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Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. And while Alex's own powers aren't as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future-allowing him to pull off operations that have a million-to-one-chance of success. But when Alex is approached by multiple factions to crack open a relic from a long-ago mage war, he knows that whatever's inside must be beyond powerful.

Once, Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now, he's a member of the Light Council who's found success, friends...and love. But it's come with a price - the Council is investigating him, and if they find out the truth, he'll lose everything. Meanwhile, Alex's old master, Richard Drakh, is waging a war against the Council, and he's preparing a move that will bring Alex and the life mage, Anne, under his control. Caught between Richard and the Council, Alex's time is running out.

Since his second sight made him infamous for defeating powerful dark mages, Alex has been keeping his head down. But now he's discovered the resurgence of a forbidden ritual. Someone is harvesting the life-force of magical creatures-destroying them in the process. And draining humans is next on the agenda. Hired to investigate, Alex realizes that not everyone on the Council wants him delving any deeper.

To protect his friends, Mage Alex Verus has had to change - and embrace his dark side. But the life mage Anne has changed too, and made a bond with a dangerous power. She's going after everyone she's got a grudge against - and it's a long list. In the meantime, Alex has to deal with his arch-enemy, Levistus. The Council's death squads are hunting Alex as well as Anne, and the only way for Alex to stop them is to end his long war with Levistus and the Council, by whatever means necessary.

With his talent for divining the future, Alex Verus should have foreseen his friends' reactions to the revelations about his previous life. Anne Walker no longer trusts him-and has also cut all ties with the mage community after getting kicked out of the apprentice program. As a favor to Luna, Alex's own apprentice and Anne's best friend, he checks in on her only to be told to leave her alone. Then Anne gets kidnapped.

When Mage Alex Verus ends up with a position on the Light Council, no one is happy, least of all him. But Alex is starting to realize that if he wants to protect his friends, he'll need to become a power player himself. His first order of business is to track down dangerous magical items unleashed into the world by Dark Mages.

Stephen Oakwood is a young man on the edge of this hidden world. He has talent and potential, but turning that potential into magical power takes money, opportunity, and training. All Stephen has is a minimum wage job and a cat. But when a chance encounter with a member of House Ashford gets him noticed by the wrong people, Stephen is thrown in the deep end. For centuries, the vast corporations and aristocratic Houses of the magical world have grown impossibly rich and influential by hoarding their knowledge.

This time last year, I could go weeks without seeing another mage. In mage society I was an unknown and, all in all, that was how I liked it. It’s hard to say what changed. Whatever it was, I got involved in the magical world again and started getting myself a reputation.

I don't publicly advertise that I'm a mage, but I don't exactly hide it either, and one of the odd things I've learnt over the years is just how much you can get away with if you're blatant enough. Hide something behind smoke and mirrors and make people work to find it, and they'll tear the place down looking for what's there. Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures-a talent that's gotten him out of many a tough scrape. But this time, he may be in over his head. Alex was once apprenticed to a Dark mage, and in his service he did a lot of things he isn't proud of.

Alex Verus and the Council that governs the magical community have never gotten along. But with his former teacher back in Britain, Alex is in desperate need of allies, and he'll do whatever it takes to get them - even if it means accepting a job enforcing magical law. Alex forms an uneasy alliance with his new partner, but his attempt at legitimacy quickly turns lethal when a mission puts him in possession of an item that factions both inside and outside of the Council would kill to get their hands on.

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.

Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have him executed. Fighting for his life is nothing new, but this kill order also calls for the death of Alex's dependents - and there's no way that he'll let Luna, Anne, and Vari take the heat. With only a week before he's history, Alex will have to figure out how to disassociate himself from his friends, scrounge up allies on the council, and hopefully keep his head attached to his body.

Alex Verus is still haunted by his time apprenticed to Richard Drakh. He's been free of him for many years, but now the only way to keep his friends from being harmed is to again work for Richard and his deadly ally. Even worse, he's forced to bring the Light mage Anne into this servitude as well. After weeks of being hunted and finally cornered into what he thought was his last stand, Alex never thought his life would be spared - and never anticipated at what price. This time, the diviner can see no way out.

Stephen Oakwood has emerged victorious against the schemes of his aristocratic family. Now he finally has the opportunity to do what he’s been wanting to do for a long time: track down his father. But doing so won’t be easy. Stephen’s not so isolated any more, but the contacts he’s making in the magical world—everyone from the corporation he works for to the mother he’s just beginning to reconnect with—all have agendas of their own. And now a new group is emerging from the shadows, calling themselves the Winged.

Wie lange wird das Bündnis zwischen Schwarz- und Weißmagiern halten? Das spektakuläre Finale der Alex-Verus-Serie. Vor langer Zeit führten Magier und Djinn Krieg. Letztere unterlagen und wurden von den Siegern in einfache Gegenstände wie Lampen oder Ringe eingekerkert. Doch sie sinnen seitdem auf Rache. Nun ist es einem Djinn-Fürsten gelungen, eine Magierin in Besitz zu nehmen. Schwarz- und Weißmagier müssen sich eiligst verbünden. Doch Hellseher Alex Verus ahnt, dass dieser Pakt nicht lange halten wird. Buchstäblich jeder hat seine eigenen Ziele – auch Alex.

Magie verpflichtet! Der Auftakt der neuen Urban-Fantasy-Serie von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Benedict Jacka. Stephen Oakwood hat ein natürliches Talent für Magie. Doch die Materialien dafür sind teuer, und er stammt aus einfachen Verhältnissen. Zudem hat Stephen keine weiteren Verwandten – glaubt er zumindest, bis seine Cousine auftaucht. Plötzlich ist er verstrickt in die Angelegenheiten von Haus Ashford, einer der mächtigsten Magierfamilien Englands. Stephen will eigentlich nichts mit seiner adeligen Verwandtschaft zu tun haben, doch die zieht ihn immer tiefer in ihre Intrigen hinein. Also muss er selbst Macht und Vermögen aufbauen – und seine magischen Fähigkeiten so schnell es geht verbessern.

Wann wird der Gejagte zum Jäger? Der 11. Band der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerserie um Hellseher Alex Verus. Der Hellseher Alex Verus wird vom Weißen Rat der Magier gejagt. Offiziell, weil er sich mit Schwarzmagiern verbündet haben soll. Doch Alex weiß, dass sein Erzfeind Levistus die treibende Kraft hinter dieser Hexenjagd ist. Jeder Versuch des Hellsehers, wenigstens einen Waffenstillstand auszuhandeln, wird abgelehnt. Selbst wenn er nicht in die Zukunft blicken könnte, wäre Alex klar, dass es nur eine Chance auf Frieden für ihn gibt: Der Gejagte muss zum Jäger werden – und Levistus muss sterben!

Unschuldig zum Tode verurteilt! Im siebten Roman der Erfolgsserie ist der Hellseher Alex Verus auf der Flucht vor dem Gesetz. 1965 wurde in England die Todesstrafe abgeschafft - es sei denn, man ist magisch begabt: Dann gilt sie noch heute. Doch warum konnte der Hellseher Alex Verus nicht vorhersehen, dass sie ihn treffen würde? Dabei hat er sich ja häufig genug Feinde im Rat der Magier gemacht. Ihm bleibt nur eine Woche Zeit, bis das Todesurteil vollstreckt werden soll. Eine Woche, um sich irgendwie aus der Sache rauszuwinden.

Er kann die Zukunft sehen und ahnt doch nicht, dass ihn seine dunkle Vergangenheit einholt... Der vierte Band der packenden Serie um den Londoner Magier Alex Verus. London ist aufregend, sehenswert, vielseitig - und tödlich! Alex Verus ist Hellsehr - doch nicht einmal er sieht den Angriff der magisch begabten Bande kommen. Sie wollen Rache, denn einst diente Verus einem bösen Magier und tat in dessen Auftrag Dinge, die er erfolgreich verdrängen konnte. Niemals hätte Alex damit gerechnet, dass ihn seine dunkle Vergangenheit einholen würde.

Besuchen Sie London! Diese großartige Stadt bietet Ihnen neben dem Tower oder Madame Tussauds auch im wahrsten Sinne magische Nachtklubs. Aber vermeiden Sie es, diese in Begleitung des Magiers Alex Verus zu betreten. Er hat sich dort kürzlich sehr unbeliebt gemacht. Nun verlässt er London, um ein magisches Turnier zu besuchen, an dem seine Auszubildende Luna teilnehmen soll. Er macht sich ein wenig Sorgen um sie, denn immer mehr Lehrlinge der Londoner Magier verschwinden spurlos. Seine Sorgen sind berechtigt..