Taken
Welcome to Fountain Reach Ancient seat of the Aubuchon dynasty Majestic setting of the White Stone tournament Alex Verus's (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...
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Welcome to Fountain Reach Ancient seat of the Aubuchon dynasty Majestic setting of the White Stone tournament Alex Verus's (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. But the tournament is a minefield of ancient grudges and new threats, and Alex can't afford to miss a trick as his elusive adversary stays one step ahead in this most dangerous of games.
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ASIN: B008K5T2GK
Publish date: September 6th 2012
Publisher: Hachette Digital
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Series: Alex Verus (#3)
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.This was really good! I had never heard of this series until my friend Anne decided to host a read along on her blog, Books of My Heart, this year. Since the pace was set at only one book per month, I decided that I could make enough roo...
Top Shelf Urban Fantasy - 5 Stars Benedict Jacka raises his game in the third installment of the Alex Verus series. After a shaky start to the series, he has produced a book I can gladly display next to my favorite Urban Fantasy novels by Jim Butcher, Ben Aaronovitch and Larry Corriea. I have a s...
I actually rated this book 4.5 stars.Alex Verus’ life is running as smoothly as the life of an independent mage can run. He’s running his shop and training his apprentice Luna and trying to live his life as quietly as he can but it isn’t as easy as it used to be to keep his anonymity. His recent adv...
I'm going to say right from the beginning that I am huge fanpoodle of Benedict Jacka. It took me longer than I would have liked to get to this book, but when I finally started, I read it from start to finish in one sitting. Be prepared for much fanpoodling.The days of a peaceful life running his s...
This is probably one of the best urban fantasy series I've read, second only to the The Dresden Files. This one was great as usual - I love a main character with unique powers who is capable, smart, and not a push-over (and the author does it all while not making him over-powered).
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