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Cover of What Abigail Did That Summer

Magical Teenager – just a bit more contemporary than Harry

What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

May 14, 2021 by kittenkong42 1 Comment

This new novella in the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch covers events that happened in summer 2013 when his primary protagonist Peter Grant was off solving the case of a missing child in Herefordshire (The Hanging Tree). During that summer we follow Peter’s cousin Abigail Kamara in London as teenagers go missing around Hampstead Heath and then turn up later missing their memories. At this point Abigail is still not formally attached to “The Folly”, but she has already been exposed to the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, spunky teenage heroine, teen, Urban Fantasy

kittenkong42's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, spunky teenage heroine, teen, Urban Fantasy ·
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*record scratch* you’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation

False Value by Ben Aaronovitch

February 11, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

well, not me per say- but DC Peter Grant. There was a good deal of magic AND non-magic kerfuffle at the end of Lies Sleeping. Peter, Lesley, Chorley, and the Nightingale himself were all thrown into the process of red tape and blue lines. I read Lies Sleeping back in September of last year, and then stopped dead in the ROL-iverse except for a short story here or there. False Value was available, but no way in hell was I about to mess up my matching set […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Ada Lovelace, Ben Aaronovitch, dc peter grant, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, London, magic, paranormal, Peter Grant, police procedural, Rivers of London, Series, urban fantsasy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Ada Lovelace, Ben Aaronovitch, dc peter grant, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, London, magic, paranormal, Peter Grant, police procedural, Rivers of London, Series, urban fantsasy ·
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Tales from the Bottom of a Winter Coat Pocket

Tales from the Folly by Ben Aaronovitch

The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch

The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

November 29, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Sometimes you find a bunch of cough drop wrappers when you dig into pockets of coats put away for the season, and sometimes you find a twenty dollar bill. Imagine my delight when Tales from the Folly popped up on Scribd! I devoured the series earlier this year -aside from the latest; I am waiting for the paperback release- and when I saw kittenkong42’s review back in October I was PSYCHED to know that the short stories had all been collected into one place! There […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, cash grab, fluff, London, paranormal, pc peter grant, Rivers of London, rivers of london 1.5, rivers of london 1.6, rivers of london 4.6, Rivers of London 5.5, rivers of london 5.65, rivers of london 6.5, Rivers of London 7.5, tales from the folly, tie in, tobias winter, Urban Fantasy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:125 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, cash grab, fluff, London, paranormal, pc peter grant, Rivers of London, rivers of london 1.5, rivers of london 1.6, rivers of london 4.6, Rivers of London 5.5, rivers of london 5.65, rivers of london 6.5, Rivers of London 7.5, tales from the folly, tie in, tobias winter, Urban Fantasy ·
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A series of small follies

Tales from The Folly by Ben Aaronovitch

October 9, 2020 by kittenkong42 1 Comment

The Rivers of London stories have spread out from their original novels into a number of formats – an ongoing graphic novel series, and short stories posted in varying places. Tales from the Folly collates a number of these short stories into a book to provide some little offshoots for the main character Peter Grant, but also some limelight to other characters that have appeared. It’s an interesting collection as the stories cover varying time periods – for Peter from early in his career at […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, rivers of london series

kittenkong42's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, rivers of london series ·
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cbr12bingo – Red!

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

September 7, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Every entry into Rivers of London starts with a splash; we are always diving head-first, sometimes literally, into rivers of blood. Every delightful cover, all done by Patrick Knowles, is a map with a big, red, bloody “X” marking the spot. Every cover is a map, every map is filled with teensy tiny detail, and every seemingly unrelated sketch or nursery rhyme lyric builds together into the marvelous mess that is London. I love his minute details; I feel like I’m looking at a Where’s Waldo illustration for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: archaeology, architecture, Arthurian legend, Ben Aaronovitch, bingo 2020, black dog of newgate, british folklore, Camelot, cbr12bingo, demi monde, folklore, king arthur, londinium, London, magic, merlin, murder, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, puncinello, Red, red square, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 7

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:98 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: archaeology, architecture, Arthurian legend, Ben Aaronovitch, bingo 2020, black dog of newgate, british folklore, Camelot, cbr12bingo, demi monde, folklore, king arthur, londinium, London, magic, merlin, murder, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, puncinello, Red, red square, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 7 ·
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Ever get the feeling that you’re being watched?

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

August 28, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Well, my library is being watched at least. I keep reading myself in circles; themes from one book bleed into another; people, places, statements, snippets of songs- this year is becoming one giant, roiling, swirling brew of a book. Peter Grant and the Falcon Family (tm tm tm!) are back in London, up to their necks in the Thames and sinking fast. Luckily, the river is full of gods who are just as willing to save them as they are to let them drown. Last […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, british folklore, crime, demi monde, folklore, french folklore, Jack Sheppard, jonathan wild, London, magic, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, reynard the fox, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 6, Thames, thief catcher general, Tyburn, Urban Fantasy, witches, wizards

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:95 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, british folklore, crime, demi monde, folklore, french folklore, Jack Sheppard, jonathan wild, London, magic, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, reynard the fox, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 6, Thames, thief catcher general, Tyburn, Urban Fantasy, witches, wizards ·
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