Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovitch

[Elfina]

I've just read the first five books. Very enjoyable and easy to read on my long commute.

What else might I enjoy?

I finished the fourth one recently with a face like this -->
Can't wait for the paperback 5th.

Have you tried Jasper Fforde (obvious sorry) Christopher Moore (A Dirty Job was where I started) or the Anno Dracuka series by Kim Newman?

John Connolly, esp book of lost things.

Bit left field but Chris/ Christopher Brookmyre (not fantasy, but same black humour capacity)

Or for more fantasy with a sense of humour the Temeraire books - Jane Austen with dragons!

This list almost makes me want to get on the train Monday morning

In the London and magic theme, try Kate Griffin, Tom Pollock and Paul Cornell.

Thanks for posting this!

I hadn't realised there was a new one, and I've just ordered a Kindle edition (says it'll arrive on 13th)

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Agree Temeraire (though I thought it fell off a lot after the first couple), and also Christopher Brookmyre.

Again not exactly the same, but I liked the Parasol Protectorate (very lighthearted steampunk)

If you haven't read it, would also really recommend The City and The City by China Mieville

How come you've already got Foxglove Summer? It's not out yet as far as I can see.

Anyway, if you liked that...
Gaiman's Neverwhere
Kate Griffen - midnight mayor series plus the stray souls stuff
Carey - Felix Castor
Shevdon - Sixty-one Nails

I think Kate Griffen is a fantastic writer and most of her stuff is worth a read.

Whoops, sorry,rant I've read first 4, waiting for 5th

Also Benedict Jacka, not as good as Rivers of London but enjoyable and also set in London. Maybe the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and I second Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman having just read it again and really enjoyed it.

The Bryant & May series by Christopher Fowler - fabulous!

Aaronovich has put a Rivers of London short story on his blog (27 October 2014 'The Home Crowd Advantage' ) - temporarilysignificant.blogspot.co.uk/.

Thanks Where - will have a look later. Drumming fingers impatiently here too

5 days to go till new book comes out!!!!!

Belatedly come across this thread and if you like Aaronovitch/Fforde/Cornell I would highly recommend Charles Stross's Laundry novels which are John Le Carre meets 21st Century police procedural meets Chthulu.
Wikipedia list here.

I've finished the latest...I need more!!!

I've read most of the suggestions on this thread too so now I'm stuck!

With great trepidation I picked the first one up today. I'm trying not to set the bar at Bryant and May......

I absolutely love the Peter Grant series but I was a bit disappointed with Foxglove Summer. Herefordshire is a really spooky old place, and I didn't think he did it justice - the whole book could have done with a bit more research and another edit, I think. It made me realise that London is a whole character in those books, not just the setting.

It definitely needed another edit, I lost count how many times Hugh Oswald was described as grandfather then in the next sentence as father!

I've found this in the earlier novels too, Wow. Can't remember which one it was now, but someone was described as having been to Oxford University. On the next page apparently he'd been to Cambridge. Edit/proof-read fail. Annoying when simple errors creep in and don't get picked up.

I'm still on the waiting list for a library copy but have lowered my expectations of a good read. I thought Broken Homes was a bit weak, so maybe the series is running its course. Hope not, though, because they are so original and I love Ben Aaronovitch's sense of humour.

I also think London plays a huge role in the novels - it's essential, and I've looked forward to reading all the snippets of information about the city.

Slightly different, but Neal Stephenson's trilogy The Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, The System of the World) is worth a look. You could call it historical fantasy/ magic realism, but really it isn't easily categorised. London at the time of Newton, the Great Fire and other times is beautifully described. It's funny too.

This is a good article on the London Fantasy genre.

Dream London by Tony Ballantyne is worth a look.

It's not a bad book, it just needed another draft: the ending was a bit deus ex machina, there was no satisfying resolution with any of the other characters, the 'series arc' themes weren't really meshed very well with the 'stand-alone story' themes, a lot more could have been made of the countryside rivers/apple gods/ghosts/Romans... I think Ben Aaronovitch just set the bar really high with the first two books, and has his eye on the climax of the story line, a few books ahead. And his publishers are clearly trying to work to a book a year, whereas this fan would be happy with a book every two years if it was as detailed and good as the first ones.

Have to admit I'm a Midlander though, so was a bit at the Herefordians being portrayed as racist yokels who oddly didn't bat an eyelid at the gay copper and his gay farmer boyfriend...