{"title":"Benedict Jacka","description":"Benedict Jacka is the author of the Inheritance of Magic series and the Alex Verus novels. He's studied philosophy at Cambridge, taught English in China, and worked at everything from civil servant to bouncer before becoming a full-time writer.","products":[{"product_id":"a-judgement-of-powers-paperback","title":"A Judgement of Powers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world where magic is controlled by wealthy families and vast corporations, one young man will need all the help he can get in this riveting contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Oakwood's ambitions used to be simple. Pay his bills, track down his father, and take care of his cat. Maybe study a little magic after work, if he had time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow it's a year later and he's got everything he wanted. But it's come with a price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Winged, a mysterious group involved with his father, have noticed Stephen, and they want him to join them or else. His career as a corporate locator has hit a dead end. And his new job as bodyguard to Calhoun Ashford is proving a lot more lethal than expected due to assassination attempts from outside the House, and possibly also from within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo survive, Stephen's going to need allies of his own. And along the way, he's going to have to figure out the secret of his own gift, and what it means. The cults, Houses, and corporations of the magical world are locked in an endless battle for dominance, and Stephen is beginning to realize that he's going to have to pick a side . . . before someone else picks it for him.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102538698975,"sku":"9780593956106","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Sr_K5rX00v9780593956106.webp?v=1781083447"},{"product_id":"an-inheritance-of-magic-paperback","title":"An Inheritance of Magic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe super-rich control everything--including magic--in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wealthy seem to exist in a different, glittering world from the rest of us. Almost as if by . . . magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. To survive, Stephen will have to take his talent and build it up into something greater--for only then can he beat them at their own game.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104853070047,"sku":"9780593549841","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TR_SchlMTr9780593549841.webp?v=1781111452"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/benedict-jacka.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}