A Judgement of Powers: An Inheritance of Magic Book 3: urban fantasy from the author of the million-copy-selling...

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Benedict Jacka

A Judgement of Powers

An Inheritance of Magic Book 3: urban fantasy from the author of the million-copy-selling Alex...

Benedict Jacka

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Orbit Books
11 November 2025

Fantasy; Fantasy

Series: Inheritance of Magic

The super-rich control everything-including magic-in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fantasy series from the author of the Alex Verus novels.

Stephen Oakwood's ambitions used to be simple. Pay his bills, track down his father, and take care of his cat. Maybe study a little magic after work, if he had time.

Now it's a year later and he's got everything he wanted. But it's come with a price.

The Winged, a mysterious group involved with his father, have noticed Stephen, and they want him to join them or else. His career as a corporate locator has hit a dead end. And his new job as bodyguard to Calhoun Ashford is proving a lot more lethal than expected due to assassination attempts from outside the House, and possibly also from within.

To survive, Stephen's going to need allies of his own. And along the way, he's going to have to figure out the secret of his own gift, and what it means. The cults, Houses, and corporations of the magical world are locked in an endless battle for dominance, and Stephen is beginning to realize that he's going to have to pick a side . . . before someone else picks it for him.

In this series:

AN INHERITANCE OF MAGIC

AN INSTRUCTION IN SHADOW

A JUDGEMENT OF POWERS

By: Benedict Jacka
Imprint: Orbit Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780356520001
ISBN 10: 0356520005
Series: Inheritance of Magic
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Benedict Jacka is the author of the Alex Verus series, which began in 2012 with Fated and ended in 2021 with Risen. He's studied philosophy at Cambridge, taught English in China, and worked at everything from civil servant to bouncer before becoming a full-time writer. For information about his books, settings, and releases, check his website at benedictjacka.co.uk or his Twitter at @benedictjacka.