Benedict Jacka
Born 25 September 1980
Jacka was born in England and attended the City of London School. He later attended Cambridge University, where he graduated with a Bachelors in philosophy and met his editor Sophie Hicks from Ed Victor Ltd.
His first novels were three children's fantasy novels that didn’t get published, followed by To Be A Ninja (later changed to Ninja: The Beginning), a children's non-fantasy novel, which was. In 2000 he began working on a fantasy setting with teenage elementals, for which he wrote four unpublished novels. In 2009, he decided to try again with an adult character and a more information-based ability. Three years later, in 2012, he published the first book of the Alex Verus series, two more followed the same year. Jacka married in 2015 to Rolari Kuti.
Critical reception for Jacka's work has been mostly positive. Of the Alex Verus series, SF Site has cited the series' characters and chapter cliffhangers as highlights. SF Crowsnest gave an overall positive review for Cursed, while stating it was "an enjoyable, if unchallenging, read".
Books by Benedict Jacka in order
Books by Benedict Jacka in the order they were published, from To Be a Ninja (2005) to A Judgement of Powers (2025).
- 1To Be a Ninja
To Be a Ninja2005 - 2Ninja
Ninja2007 - 3Cursed
Cursed2012 - 4Fated
Fated2012 - 5Taken
Taken2012 - 6Chosen
Chosen2013 - 7Chosen
Alex Verus
Chosen
Alex Verus2013 - 8Hidden: An Alex Verus Novel from the New Master of Magical L
Hidden: An Alex Verus Novel from the New Master of Magical London2014 - 9Veiled
Veiled2015 - 10Burned
Burned2016 - 11Bound
Bound2017 - 12Marked
Marked2018 - 13Der Magier Von London
Der Magier Von London2019 - 14Fallen
Fallen2019 - 15Forged
Forged2020 - 16Risen
Risen2021 - 17Risen Alex Verus 12
Risen Alex Verus 122021 - 18Inheritance of Magic
Inheritance of Magic2023 - 19An Instruction in Shadow
An Instruction in Shadow2024 - 20A Judgement of Powers
A Judgement of Powers2025 - 21Untitled Drucraft 1Untitled Drucraft 1