Chosen
core novel 2013 Alex Verus
Record
| First published | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.23 (16,652 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 294 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780425264928 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Chosen is the fourth novel in the Alex Verus series, set in London where Alex, a diviner who reads probable futures, runs an occult shop while advising the Council of mages. Having escaped his old life as an apprentice to a Dark mage, he has built a fragile new existence alongside his apprentice Luna and his friends Anne and Variam. That fragile peace cracks when a young adept who blames Alex for harm done during his own apprenticeship begins pursuing him for revenge, forcing him to relive choices he made under his former master. At the same time, rumors spread that his old master may be returning to London, raising the danger to everyone close to him. Alex must decide how much of his past he can safely admit to the people who now trust him, while trying to keep the adept's vendetta from spiraling into open violence.
Where it sits
- Universe: Alex Verus
- Series: Alex Verus core; position 4 of 12 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Benedict Jacka
Notes
- From the series record (Alex Verus): A single continuous urban-fantasy sequence following the diviner Alex Verus.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Alex Verus: position 4 of 12: previous Taken (2012) · next Hidden (2014)
Sources
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