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An Inheritance of Magic

An Inheritance of Magic, Book 1

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An Inheritance of Magic

By: Benedict Jacka
Narrated by: Will Watt
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Book one in a fantasy series of super rich magical dynasties and warring heirs - from the author of the million-copy-selling Alex Verus series. For readers of contemporary fantasy who enjoy the methods and magicians of dark academia...

ANYONE CAN USE MAGIC - IF THEY CAN AFFORD THE PRICE...

In a world where everything magical is bought up and controlled by the super rich - Stephen Oakwood has inherited a natural talent for magic. Plunged by his father's disappearance into a glittering world of scheming dynasties, warring patriarchs and vicious scions, Stephen must navigate magical high society and learn to control his gifts.

Dangerous enemies await the Oakwood heir, and even more dangerous allies: if Stephen cannot master his magic quickly and learn to distinguish friend from foe, his name may end up on the missing persons list, just like his father.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Benedict Jacka (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Magic Disappearance Paranormal Magic Users

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'Jacka has drawn a potent new world of magic controlled by a privileged few, and Stephen Oakwood is the sigil-wielding rebel we didn't know we needed.' (New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill)
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I enjoyed the whole Alex Verus series but as good as the narrator was he was never right for the character, and I found it hard to get past. Not a problem with this new series; the narrator is brilliant and perfect for our new hero.
There’s a lot to learn about this new magic, all of it fascinating, and the various characters promise an interesting future. I’m just sad that it’s so new I can’t binge it all right away.

Loved it!

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can't wait to read the next one! lobed everything about it. going to read others by the author and can't wait for the next book of this seri3s!

loved the story development

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Very enjoyable story. Good characters. I couldn't stop listening . cant wait for book 2

please hurry with the next one

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Wonderful new world with new rules like nothing I have read before. The person reading has a very soothing voice too. I would definitely recommend if you like magical fantasy. I love that it is set in london and has a lovely feel to it.

Fantastic story and well read

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Narrated by Will Watt.
Stephen Oakwood is a young, talented but inexperienced drucrafter, living alone and scratching out a living as best he can in modern day London since his father disappeared three years earlier. Drucraft (magic) involves working with essentia and creating sigls which act like spells powered by the wielder's will. This is set against warring magical factions within magica\l families and unbeknownst to him, Stephen is an Ashford. Unfortunately he has huge gaps in his knowledge of the magical world, and this leads him to cross a couple of the younger Ashfords who begin a vicious feud. The book is a series of lessons and discoveries as Stephen struggles to strengthen his drucraft so that next time the Ashfords hit him, he won't be helpless. I enjoyed this though not having seen the word sigl in writing I thought the narrator was mispronouncing 'sigil'. It turns out that instead of 'si-jil' the word sigl rhymes with giggle. Which is a pity because it really niggled. (See what I did there?) Anyhow, the first book came to a reasonable stopping point, if not quite an ending, so I'm already listening to the second.

Very listenable

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Great story without the traditional happy ending. Spoiled only by the narrator’s inability to pronounce the word ‘sigil’, which features large in the story.

Couldn’t stop listening

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There was too much filler between the action for me, but I enjoyed it when it got moving - not sure I will go for the rest of the series…..but I might!

Mostly good

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I liked Alex Verus and I know i am going to love this. The narrator was excellent. Only4* as it is laying the foundation and limited in. The action but I reckon it’ll continue to develop … so I’m in 👍

Laying the foundation

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Siggle/ sigil? Oh well it’s done now. I wonder if the audiobook’s producers will double down on the continuous mispronunciation of a word that is used so much to name a fundamental feature of this story. Apart from this strange quirk here is an interesting new description of magic.

I look forward to seeing how this story progresses.

Siggle?

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Bought it as i just wanted to hear something different from my usual book choices and loved it - can’t wait for the next one

Bought on a whim - totally hooked

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