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Rivers of London

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ArcheryAnnie · 27/09/2018 23:44

I'm in love. Anyone else?

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Iloveantiques · 27/10/2018 20:00

Samuel Anderson would be my Peter Grant

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Maladicta · 08/10/2018 22:13

Love them all, live v near where the novella The Furthest Station is set and he's got the detail about the location so spot on.

Freezingheart · 08/10/2018 22:10

I love this whole series! I’ve recommended to sooooo many peiple

CoughArghCoughArghCough · 08/10/2018 22:06

Ooh that’s Ben Bailey Smith isn’t it! He’d be a great Peter Grant.
I have loved the Rivers Of London series. I follow Ben Aaronovitch on Twitter and he often asks questions about research he’s doing for the ones he’s currently writing. It’s interesting to try and figure out what’s going to be going on in them - although tbf all I can figure out is that an upcoming one looks to be set in Germany. Confused

DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 08/10/2018 19:53

The actor/rapper in that clip looks pretty much as I imagine Peter Grant!

user1495884620 · 08/10/2018 19:30

For those who like accurate London geography and weird shit and crime, try the Bryant and May books by Christopher Fowler.

JeanPagett · 08/10/2018 19:02

Paul McGann would be perfect as Nightingale. I think the books would make a great tv show.

Thanks for the recommendations @GreenthoughtInAGreenShade I've struggled to find similar books done well.

GreenthoughtInAGreenShade · 06/10/2018 08:42

LOVE this series, and wish i had enough money for the (spendy) graphic novels.
Similar london-urban fantasy i’ve loved: Kate Griffin’s Midnight Mayor series, Cornell’s London Falling series, and Mike Carey’s Felix Castor series. I wish they would all write more!

TechnicalSergeantGarp · 01/10/2018 23:52

I like the main ones. I feel a bit short changed by the short stories, so don't buy them.

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ArcheryAnnie · 01/10/2018 23:37

That trailer is fantastic, except for the rap. I don't believe for a second that Peter Grant would rap.

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BevBrook · 01/10/2018 23:19

I do think they are absolutely begging to be made into a drama series

I think I read somewhere that they were first conceived as a potential TV series but when he couldn’t get anywhere with that BA reimagined them as books. I might be wrong though. I’m sure I have read somewhere he would have cast Paul McGann as Nightingale, but again it could just be my imagination and I am on an iPad and it is too difficult to Google.

Asterado · 01/10/2018 19:28

Thanks for the recommendations SD

One of the many, many things I love about them is that they get London geography right - a rare and beautiful thing!

Absolutely! Even down to the Brutalist blocks of flats at the Barbican.

I lent the first one to my late mother and I never got it returned to me after she died. I don’t even think she even got round to reading it. I’ve got a couple of others in print but considering getting them all on Kindle so I can reread but the thought of a mix of print and digital is making me twitch!

PerspicaciaTick · 01/10/2018 15:06

You might enjoy this YouTube clip for Rivers of London. I think it's got the right atmosphere.

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ArcheryAnnie · 30/09/2018 18:56

I haven't yet seen the graphic novels. I do think they are absolutely begging to be made into a drama series, though.

One of the many, many things I love about them is that they get London geography right - a rare and beautiful thing!

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TattiePants · 29/09/2018 16:47

I love them too although I’ve only read the first two - DH is currently reading book 3. I bought books 4-6 very cheaply as a set from The Book People earlier this year.

DancelikeEmmaGoldman · 29/09/2018 13:53

SD1978 thank you for those suggestions. I loved The Rivers of London and following, so happy for the recommendations. I’m packing to move house, so I’m the mood for something entertaining but not too taxing.

sadeyedladyofthelowlands63 · 29/09/2018 08:51

I read the first one after someone on here recommended it and then I devoured the rest! Can't wait for the next one.

CheesePleaseLoueese · 28/09/2018 16:34

Loved it. I have pre-ordered the newest one

bluebump · 28/09/2018 16:33

Loved it, haven’t read the rest yet, must get around to it!

MarklahMarklah · 28/09/2018 16:31

Thanks SD, I'll put those on the list.Grin

CalonGlas · 28/09/2018 13:04

I absolutely loved the first London ones, which were packed with the most brilliant details, but I thought the one set on the Welsh border was.... not great, and since then, it feels as if Ben Aaronovitch is treading water for a big finish, while using material that should be going into the novels for the graphic novel spin-offs. I still love the conceit of the rivers being people, though.

HopeClearwater · 28/09/2018 10:43

Love this series! The one set in the tunnels was very funny too.

SD1978 · 28/09/2018 10:13

@MarklahMarklah Paul Cornell- bit grittier London but great series. Jon Rosenberg. Also very similar and funny with a modern day London knowing nothing of the world beneath. Not quite the same, more action but a little in the same vein- Steve McHugh Avalon books. For funny fantasy take the rip- champions of the dragon- the epic fallacy. Takes the piss out of all the stereotypical hero wanderer books but in a very clever an non condescending way.

PurpleWithRed · 28/09/2018 09:12

Ooh Millen, is it? Off to amazon to preorder...

little0miss0mac · 28/09/2018 09:10

I've listened to them all on Audible - brilliantly narrated.

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