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Orbit (2014), Paperback, 352 pages
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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:With his talent for divining the future, Alex Verus should have foreseen his friends� reactions to the revelations about his previous life. Anne Walker no longer trusts him�and has also cut all ties with the mage community after getting kicked out of the apprentice program. As a favor to Luna, Alex�s own apprentice and Anne�s best friend, he checks in on her only to be told to leave her alone. Then Anne gets kidnapped. The Council Keepers of the Order of the Star believe Dark mages from her past may be involved. Working with the Keepers, Alex and Luna discover that Anne has been taken into the shadow realm of Sagash, her former Dark mage mentor, and they must find a way to rescue her. But another shadow from the past has resurfaced�Alex�s former master may be back in London, and Alex has no idea what his agenda is� .… (more)
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LibraryThing member MikeRhode
Moves Verus' life along a bit. Good read, not stunningly exciting.
LibraryThing member thealtereggo
This might be my favorite book in the series so far. I love the direction that it is heading. Great series!
LibraryThing member Becky_McKenna
I can't seem to get enough of this series! With each book, the characters grow and the magical world expands to new and exciting heights! I thought Elsewhere was a neat concept, but this book introduces us to shadow realms or "little pocket realities" to the real world. Let's just say that Sagash's
As always, the writing and magical battles were top notch. I loved it!
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shadow realm is far from little and there is a lot going on inside. As always, the writing and magical battles were top notch. I loved it!
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LibraryThing member les121
Hidden shakes things up in Alex's world as friends come and go, and old enemies resurface. This book focuses heavily on Anne, who is gradually becoming a more compelling character. I suspect that Mr. Jacka is building up to a romantic relationship between Anne and Alex, and at first, I kept saying
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to myself, "Her?" (Thanks, Arrested Development.) But this book officially killed my perception of Anne as bland, and I look forward to seeing her kick more ass in future books. In short, Hidden is yet another entertaining read that leaves me eager to get my hands on Alex's next adventure. Show Less
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
If they'd just leave him to his cozy bookshop and his quiet life he wouldn't keep getting in the way of their nefarious plans and making friends along the way, even if some of them have issues with him calling them friends. Anne Walker is one of them, she has serious issues with how he dealt with
Alex is such a character, fairly determined not the get involved but loyal to a fault.
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some people trying to kill him and now she's missing. To add to his issues his former master is back and looking for him to rejoin the fold.Alex is such a character, fairly determined not the get involved but loyal to a fault.
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LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
Luna begs Alex to find Anne. Anne was unhappy with Alex at the end of the previous book because of his life choices in his past and how he dealt with it in the last book. The search for Anne leads Alex to Anne’s past with her dark master that she ran from several years ago. Of course there is
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more to it than meets the eye as Alex is Sagash’s shadow realm fighting to rescue her. This and the previous book are pivots to the overall story arc and you can now see that things are going to get very serious as the books continue. Show Less
LibraryThing member AnnieMod
After Alex's past finally came out in the open, Anne and Variam had done everything to distance themselves from him. So when Anne disappears, trying to figure out what happened is not as easy as it should have been - Alex has no idea what Anne had been up to. Thankfully for everyone, Luna never
As in all the previous books, the story requires us to learn more about the Council and the world of magic Alex lives in. I like the way Jacka gets to these details - they are part of the story and not an infodump and as Alex is somewhat of an outsider because of his old master and the past, the details come up while he is working out a problem or when he needs to learn something (usually a bit too late).
The whole novel felt a bit like a prequel - there is a story (Anne's problems, including finally learning more about her past) but even that is needed to set the story for the rest of the series (or the next few books anyway) - making sure that Alex has a family around him (the chosen type, not the blood type), everyone's backstories and histories wide open on the table, the Council and the Keepers noticing Alex (which is not always a good idea) and rumors of Richard being back finally confirmed. I don't mind these setup novels usually and this one fits the series but it also feels a bit as a slow down of the action - almost like a side quest to retrieve something which you would need in the future. On the other hand, I like the style of Jacka's writing so I don't really mind these disruptions in the main story (although technically speaking, it is not really a disruptions - people did move around to get to the places they need to be for the story to continue).
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broke contact. As in all the previous books, the story requires us to learn more about the Council and the world of magic Alex lives in. I like the way Jacka gets to these details - they are part of the story and not an infodump and as Alex is somewhat of an outsider because of his old master and the past, the details come up while he is working out a problem or when he needs to learn something (usually a bit too late).
The whole novel felt a bit like a prequel - there is a story (Anne's problems, including finally learning more about her past) but even that is needed to set the story for the rest of the series (or the next few books anyway) - making sure that Alex has a family around him (the chosen type, not the blood type), everyone's backstories and histories wide open on the table, the Council and the Keepers noticing Alex (which is not always a good idea) and rumors of Richard being back finally confirmed. I don't mind these setup novels usually and this one fits the series but it also feels a bit as a slow down of the action - almost like a side quest to retrieve something which you would need in the future. On the other hand, I like the style of Jacka's writing so I don't really mind these disruptions in the main story (although technically speaking, it is not really a disruptions - people did move around to get to the places they need to be for the story to continue).
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LibraryThing member reading_fox
Versus is still debating between the Light Council and the Dark mages who offer him personal support. Then Anne goes missing and he decides if the Light won't help much he'll have to do it instead.
There is much running around another Shadow realm which is reusing a plot devise I hope we'll soon
There is much running around another Shadow realm which is reusing a plot devise I hope we'll soon
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put aside, and a few clever tricks. It begins to sound like Alex should be wearing a backpack because his pockets contain a very large amount of stuff that becomes useful at just the right moment, and none of his adversaries ever manage to carry anything of note or search him. Show Less
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Original publication date
2014-09-02
Physical description
352 p.
ISBN
0356502317 / 9780356502311
Local notes
Alex's friend, the life mage Anne, distanced herself from him when she found out about his past as a Dark apprentice. Now she's in serious trouble, but wants nothing to do with him. Alex has to start wondering if Anne's problem is really with him - or if there's a secret she's trying to hide. On top of that, rumours are swirling around London that Alex's former master may be back in town.