Ben Aaronovitch, Del Rey, $7.99 mass market (320p) ISBN 978-0-345-52425-6
In this fast-paced paranormal police procedural, Aaronovitch introduces Peter Grant, a rookie cop who can see ghosts. This unusual talent saves him from a potential life of office work when Chief Insp. Thomas Nightingale sends him for wizard...
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Ben Aaronovitch. Del Rey, $7.99 mass market (320p) ISBN 978-0-345-52461-4
One of the most refreshing things about former Doctor Who writer Aaronvitch’s Rivers of London series of magical procedurals is that they are blessedly free of manufactured rivalries. Instead, Police Constable (and freshly minted wizard) Peter Grant
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Ben Aaronovitch. DAW, $7.99 mass market (336p) ISBN 978-0-7564-0960-9
With irreverent humor and a fast-paced plot, Aaronovitch cheekily marries the ancient Arts with the Internet age in the fourth installment (after 2012's Whispers Underground) of an excellent series featuring modern-day Constable Peter Grant on the...
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Ben Aaronovitch. DAW, $7.99 mass market (336p) ISBN 978-0-7564-0967-8
Aaronovitch’s sixth supernatural police procedural featuring Peter Grant (after Foxglove Summer) is another superior blend of mystery and wry humor. Grant, who is one of just two people in London authorized to practice magic, is asked by an...
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Ben Aaronovitch. Subterranean, $40 (144p) ISBN 978-1-59606-833-9
Aaronovitch’s novella featuring PC Peter Grant of London’s Special Assessment Unit (aka the Folly), which has the brief of investigating “disruptive phantasmagoria,” is an excellent entry point to the Peter Grant series for newcomers who like their...
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Ben Aaronovitch. DAW, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7564-1513-6
Aaronovitch’s seventh Peter Grant urban fantasy (after 2016’s The Hanging Tree) is more funny than memorable, with the plot overshadowed by the laugh-out-loud prose. Peter, a London police detective constable assigned to the pursuit of paranormal...
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Ben Aaronovitch. Subterranean, $40 (216p) ISBN 978-1-59606-908-4
In this enjoyable spin-off from the Rivers of London urban fantasy series, Aaronovitch successfully transfers his blend of the supernatural and humor from England to the Continent as he introduces Tobias Winter, a German police officer who practices
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Ben Aaronovitch. DAW, $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7564-1646-1
Aaronovitch showcases a superlative blend of whimsy and grit in the eighth Rivers of London urban fantasy (after Lies Sleeping). Magic practitioner Peter Grant leaves his position in the Metropolitan Police and lands a job with the Serious...
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Ben Aaronovitch. Subterranean, $40 (232p) ISBN 978-1-64524-028-0
Aaronovitch’s trademark humor is the highlight of his ninth Rivers of London urban fantasy (after False Value). Here, he focuses on London teenager Abigail Kamara, a supporting character in previous books who’s occasionally assisted apprentice...
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Ben Aaronovitch. Subterranean, $45 (232p) ISBN 978-1-64524-185-0
Aaronovitch takes his signature blend of humor and horror across the pond in his gripping 10th Rivers of London urban fantasy (after 2022’s Amongst Our Weapons). This time, the setting is Wisconsin, and the lead is FBI agent Kimberley Reynolds, who...
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Ben Aaronovitch. Subterranean, $45 (192) ISBN 978-1-64524-211-6
Aaronovitch goes full P.G. Wodehouse in his sixth Rivers of London fantasy (after Winter’s Gifts), cleverly integrating comedic elements into a supernatural plot. Augustus “Gussie” Berrycloth-Young is a member of the Folly, the covert British...
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