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Benedict Jacka | Modern-day Progression Fantasy Where Magic is For Sale But Really Expensive
Author Guest / October 12, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? AN INHERITANCE OF MAGIC 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Modern-day progression fantasy where magic is for sale but really expensive, featuring a working-class boy and his cat. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I set it in the East End of London because I live there! 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Sure!  He’s polite, friendly, and has killed at least 20-30 fewer people than the average fantasy protagonist. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Intelligent, organized, adaptive. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? The cash value of a main battle tank in the US is maybe $30 million, and a jet fighter maybe $100 million, but similar hardware from Russia or China costs only a fraction of that, and European prices are somewhere in between.  If you’re wondering why I had to look that up, it was to answer the question “how much would a Western military be willing to pay for a squad of invisible special forces soldiers?”, which is relevant when Light essentia in your setting can create items that work as…