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Originally Posted by alansplace
. . . I've found a neat diversion too, a 5 book (a 6th is scheduled for later this year) series called 'Peter Grant' by Ben Aaronovitch. It's about an apprentice wizard working for the London Metropolitan Police. :
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
I started this in audiobook - I really like the narrator so far.
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As a possible diversion while we wait for
Peace Talks I'm posting this review (and link to the full review).
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Book Review: Rivers of London/Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
 by Ana
Title: Rivers of London (UK)/ Midnight Riot (US)
Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Gollancz (UK) / Del Rey (US)
Publication date: Jan 10 2011 / Feb 1 2011
Hardcover: 400 pages
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My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit – we do paperwork so real coppers don’t have to – and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluable, and that brought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in England. Now I’m a Detective Constable and a trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated: nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the Thames, and digging up graves in Covent Garden . . . and there’s something festering at the heart of the city I love, a malicious vengeful spirit that takes ordinary Londoners and twists them into grotesque mannequins to act out its drama of violence and despair. The spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city, and it’s falling to me to bring order out of chaos – or die trying.
Stand alone or series: First book in a new UF series
How did I get this book: Review copy from Gollancz
Why did I read this book: I had it on my radar for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages because of the awesome cover.
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. . . click here to read the review itself . . .
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