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Alex Verus Books in Order

Alex Verus by Benedict Jacka contains 14 books, published between 2012 and 2022. The first book is Fated (2012) and the newest is Gardens (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2012–2022
Confirmed
8 of 14 titles
Pages on record
2,800 in 9 of 14 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,800 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Alex Verus checklist

Alex Verus is an urban fantasy series by Benedict Jacka, named for its central mage, with magic, psychics, prophecy and apprentices among the subject headings. Fourteen books are catalogued, published between 2012 and 2022. Fated, Cursed and Taken all appeared in 2012, and the one-word titles continue through Chosen, Hidden, Veiled, Burned, Bound, Marked and Fallen. Gardens (2022) is the most recent, and nothing has followed it.

How many Alex Verus books are there?

Alex Verus has 14 books, released between 2012 and 2022.

Alex Verus Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Alex Verus books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Fated by Benedict Jacka, book 1 of the Alex Verus series (2012)
  2. Cover of Cursed by Benedict Jacka, book 2 of the Alex Verus series (2012)
  3. Cover of Taken by Benedict Jacka, book 3 of the Alex Verus series (2012)
  4. Cover of Chosen by Benedict Jacka, book 4 of the Alex Verus series (2013)
  5. Cover of Hidden by Benedict Jacka, book 5 of the Alex Verus series (2014)
  6. Cover of Veiled by Benedict Jacka, book 6 of the Alex Verus series (2015)
  7. Cover of Burned by Benedict Jacka, book 7 of the Alex Verus series (2016)
  8. Cover of Bound by Benedict Jacka, book 8 of the Alex Verus series (2017)
  9. Cover of Marked by Benedict Jacka, book 9 of the Alex Verus series (2018)
  10. Cover of Fallen by Benedict Jacka, book 10 of the Alex Verus series (2019)
  11. Cover of Risen by Benedict Jacka, book 13 of the Alex Verus series (2021)
  1. 1
    Fated2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    Cursed2012 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012293
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  3. 3
    Taken2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    Chosen2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013304
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  5. 5
    Hidden2014 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014293
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  6. 6
    Veiled2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015304
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  7. 7
    Burned2016 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016326
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  8. 8
    Bound2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017352
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  9. 9
    Marked2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018320
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  10. 10
    Fallen2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019304
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  11. 11
    Forged2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020304
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  12. 12
    Favours2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    Risen2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  14. 14
    Gardens2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Is there a chronological order for Alex Verus?

No separate chronological order is on record for Alex Verus, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Alex Verus books in order?

You should read the Alex Verus books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alex Verus book also stands alone.

Where to start with Alex Verus

Start with Fated (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alex Verus book?

Gardens (2022) is the newest Alex Verus book released so far.

Is there a new Alex Verus book coming?

No next Alex Verus book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alex Verus at a glance

Paused
No new Alex Verus title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Alex Verus books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,800 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alex Verus books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Alex Verus books are about

11 of the 14 Alex Verus books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Benedict Jacka

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.