Alex's girlfriend, the life mage Anne, has fallen fully under the control of the deadly djinn she made a bargain with, and it is preparing to create an army of mages subject to its every whim. Alex, the Council, and the Dark mage Richard Drakh agree to call a truce in their war, and plans are made for a joint attack. Alex knows that it's only a matter of time before Drakh and the Council turn on each other...and neither cares about keeping Anne alive.

Camden, North London. A tangled, mangled junction of train lines, roads and waterways. Where minor celebrities hang out with minor criminals and where tourists and moody teenagers mingle. In the heart of Camden, where rail meets road meets leyline, you might find the Arcana Emporium, run by one Alex Verus. He won't sell you a wand or mix you a potion, but if you know what you're looking for, he might just be able to help.

Alex Verus can see the future. But he never thought he'd see this day. Manoeuvred by forces beyond his control, the probability mage has made a terrible choice: he's agreed to work for his old master once more. Richard Drakh, the sadistic dark mage Alex escaped as an apprentice, has him in his clutches again. And this time he won't let go so easily.

Things are going well for Alex Verus. He's on moderately good terms with the Council, his apprentice is settling in, and his shop in Camden is gaining quite a reputation. But when a mysterious woman bursts into the Arcana Emporium one night with an assassin on her tail, Alex is thrown into a plot to revive a long-forbidden ritual.

In a world where everything magical is bought up and controlled by the super rich - Stephen Oakwood has inherited a natural talent for magic. Plunged by his father's disappearance into a glittering world of scheming dynasties, warring patriarchs and vicious scions, Stephen must navigate magical high society and learn to control his gifts. Dangerous enemies await the Oakwood heir, and even more dangerous allies: if Stephen cannot master his magic quickly and learn to distinguish friend from foe, his name may end up on the missing persons list, just like his father.

Alex Verus has a magic shop in Camden, London, and an uncanny ability to see the future. But suddenly everyone can see Alex's future. Because the Mage's Council of Great Britain just named him a traitor and ordered his death in seven days' time, and there's no way anyone can get out of that. Alex's friends - Luna and the other apprentices he's taken in - are tainted by association. They'll be marked for death, too, when the ruling comes into play, and Alex becomes locked in a race against time to save them.

Welcome to Fountain Reach. Ancient seat of the Aubuchon dynasty. Majestic setting of the White Stone tournament. Alex Verus' (not necessarily reliable) reputation attracts all sorts. Most are plain bonkers. Yet there's one invitation he just can't refuse. At Fountain Reach, Alex is perfectly placed among the noted and notorious to figure out why apprentices have been vanishing.

Life is quiet for Alex Verus. Amazing. With a flat full of friends (and the occasional fish) and business booming, why not enjoy the humdrum here and now? But of course that's too good to be true. In a sudden and cruel pincer movement of fate, Alex finds himself fighting a sinister and powerful gang as well as his own demons - for the same crime. Held hostage by the choices of his past, Alex's future is now in jeopardy....

From the author of the million-copy-selling Alex Verus series comes a fantasy series of super rich magical dynasties and warring heirs.

Alex Verus is a mage who can see the future, but even he couldn't have seen this day coming. Alex has agreed to join the Keepers, the magical police force, to protect his friends from his old master, the Dark mage Richard Drakh. Going legit was always going to be difficult for an outcast like Alex, and there are those in the Keepers who aren't keen to see an ex-Dark mage succeed. Especially when Dark mages are making a play for a seat on the council for the first time in history.

Willkommen in London! Wenn Sie diese großartige Stadt bereisen, versäumen Sie auf keinen Fall einen Besuch im Emporium Arcana. Hier verkauft der Besitzer Alex Verus keine raffinierten Zaubertricks, sondern echte Magie. Doch bleiben Sie wachsam. Diese Welt ist ebenso wunderbar wie gefährlich. Alex zum Beispiel ist kürzlich ins Visier mächtiger Magier geraten und muss sich alles abverlangen, um die Angelegenheit zu überleben. Also halten Sie sich bedeckt, sehen Sie für die nächsten Wochen von einem Besuch im Britischen Museum ab und vergessen Sie niemals: Einhörner sind nicht nett!

Magie verpflichtet! Der Auftakt der neuen Urban-Fantasy-Serie von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Benedict Jacka. Stephen Oakwood hat ein natürliches Talent für Magie. Doch die Materialien dafür sind teuer, und er stammt aus einfachen Verhältnissen. Zudem hat Stephen keine weiteren Verwandten – glaubt er zumindest, bis seine Cousine auftaucht. Plötzlich ist er verstrickt in die Angelegenheiten von Haus Ashford, einer der mächtigsten Magierfamilien Englands. Stephen will eigentlich nichts mit seiner adeligen Verwandtschaft zu tun haben, doch die zieht ihn immer tiefer in ihre Intrigen hinein. Also muss er selbst Macht und Vermögen aufbauen – und seine magischen Fähigkeiten so schnell es geht verbessern.

In a world where magic is controlled by wealthy families and vast corporations, one young man will need all the help he can get in this riveting contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels. Stephen Oakwood’s ambitions used to be simple. Pay his bills, track down his father...

Stephen Oakwood will nicht viel vom Leben: genug Geld, um seine Rechnungen zu bezahlen, und genug Zeit, um Magie zu lernen. Doch irgendjemand will seinen Cousin Calhoun ermorden. Stephen ist sich nur nicht sicher, ob der Auftraggeber Teil von Haus Ashford ist oder ein Feind von außerhalb. Außerdem fordert der Geheimbund der Geflügelten den jungen Mann auf, sich ihm anzuschließen. Er erkennt, dass es für ihn keine gute Wahl gibt – und dass er dringend neue Verbündete benötigt!

In London gibt es über 30.000 Polizisten - und dennoch ist die Metropole statistisch betrachtet die gefährlichste Stadt Europas. Da verwundert es nicht, dass auch Magier Opfer von Verbrechen werden, so wie die junge Lebensmagierin Anne. Doch die Entführer haben nicht mit dem Hellseher Alex Verus gerechnet. Er wird nichts unversucht lassen, um Anne zu retten. Die befindet sich inzwischen allerdings in der dunklen Domäne eines Schwarzmagiers, und dort werden sowohl Anne als auch Alex mit dem schlimmsten Albtraum ihrer Vergangenheit konfrontiert.