Benedict Jacka (born September 25, 1980) is a British author, best known for his Alex Verus series.[1]
Benedict Jacka | |
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| Born | 25 September 1980 London |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | fantasy, urban fantasy |
| Website | |
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Biography
editJacka was born in England and attended the City of London School. He later attended Cambridge University, where he graduated with a Bachelors in philosophy and met his editor Sophie Hicks from Ed Victor Ltd.[2] His first novels were three children's fantasy novels that didn’t get published, followed by To Be A Ninja (later changed to Ninja: The Beginning), a children's non-fantasy novel, which was. In 2000 he began working on a fantasy setting with teenage elementals, for which he wrote four unpublished novels. In 2009, he decided to try again with an adult character and a more information-based ability.[3] Three years later, in 2012, he published the first book of the Alex Verus series, two more followed the same year.[4] Jacka married in 2015 to Rolari Kuti.[5]
Critical reception for Jacka's work has been mostly positive.[6][7] Of the Alex Verus series, SF Site has cited the series' characters and chapter cliffhangers as highlights.[8][9] SF Crowsnest gave an overall positive review for Cursed, while stating it was "an enjoyable, if unchallenging, read".[10]
Bibliography
editAlex Verus series
edit- Fated (2012)
- Cursed (2012)
- Taken (2012)
- Chosen (2013)
- Hidden (2014)
- Veiled (2015)
- Burned (2016)
- Bound (2017)
- Marked (2018)
- Fallen (2019)
- Forged (2020)
- Risen (2021)
Additionally, in June 2021 Jacka released a novella which takes place between books 6 and 7, "Favours",[11] and in October 2022 one which takes place after book 12, "Gardens".[12]
Inheritance of Magic series
edit- An Inheritance of Magic (2023)
- An Instruction in Shadow (2024)
Ninja series
edit- Ninja: The Beginning (2005)
- Ninja: The Battle (2007)
References
edit- ^ Fox, Rose. "PW Talks with Benedict Jacka, Cont". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Sambuchino, Chuck. "How I Got My Agent: Benedict Jacka". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Orbit's website". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Jacka's website". Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Sng Weddings". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Fiction Review: Fated". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Fiction Review: Taken". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Petersen, Katherine. "Taken Benedict Jacka". SF Site. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Petersen, Katherine. "Review: Cursed". SF Site. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Russell, Vinca. "Review: Cursed". SF Crowsnest. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Favours Release Day". Benedict Jacka. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Gardens Released Today". Benedict Jacka. Retrieved 1 November 2022.