Benedict Jacka

Benedict Jacka is a British urban fantasy author whose million-copy-selling Alex Verus series established him as one of the genre's most popular voices. He studied Philosophy at Cambridge, lived in China, and worked as everything from civil servant to bouncer to teacher before settling in London to write. The Alex Verus series (twelve books, 2012-2021) follows a divination mage navigating the dangerous magical politics of London and was praised for its inventive magic system and propulsive plotting. An Inheritance of Magic launches a new series set in a world where magic — called drucraft — is controlled by aristocratic families and wealthy corporations, exploring what happens when an outsider discovers he has access to power that the rich have kept to themselves. The series combines urban fantasy with themes of class and inequality. Jacka's fiction is characterised by clever magic systems, fast pacing, and protagonists who survive on wits rather than raw power. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers smart, addictive urban fantasy where the magic has rules, the stakes are real, and the underdog has to think his way out of every corner.