Alex Verus has a magic shop in Camden, London, and an uncanny ability to see the future.
But suddenly everyone can see his future. Because the Mage's Council of Great Britain has named him a traitor and ordered his death in seven days' time, and there's no way anyone can get out of that.
Alex's friends - Luna and the other apprentices he's taken in - are tainted by association. They'll also be marked for death when the ruling comes into play, and very quickly Alex becomes locked in a race against time to save them.
Perhaps he might even remember to save himself.
Praise for this series:
'Harry Dresden would like Alex Verus tremendously - and be a little nervous around him. I just added Benedict Jacka to my must-read list'
Jim Butcher
'Whoop-ass excitement from the new master of magical London'
Charles Stross
'A deft, thrill-ride of an urban fantasy - a stay-up-all-night read'
Patricia Briggs