Chosen
An Alex Verus Novel
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Chosen
Narrated by:
Gildart Jackson
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Narrated by:
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Gildart Jackson
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Benedict Jacka
About this listen
Life is quiet for Alex Verus. Amazing. With a flat full of friends (and the occasional fish) and business booming, why not enjoy the humdrum here and now?
But of course that's too good to be true. In a sudden and cruel pincer movement of fate, Alex finds himself fighting a sinister and powerful gang as well as his own demons - for the same crime.
Held hostage by the choices of his past, Alex's future is now in jeopardy....
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sets you up for the next book :)
Book 4
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Did we have to have the level of torture towards Rachel?
Tried to be diplomatic with my words.
Another great read
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You know that sense of satisfaction, when you find a great author, who has a decent enough back catalogue to keep you occupied for a time?
And then the sense of quiet sadness, as you realise that at the rate you are compulsively listening, you’ll burn through the entire lot in another week or less, and then have to find another - and that’s not easy these days!
The UF genre is flooded, awash with cheap Dresden imitations.
Benedict Jacka has hit exactly the right balance with his wonderful, imaginative and compelling stories, of a man of magic who is both selfless and yet flawed; whose greatest strength - and weakness - is not his talent, but that he knows he is flawed and has come to accept it.
Verus is so refreshing, it’s wonderful.
This book adds more to the layers and background of the main character and his previous co-stars - and enemies - and leaves you wondering what is coming next. The denouement is as stunning as it is disturbing, and I can’t help but feel with the cinematic quality of the prose, this would make a bloody wonderful Netflix series!
Still, I’m willing to stick with Gildart and his narration - I wasn’t sure about him, when I first started listening. Four books in and I’m a big fan! He delineates and defines each character effortlessly and entire conversations can take place, between multiple characters, without any real need for the narrator to explain, “he said” or “Verus said” (although he does, because it’s that way in the book, obviously!).
It’s a great fusion of great story and great storytelling and I’m not willing to wait any longer, to delay starting the next story, “Hidden”, so I’m sorry, but that’s pretty much it for me.
Buy it. Listen. You won’t regret it. If you do, there is no magic in your soul. ;)
Just.... write faster, for pity’s sake, Mr Jacka?! Faster, I tell you!!
Deservedly, this is a no-brained, straight-up, five star experience, on every level.
Better and better, with every book
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A series worth getting into
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The story line and characters hold your attention. I would advise listening to the earlier books first as you will be aware of the back story, however Chosen does hold its own as a stand alone novel.
Alex and his friends and associates have umpteen battles and there are casualties. Life won’t be the same again for any of them.
Besides Alex himself, my favourite character is Arachni, a giant magical spider and dressmaker, who lives in her lair under Hampstead Heath. She is probably Alex’s best friend and confidante.
Chosen, is the tale of a struggle between good and evil, but with a magical twist......in fact, many twists, both expected and surprising.
I don’t like spoilers, so I’ll just say that good wins the battle, but not necessarily the war. The story ends with a cliffhanger, so I’ll just have to listen to the next book.
If you like magical fantasy, you’ll enjoy Chosen. It is not boring or predictable, and the author’s power of description is amazing. The narrator does a top class job too.
Another super Alex Veras story.
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Brilliant description and first class narration!
Just bought the next in series!
Excellent!
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The is a formidable series!!
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Excellent as usual!
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A favourite in a great series
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As I realised I only had 15 minutes left I swiftly purchased more credits to purchase and download the next in the series! Download has finished as I type! Here we gooooo
Gripping
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