Plagiarism is never tolerated. Writers and editors caught stealing content or improperly citing sources are immediately terminated, and we will work to rectify the situation with the original publisher(s) Tabler, Elizabeth (29 April 2022). "An Interview With Ben Aaronovitch". Grimdark Magazine . Retrieved 13 July 2022. Our guide is as usual Peter Grant, with a little help from his friends at the Folly and from the Met Police. He does his usual show, combining a guided tour of London landmarks with interesting historical, architectural, economical, gastronomical and cultural tidbits delivered in his unique self-deprecating, smart and deadpan voice.

Satisfied enough, in fact, that even though I know Peter Grant's adventures continue past this book, I think I'm finished with the Rivers of London series, and I'll try to explain why.

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These books are just joyful. They're funny and touching and clever. It's hard to understand (for us mere mortals) how this landscape came into being and apart from The Discworld, Narnia and Middle Earth I've read nothing like them. I only hope Ben Aaronovitch gets as much joy writing them ad I do reading them (then he won't stop). I won’t write about the plot so much, because doing so invariably would spoil the books that came before (and what twists and turns there were) except to say that I found the way the story went and how some parts wrapped up highly satisfying. I know that there is a novella coming out in a few months (I am so glad!) but except for that I do not know where the story will go next – but wherever it is, I am sure I will be reading it.

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Love that Peter continues to get distracted when talking to absolutely everyone, even Chorley. Love that Beverley in 800 or whenever was a white dude... of course. And that he kisses Peter, and Peter rolls with it. It was freaking awesome. I laughed out loud in delight. The nuclear war that finished off anthroposaur society explains the evidence for global wildfires, the bits of stressed quartz and the tektites interpreted by others as evidence for asteroid impact. Mummified dinosaurs - like Sternberg's famous Edmontosaurus from Wyoming [shown here] - surely owe their remarkable preservation to this global nuclear conflict: I think my favourite sentences in the whole book are 'Dinosaur mummies are rare, but when found they are usually late Cretaceous hadrosaurs. Why should they have died so perfectly and been preserved? Because they died of gamma radiation and neutrons which preserved them as surely as it would preserve strawberries in a plastic bag?' (Magee 1993, p. 148). It’s witty, fun, and full of vivid characters, and the plot twists will keep even seasoned mystery fans guessing.”— Publishers Weekly On the one hand, it is a relief to be spared the adverbs of the beginning writer, who 'laughingly, retorts, whispers, utters, and bemoans' their way through entire scenes. On the other, the opportunity for character enhancement is missed. Solution: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/drama/rivers-of-london-set-writing-team-led-by-the-gentlemen-scribe/5187530.article

Sorry, I was still a bit carried away with the Crimes of Grindelwald movie. I thank thee, Ben Aaronovitch, for keeping my faith in urban fantasy and their wizards. Peter Grant is still my man, he is a solid character that's skillful, dedicated and dependable. Boring? Not a chance. Peter, as his colleagues and guvs always said, had a penchant for situations gone pear-shaped. Despite having the rest of the London police force, his enigmatic master, his river lover, and his diligent apprentice on his six, the threat from the elusive super villain Faceless Man and his minions was just too big. Aaaand it's getting more dire in this book, which is thrilling ride from start to finish. Definitely as good as Foxglove Summer, now spiced with Arthurian and Mithraic myths. Aaronovitch has seamlessly tailored a magical story based on these myths but made it fresh and entertaining with all the references of places and people in the urban environment - it is so immersive! National Library of Medicine, Biotech Information The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information. View Source , making it particularly beneficial for: Body Work – Starting with a car on a killing spree, with no driver, Peter investigates a Bosnian refugee and a seemingly-harmless wooden bench with the darkest of paths... [11] So we run from one scene to the next, all full of clues, often actually meeting at least Lesley if not also Chorley - only for them to slip through our fingers. Until Peter is taken to an oubliette of Chorley's that is. I had this basic idea (K/T extinction event was caused by dinosaurs with human-equivalent intelligence via anthropogenic (dinosaurogenic?) climate change and/or weapons of mass destruction) about 5 years ago, without ever having heard of either McLoughlin or Magee.I’ll certainly be purchasing future novels in this series, if there are any others due out (which, considering some of the plot/character developments … and the fact that Peter is still technically a wizard in training there has to be at some point). This isn't a rhetorical question: why would body mass have anything to do with those bits of brains used for thinking? A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. (2020, June 2). Problems sleeping during pregnancy. MedlinePlus., Retrieved April 12, 2021, from Find sources: "Rivers of London"book series– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Hanging Tree is definitely one of the best in the Grant/Aaronovitch pantheon. There again, so have most of the previous books in the series and the odds are the next one probably will be too. (The Bookbag)

Changing your sleep habits may not cure excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia), but it might help you feel better. I don't even know where to begin with this 7th volume in the series, there is just sooo much to tell you about! But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long-term plan. A plan that has its roots in London's two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees.

This expanded on the plot from The Hanging Tree well, delving deeper into the ultimate plan of The Faceless Man. I would have lik d to have seen a bit more of his world and his weird cat creatures and pale ladies and how/why they’re working for him - but this small mystery that remains only adds to his air of menace. We also see a lot more of Lesley May. One time friend turned enemy (or maybe just frenemy?) of Peter. Lesley is an interesting character. I’m not sure I like her, as she comes across as quite full of herself, but I think this is a front to hide a deeply insecure and troubled woman. And that ending just confirmed it. Sacrificing Chorley for Peter seems to me to be the machinations of a mad woman. But it has certainly got me excited for the next book, along with Beverley’s little reveal... I looked to the west just in time for an entire bloody Roman legion to come jogging into view. Rank after rank, by the cohort and the numbers, but with no standard raised – no eagle. Martin Chorley - aka the Faceless Man - wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice. I love the series and as usual Kobna Holdbrook-Smith does an excellent job with the audio book. Molly has a reunion with a long missed friend, my favorite part of the book. An issue I’m having with series is the proliferation of magic practitioners and “Falcon Events”. Earlier in the series use and abuse of magic was a State Secret. The cover-up was extreme and effective. The Sub rosa existence of magic has been a fave part of the series' world building to me. With this book, it’s obvious that hundreds of folks in and outside of the Met are aware of it. How can this have escaped the notice of the media? Especially, with the bloodless carnage, fire and smoke that Aaronovitch wreaks inside The City with this story? Even if the bystanders mobiles were fried by the magic, there were still many witnesses.