Author: Benedict Jacka
Published: October 10, 2023 by Ace
Format: Kindle 336 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Series: Inheritance of Magic #1
First Sentence: There was a strange car at the end of my road.
Blurb: Wealth, education, resources—some people seem to exist in a glittering world on a different plane from the rest of us. Almost as if by…magic.
Stephen Oakwood knows there’s a magical world hidden from view. Before his father disappeared, he taught Stephen how to create and use sigls to channel power. But unlocking the full potential of drucraft takes money, power, and training. All Stephen has is a minimum-wage job and a cat.
When a chance meeting leads to Stephen’s skill being recognized by a member of Ashford House, everything changes. For centuries, the vast corporations and aristocratic Houses of the magical world have grown impossibly rich and powerful by hoarding their knowledge, and for a brief moment it seems as though all of that is about to be offered to Stephen.
But this isn’t that kind of story.
Ashford House have no more interest in sharing their privileges with Stephen than they do with anyone else. What they are interested in is increasing their own power, and now Stephen’s been thrust into a world he doesn’t understand. To survive he’ll have to take his talent and build it up into something greater—for only then can he beat them at their own game.
My Opinion: Benedict Jacka lets the reader know ahead of time that he hopes to be writing this series over the next ten years, so I prepared myself for world-building, lots of characters, and a heavy dose of atmosphere. I wasn’t disappointed. Surprisingly, this turned into a fast read for me, and considering that I am just beginning my foray into this genre, I was glad I had taken a chance.
An absorbing narrative that blurs the edges of reality with the magical. The super-rich -- think Succession, but with wizards -- where rules are crafted, fortunes hang in the balance, and people are destroyed. To that, add in an outside relative trying to make his way in their world using his own set of rules.
Cat-loving Stephen Oakwood, abandoned by his mother and a father who walked out of his life when he turned 18, stumbles into the Ashford House power struggle. Money, control, and secrets drive the next generation of Ashfords as they use magic for their dirty deeds. With their magic, they can manipulate portfolios and bodies of water to their advantage and in so doing, parlay that into becoming the next head of Ashford House, unless Stephen can stop them.
Jacka weaves a captivating narrative that drips with intensity and has you questioning who to trust. So, grab your tea, settle in, and step into a hidden world as you follow Stephen as he opens doors, meets curious characters, and has some big decisions to make.
Book #2, An Instruction in Shadow, has a tentative release date of October 2024.
Blurb: Wealth, education, resources—some people seem to exist in a glittering world on a different plane from the rest of us. Almost as if by…magic.
Stephen Oakwood knows there’s a magical world hidden from view. Before his father disappeared, he taught Stephen how to create and use sigls to channel power. But unlocking the full potential of drucraft takes money, power, and training. All Stephen has is a minimum-wage job and a cat.
When a chance meeting leads to Stephen’s skill being recognized by a member of Ashford House, everything changes. For centuries, the vast corporations and aristocratic Houses of the magical world have grown impossibly rich and powerful by hoarding their knowledge, and for a brief moment it seems as though all of that is about to be offered to Stephen.
But this isn’t that kind of story.
Ashford House have no more interest in sharing their privileges with Stephen than they do with anyone else. What they are interested in is increasing their own power, and now Stephen’s been thrust into a world he doesn’t understand. To survive he’ll have to take his talent and build it up into something greater—for only then can he beat them at their own game.
My Opinion: Benedict Jacka lets the reader know ahead of time that he hopes to be writing this series over the next ten years, so I prepared myself for world-building, lots of characters, and a heavy dose of atmosphere. I wasn’t disappointed. Surprisingly, this turned into a fast read for me, and considering that I am just beginning my foray into this genre, I was glad I had taken a chance.
An absorbing narrative that blurs the edges of reality with the magical. The super-rich -- think Succession, but with wizards -- where rules are crafted, fortunes hang in the balance, and people are destroyed. To that, add in an outside relative trying to make his way in their world using his own set of rules.
Cat-loving Stephen Oakwood, abandoned by his mother and a father who walked out of his life when he turned 18, stumbles into the Ashford House power struggle. Money, control, and secrets drive the next generation of Ashfords as they use magic for their dirty deeds. With their magic, they can manipulate portfolios and bodies of water to their advantage and in so doing, parlay that into becoming the next head of Ashford House, unless Stephen can stop them.
Jacka weaves a captivating narrative that drips with intensity and has you questioning who to trust. So, grab your tea, settle in, and step into a hidden world as you follow Stephen as he opens doors, meets curious characters, and has some big decisions to make.
Book #2, An Instruction in Shadow, has a tentative release date of October 2024.
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