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(Alex Verus #7)
Mage Alex Verus is back in the seventh in the “gorgeously realized”* urban fantasy series from the national bestselling author of Veiled.
I’m used to people wanting me dead. But, this time, I’m not the only one on the hit list—and time is running out...
Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have...more
I’m used to people wanting me dead. But, this time, I’m not the only one on the hit list—and time is running out...
Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have...more
Published April 7th 2016 by Ace (first published April 5th 2016)
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Jan 28, 2016Bradley rated it it was amazing
Sometimes, every once in a great while, there comes a truly excellent UF book. A good deal are entertaining, a bit less are fantastic, and a handful rank up there with some of the best in any genre.
Of course, to actually make that claim, we've still got to take into account everything that has come before and see what kind of build in character, circumstance, pressure, and execution could possibly MAKE such a treasure.
Okay, let's ignore that for a second. It's a weight and a burden each of us c...more
Of course, to actually make that claim, we've still got to take into account everything that has come before and see what kind of build in character, circumstance, pressure, and execution could possibly MAKE such a treasure.
Okay, let's ignore that for a second. It's a weight and a burden each of us c...more
An easy five stars for this one which was probably the best so far in the series. On the edge of your seat type tension with death sentences hanging over all our favourite characters and no apparent way out. And then a huge cliff hanger of an ending and the next book nowhere in sight:( Please hurry Mr. Jacka . You can't finish a book like that and then leave us waiting.)
Like many people I started this series because it is supposed to be similar to the Dresden Files and in many ways it is. Howeve...more
Like many people I started this series because it is supposed to be similar to the Dresden Files and in many ways it is. Howeve...more
Nov 23, 2015Scott rated it it was amazing
Fucking hell! That was, maybe, the best of the series. Not a single slow moment was to be had. From the very first page, to the very last, I was on the edge of my seat pulling for Alex and the gang.
And I just have to say, screw the Light Council. Bunch of hypocritical douche bags! Argh
As long as Jacka keeps writing these books, I'll keep buying them. Alex had to make some impossible decisions and I can't imagine what's going to happen next
And I just have to say, screw the Light Council. Bunch of hypocritical douche bags! Argh
As long as Jacka keeps writing these books, I'll keep buying them. Alex had to make some impossible decisions and I can't imagine what's going to happen next
May 02, 2016Reanne rated it it was ok · review of another edition
(Review crossposted from my book review blog.)
I first started reading this series because it was recommended by Jim Butcher. If you look at the cover of any of the books, you’re likely to find a quote from him. And in a lot of ways this series is like the Dresden Files. And yet, I can never like it nearly as much. I think I’ve finally figured out why that is.
Like Dresden, Verus often finds himself pitted against seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The major difference, I think, is that while wit...more
I first started reading this series because it was recommended by Jim Butcher. If you look at the cover of any of the books, you’re likely to find a quote from him. And in a lot of ways this series is like the Dresden Files. And yet, I can never like it nearly as much. I think I’ve finally figured out why that is.
Like Dresden, Verus often finds himself pitted against seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The major difference, I think, is that while wit...more
Fantastic read, the dark mages finally show their teeth. A hell of unexpected cliffhanger ending.
Nov 23, 2015Lindsay rated it it was amazing
This is the Changes of the Alex Verus series. If you're a fan of the Harry Dresden books, then you know the sort of impact I'm talking about. I'm absolutely blown away.
The book starts strong and never lets up, and it's clearly stuff that Jacka has been planning for a long time now. The fence-sitting, the endless playing both sides of mage society and trying to be beneath the notice of the heavy hitters ... it's all over. Alex has a week to live and the execution order applies to his dependents a...more
The book starts strong and never lets up, and it's clearly stuff that Jacka has been planning for a long time now. The fence-sitting, the endless playing both sides of mage society and trying to be beneath the notice of the heavy hitters ... it's all over. Alex has a week to live and the execution order applies to his dependents a...more
Jul 26, 2015Emma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book was INTENSE!
There wasn't a moments let up from the first page to the last. Jacka gets better and better, in style, character development, and his labyrinthine plotting. This book has it all: action, emotion, shocks, loss, more bloody shocks, and a ridiculously good ending. I put the book down and immediately started searching for the next release date, but any time is too far away. Everything has changed. Everything.
When I picked up Fated, I was uncertain about the main protagonist be...more
There wasn't a moments let up from the first page to the last. Jacka gets better and better, in style, character development, and his labyrinthine plotting. This book has it all: action, emotion, shocks, loss, more bloody shocks, and a ridiculously good ending. I put the book down and immediately started searching for the next release date, but any time is too far away. Everything has changed. Everything.
When I picked up Fated, I was uncertain about the main protagonist be...more
I really love(d) this series, and I'm afraid that I absolutely hated the ending of this one - so much so that it completely destroyed my enjoyment of the book as a whole. From the point that Verus went on the run, I found the plotting lazy and basically meaningless. 'We went here, then they nearly caught us; then we went there, then they nearly caught us; we went shopping, then they nearly caught us.' It was fundamentally just filling space until the final confrontation - which was an insult to...more
Mar 21, 2016Hilary rated it really liked it
It's hard to do justice to this book without any spoilers. Alex Verus has managed to tread that thin, awkward line between the political mage parties for years, but no longer. The threat of an independent mage who refuses to align politically with existing powers has proven too much; he and his dependents have a week to live.
With that opening out of the way (seriously, that's not a spoiler; this is about 3 pages in!) the stage is set. Somehow Verus, Anne, Vari and Luna must find a way to extrica...more
With that opening out of the way (seriously, that's not a spoiler; this is about 3 pages in!) the stage is set. Somehow Verus, Anne, Vari and Luna must find a way to extrica...more
Weakest in the series.
The chaos existing in the Light Council is unrealistic. I mean, come on, no organization is that divided. They would have been wiped out by the Dark Mages ages ago.
As for Verus, it begins to annoy me that he doesn't evolve as a character or in power.
The series is often compared to Butcher's Dresden Files but the difference is that Harry's power and influence grow constantly throughout the series. This doesn't happen with Verus and it's getting to be a bore. I mean, at lea...more
Oct 15, 2015Crowinator rated it it was amazingThe chaos existing in the Light Council is unrealistic. I mean, come on, no organization is that divided. They would have been wiped out by the Dark Mages ages ago.
As for Verus, it begins to annoy me that he doesn't evolve as a character or in power.
The series is often compared to Butcher's Dresden Files but the difference is that Harry's power and influence grow constantly throughout the series. This doesn't happen with Verus and it's getting to be a bore. I mean, at lea...more
Shelves: 2016-reads, adult, characters-i-love, cliffhangers-ho, everything-is-turning-out-so-dark, favorites-2016, genre-urban-fantasy, witches-wizards-and-whatnot
Aug 27, 2017Margaret rated it did not like it
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Way, way, way too dark for me.
Not what I have come to enjoy from this series.
Way, way, way too dark for me.
Not what I have come to enjoy from this series.
Jan 08, 2015Mandapanda rated it liked it
3.5 stars. In this volume Alex is finally forced to choose sides. No more running away, no more talking himself out of a tight spot, no more bargains or new magical powers. In the end there are changes to their little scooby gang and Alex has to make a fateful decision.
I was getting really tired of the unending political machinations and Light vs Dark theme in previous books. And the way they treat Alex and blame him for every little thing in the face of conflicting evidence was hard to stomach...more
I was getting really tired of the unending political machinations and Light vs Dark theme in previous books. And the way they treat Alex and blame him for every little thing in the face of conflicting evidence was hard to stomach...more
This book was the weakest in the series. Why is every light mage evil or an ass ? There should be good and honourable ones too. Right ?
However, in the name of honourable ones we get sonder and caldera who were just so so self-righteous that i wanted to punch them. Esp Caldera. She reminds of some of the nazi officers i read about - honest, by the book types who will follow the law even when they know it is screwed. Just feel sorry for 10 seconds later for destroying someone's life.
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However, in the name of honourable ones we get sonder and caldera who were just so so self-righteous that i wanted to punch them. Esp Caldera. She reminds of some of the nazi officers i read about - honest, by the book types who will follow the law even when they know it is screwed. Just feel sorry for 10 seconds later for destroying someone's life.
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Apr 15, 2016Kim rated it it was ok
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Oct 15, 2018Eric rated it really liked it
4.5 Stars
Burned is another fantastic entry in the Alex Verus series, upping the stakes even further and bringing new tension into the story.
A lot of people have tried to kill Alex. So far, he’s always been able to outrun, outthink, or outfight anyone who came after him. Not anymore. A kill order has been put out on Alex and all his friends, this time directly from the Council itself. Fighting isn’t an option, which means that Alex has a week to figure out how to save not just his life, but the...more
Burned is another fantastic entry in the Alex Verus series, upping the stakes even further and bringing new tension into the story.
A lot of people have tried to kill Alex. So far, he’s always been able to outrun, outthink, or outfight anyone who came after him. Not anymore. A kill order has been put out on Alex and all his friends, this time directly from the Council itself. Fighting isn’t an option, which means that Alex has a week to figure out how to save not just his life, but the...more
So when I said that I wouldn't read this book until I had done some work, that was, shall we say... aspirational *cough* a total lie *cough*. Honestly this series had me gripped so strongly I read it all as fast as I could, and have actually read the last two a couple times since then because I liked them so much. This one, unfortunately, was not my favourite, mainly because it's really a bit of a downer. But it is absolutely an exciting and relavent part of the series (and includes one of my fa...more
Apr 25, 2016Hobart rated it it was amazing
Right now I was not wandering around and seeing the sights, for three reasons. First, it was dark. Second, the city was in the middle of a civil war. And third, I was supposed to be conducting surveillance on the inhabitants of the building across the street. Which was why, instead of enjoying the experiences of travel and new cultures, I was crouched on a dusty rooftop, hiding behind a parapet, shivering in the cold, and trying to make sure that no one on the other side could see me, since from...more
Oct 08, 2015Gareth Otton rated it it was amazing
Burned has one of the most instantly gripping opening chapters I have ever come across. Even with long running series that I have been keeping up with, it normally takes me a chapter or two to get back into things. Not with this book. I was gripped from the very first page. Burned hit the ground running and the pace never let up from that moment on.
The book starts when Verus gets a call from an old ally telling him that the Council have met and have put an execution order out on him and his fri...more
The book starts when Verus gets a call from an old ally telling him that the Council have met and have put an execution order out on him and his fri...more
Wow, SOOOO much action here!
Throughout this series, Alex Verus has honed the path between staying within the realm of light, but not getting involved with its' politics. With the return of his former Dark mentor, things have gotten even dicier. Now, someone in the Light Council seems to want him removed.
With a definite threat hanging over his head, Alex works hard to try to keep those he loves out of the danger he is in, but as usual they have ideas of their own! The result is an action-packed e...more
Throughout this series, Alex Verus has honed the path between staying within the realm of light, but not getting involved with its' politics. With the return of his former Dark mentor, things have gotten even dicier. Now, someone in the Light Council seems to want him removed.
With a definite threat hanging over his head, Alex works hard to try to keep those he loves out of the danger he is in, but as usual they have ideas of their own! The result is an action-packed e...more
Fast-paced, funny, full of action and with a big heart. Another wonderful entry in this great series! This many books in the series and no sign of fatigue in the horizon, quite the opposite actually, that's a great sign, really.
The ending of this book did pretty damn great in setting up what should be a slightly different and potentially amazing next book, I seriously can't wait, I would have picked up the next book right away if I could! This story is going to a very interesting place.
The ending of this book did pretty damn great in setting up what should be a slightly different and potentially amazing next book, I seriously can't wait, I would have picked up the next book right away if I could! This story is going to a very interesting place.
I. Hate. Cliffhangers.
A good book ending in a cliffhanger is just like a really bad joke: high expectations ending in a flop.
What did Jacka think? That his readers weren't going to buy the next one if this seemed too tidily solved? I'm angry amd disappointed.
And look, I' not commenting about the book itself....what a pity.
A good book ending in a cliffhanger is just like a really bad joke: high expectations ending in a flop.
What did Jacka think? That his readers weren't going to buy the next one if this seemed too tidily solved? I'm angry amd disappointed.
And look, I' not commenting about the book itself....what a pity.
Sep 20, 2016Syed Aunirbaan rated it it was amazing
What a position to end, what a cliffhanger! Damn, and people complain that my book has an unfair ending!!!
Really nice work by Mr. Jacka. Well built and well written. Can't wait for the next one... And I just loved Morden in this book. Villains should be like him.
Really nice work by Mr. Jacka. Well built and well written. Can't wait for the next one... And I just loved Morden in this book. Villains should be like him.
Sep 17, 2016Cass rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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Aug 21, 2018D.G. rated it really liked it
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Apr 07, 2017Deborah Ideiosepius rated it it was ok Shelves: 2017-reading-challenge, fantasy, supernatural
After thoroughly enjoying the first three Alex Verus novels I was really excited to find this one on sale and sat down to read it pretty much right away on receiving it.
Were my expectations too high? I don't think so.
The Alex Verus novels are a serialised set of adventures of a very enjoyable to read rogue mage, so there is a level of predictability and returning to the same characters, I was expecting that. I did not realise it was #7 and that I was skipping ahead more than one novel from my...more
Were my expectations too high? I don't think so.
The Alex Verus novels are a serialised set of adventures of a very enjoyable to read rogue mage, so there is a level of predictability and returning to the same characters, I was expecting that. I did not realise it was #7 and that I was skipping ahead more than one novel from my...more
Oct 06, 2015T. K. Elliott (Tiffany) rated it liked it
Once again, Alex Verus is up against it. He’s been sentenced to death, and has only a week in which to get the sentence reversed. And the sentence also applies to his “dependants” - Luna, Variam and Anne.
The book consists mostly of Alex trying to win votes to get the sentence reversed, and to remove the three young people from the list of his dependants so that they escape being collateral damage.
This was a quick read, and quite enjoyable. I do like the way Jacka has written Alex as someone who...more
The book consists mostly of Alex trying to win votes to get the sentence reversed, and to remove the three young people from the list of his dependants so that they escape being collateral damage.
This was a quick read, and quite enjoyable. I do like the way Jacka has written Alex as someone who...more
Nov 03, 2014Sven rated it it was amazing
The great characters and a fast paced story makes this a very hard book to put down.
What I liked...
- Most of the core characters are at their best.
- One of the better story lines of the series.
- Moved the overall plot in significant ways.
- Landis is awesome.
What I didn't like...
- The whole 'trapped in light mage political machinations' thing is getting a little stale at book #7.
- Sonder is pretty annoying.
For those who read the previous books and enjoyed them, which I'm just going to assume is e...more
What I liked...
- Most of the core characters are at their best.
- One of the better story lines of the series.
- Moved the overall plot in significant ways.
- Landis is awesome.
What I didn't like...
- The whole 'trapped in light mage political machinations' thing is getting a little stale at book #7.
- Sonder is pretty annoying.
For those who read the previous books and enjoyed them, which I'm just going to assume is e...more
Jul 14, 2018Soo rated it liked it
3.5 Stars
Mini-Review:
Once the story finished, I got it. Ok. This part had to happen but the setup made me roll my eyes a lot. The last book was great because it felt like Alex + gang were finally settled into a life. It did not mean that bad things didn't happen. That almost impossible situations did not occur. All of that happened and it worked out well. It was a good book.
This one?
Eh.
A necessary piece to the overall series. I get that. Was it a satisfying story to listen to? Not really. It...more
Mini-Review:
Once the story finished, I got it. Ok. This part had to happen but the setup made me roll my eyes a lot. The last book was great because it felt like Alex + gang were finally settled into a life. It did not mean that bad things didn't happen. That almost impossible situations did not occur. All of that happened and it worked out well. It was a good book.
This one?
Eh.
A necessary piece to the overall series. I get that. Was it a satisfying story to listen to? Not really. It...more
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