{"product_id":"cursed-9780356500256","title":"Cursed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings are going well for Alex Verus. He''s on moderately good terms with the Council, his apprentice is settling in and his shop in Camden is gaining quite a reputation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when a mysterious woman bursts into the Arcana Emporium one night with an assassin on her tail, Alex is thrown into a plot to revive a long-forbidden ritual. His old enemies are after the secret, as well as a Council mage named Belthas and a mercenary named Garrick, and at least one of them is trying to get Alex killed - if he only knew which.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe can see the future, but knowing who to trust is something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarry Dresden would like Alex Verus tremendously - and be a little nervous around him. I just added Benedict Jacka to my must-read list -- Jim Butcher\u003cbr\u003eJacka writes a deft thrill-ride of an urban fantasy - a stay-up-all-night read. Alex Verus is a very smart man surviving in a very dangerous world -- Patricia Briggs\u003cbr\u003eLondon's hidden wizardly community spell-blast each other entertainingly in this urban fantasy romp. Fated is highly enjoyable -- Sun\u003cbr\u003eFilled with tense and compelling writing -- SFX\u003cbr\u003eWhoop-ass excitment from the new master of magical London -- Charles Stross\u003cbr\u003eFast-moving and energetic * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most invigorating and engrossing fantasy novels of the decade * SCIFI NOW *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083488993623,"sku":"9780356500256","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780356500256.jpg?v=1725549107","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cursed-9780356500256","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}