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Book 7 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.

In London, the past is never dead. It only lies sleeping...

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.

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.

To save his beloved city Peter's going to need help from his former best friend and colleague - Lesley May - who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch...

Praise for the Rivers of London novels:

'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'
NICK FROST

'As brilliant and funny as ever'
THE SUN

'Charming, witty, exciting'
THE INDEPENDENT

'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'
THE TIMES

Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.

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15 Nov. 2018
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Praise for the Rivers of London series:

A low-income housing tower gone awry, an old enemy with a bone to pick...and a shocker of an ending--Broken Homes is a delight. --Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times-bestselling author

The prose is witty, the plot clever, and the characters incredibly likeable. --Time Out

This series is a constant joy to read....I've been looking forward all year to find out what happened next, and the book did not disappoint." --Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library

It's witty, fun, and full of vivid characters, and the plot twists will keep even seasoned mystery fans guessing. --Publishers Weekly

"The perfect blend of CSI and Harry Potter." --io9

This book is, at its heart, a police procedural with an overlay of urban fantasy elements. The voice is persuasive and funny as all get-out, and the reader is engaged with the narrative from the very first page. Aaronovitch has written a diverse cast of characters who all feel like real people with their own specific motivations. This book is simply wonderful. --RT Reviews (top pick)

The most satisfying fantasy thriller to hit bookshelves in quite some time. --SFX Magazine

The most entertaining book that I have read in such a long time.... It's very funny, it's very clever, it's very nicely written.... It's such a treat. --Nancy Pearl

Aaronovitch makes the story sing, building momentum until the ending is literally breathless." --SF Revu

Aaronovitch has a very witty, casual voice, with a tendency toward sarcasm and humor, which is threaded throughout Broken Homes. And a few crazy plot twists will devastate and delight fans in equal measure. --RT Reviews --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Ben Aaronovitch was born in London in 1964 and had the kind of dull routine childhood that drives a man either to drink or to science fiction. He is a screenwriter, with early notable success on BBC's legendary Doctor Who, for which he wrote some episodes now widely regarded as classics, and which even he is quite fond of. After a decade of such work, he decided it was time to show the world what he could really do, and embarked on his first serious original novel. The result is Midnight Riot, the debut adventure of Peter Grant. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The seventh PC Grant mystery is here, continuing bestselling series of London adventures. That's the way to do it . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The seventh PC Grant mystery is here, continuing bestselling series of London adventures. That's the way to do it. A fabulous new adventure, London under threat, and the scent of magic in the air . . . it must be a new Rivers of London mystery . . . 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. 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. To save his beloved city Peter's going to need help from his former best friend and colleague - Lesley May - who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07B2XTBZB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gollancz (15 Nov. 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1059 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 337 pages

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Ben Aaronovitch was born in 1964. Discovering in his early twenties that he had precisely one talent, he took up screenwriting at which he was an overnight success. He wrote for Doctor Who, Casualty and the world’s cheapest ever SF soap opera Jupiter Moon. He then wrote for Virgin’s New Adventures until they pulped all his books.

Then Ben entered a dark time illuminated only by an episode of Dark Knight, a book for Big Finish and the highly acclaimed but not-very-well-paying Blake’s 7 Audio dramas.

Trapped in a cycle of disappointment and despair Ben was eventually forced to support his expensive book habit by working for Waterstones as a bookseller. Ironically it was while shelving the works of others that Ben finally saw the light. He would write his own books, he would let prose into his heart and rejoice in the word. Henceforth, subsisting on nothing more than instant coffee and Japanese takeaway, Ben embarked on the epic personal journey that was to lead to Rivers of London (or Midnight Riot as it is known in the Americas).

Ben Aaronovitch currently resides in London and says that he will leave when they pry his city from his cold dead fingers.

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Jarn K

Full size and back to its best.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2018

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So it's out, and I won't give spoilers. But rest assured those sitting on the fence after being burned by preordering what turned out to be a 9-chapter novella last time, that this is full size. There are 34 chapters. It's over an inch thick, and the kindle version is as good as the book.

The text flows, there's all the descriptive narrative we know and love, and it's action from the off. The author does a good job of trying to bring readers up to speed if they've not fully followed everything to date, and there are lots of nice nods (in passing) to the graphic novels but not in such a way that they are essential reading to follow this book.

So far I'm 5 chapters in (devoured in 45 minute train journey) so it won't last me too long, but the pace is good, and I think I get where the plot might be heading. And if it is, then I like it.

I'll add more when I'm further through it, but for now - definitely worth getting.

Oh, and Amazon, shame on you for pushing back the delivery date to 20th Nov. I got my hardcopy on the high street on the 14th. And it was signed by the author. Just saying.

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Cod

What happened to the Humour?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2018

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Review Rivers of London 7 Lies Sleeping
Take care SPOILERS in this. I own all the other “Rivers of London” Books love them all. L have read and re-read them all several times picking up on clever little bits that I missed on previous readings. I have been insisting that my non fantasy fan friends read them too as the writing was so witty and so enjoyable. Like all fans I have been waiting for the 7th book to arrive and I read it immediately that it arrived on my kindle.
I'm afraid that I was a bit disappointed. Not because it was terrible but because one of my major sources of enjoyment is the writing style and the brilliant humour with Peters asides. To use a cliché I do laugh out loud. This book however dragged for me. It was very plot focussed at the expense of good writing and to me the enjoyment and the lightness of touch was missing. All the other books I read in one sitting then read again straight away. In this book he seemed determined to get to the end of the plot and ignored the writing. It dragged and I had to force myself to read it to the end. There were some good ideas I like foxglove and Beverley’s comment should lead to an interesting next book but the solution to the faceless man a huge anti-climax …The long, long build up in previous books and in this book to be resolved in that way!! !! I felt that he had run out of ideas and wanted him out of the way. In which case why didn’t he send him off to fairyland or something vague to continue when he had come up with an appropriate solution?
There have been a lot of complaints about short length of The Last Station but on balance I preferred it to Lies Sleeping it was more authentic Aaronovitch and a much more enjoyable read.
You have to buy this book if you are a fan to find out what happens next and I will buy the Book 8 too but not with the keen same anticipation.

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The Unmagnificent Seven

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2018

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Sometimes a great idea just runs out of steam, and such is the case with this novel. The heady mix of river demigods, fairies and magic woven around of core of modern city policing has proved a winner up until now, but this book suborns the supernatural to the natural – great for a reality show, but a fantasy novel? You get the impression that the success of the preceding six books dictated the commercial lure of a seventh, but it seems a somewhat half-hearted attempt. The pace is uneven, the writing mundane and, frankly, not a lot happens in it - if you can judge a book by how long a resume of it would be, this one would run to a page at most. For example, 3 chapters are devoted to the rather dull hero being imprisoned in a rather dull pit with a rather dull fae companion. And really, that’s the essence of the book. Too many words devoted to irrelevances which add nothing to the story (like the minutiae of police protocols), topics bafflingly introduced with no preamble (eg something to do with Chinatown crops up in the final chapter with no introduction and no perceivable relevance to the story), and, all in all, it’s just …. rather dull.

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Jen

Poor Editing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2018

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I love these books. The characters and stories are great.

However, who edited this?! There are so many non-sentences and typos. This is pretty frustrating when you've spent £10 on it, and you can get better editing on someone's self-published trash novel.

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R James

Amusing but rambling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2018

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The Rivers of London series is an entertaining take on the 'mythical London' genre - other examples include the 'Shadow Police' books and the Alex Verus novels. Overall the 'Rivers' series is great fun - conjuring an array of characters that bring to life London's landmark rivers and its history.
This latest offering is OK but a bit rambling and with plot twists that seem to have no logic. I don't want to give the plot away but the key final confrontation has a dream sequence and a death without any logic - things happen for no obvious reason. Additionally, the text seems to have been padded out with lots of pointless detail - presumably trying to flesh out the characters but with far more descriptions of domestic life than anyone needs.
Worth a read if you've read the previous books but don't expect a masterpiece.

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