Risen

Name: Risen
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Benedict Jacka
ISBN: 9781977337856

Author: Benedict Jacka

Series: Alex Verus #12

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 11 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/07/2021

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary

Synopsis

Alex Verus must keep his friends close—and his enemies closer—in the epic conclusion to the bestselling urban fantasy series about a London-based mage.

Mage Alex Verus has gone from a Camden shopkeeper to one of the most powerful mages in Britain. Now his last and most dangerous battle lies before him. His lover, the life mage Anne, has fallen fully under the control of the deadly creature 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. But 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. Can Alex figure out a way to stop Anne and to free her from possession before time runs out?

About Benedict Jacka

Benedict Jacka is half Australian, half Armenian, and grew up in London. He's worked as a teacher, bouncer, and civil servant, and spends his spare time skating and playing tabletop games. He's the author of the Alex Verus series, including Fallen, Marked, Bound, Burned, and Veiled.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Beth

Risen is a shattering final book of the Alex Versus series by Benedict Jacka; we say goodbye to the titular character Alex. It is all done. Finito. Endings can be difficult; it is hard to wrap up all the emotion and gravitas of a series, especially one as large as the Alex Verus one with a neat bow.......more

Goodreads review by Gareth

As the books on my 'read' shelf pile up over the years, I have become increasingly sure that the rarest occurrence in the literary world is a long-running series that lives up to its potential and goes out with a bang. Even some of the best series I have read over the years have failed to achieve wh......more

Goodreads review by Trish

What a finale! I mean, the book's motto seems to be "Alex was right" and "oh look, Alex was right" and "if only they had listened to Alex earlier". *rolls eyes* And no, I'm not just talking about Anne's fate (not just her getting possessed by the ifrit but about her split personality too). I am so fuc......more