ben aaronovitch

Ben Dylan Aaronovitch born London, England: 22 February 1964 Ben Aaronovitch is an English author of science fiction and fantasy in novels, short stories, audio dramas and graphic novels, and also TV screenwriter. He is known for his Peter Grant detective urban fantasy series, beginning with...

Hey all, looking to find some new urban fantasy to dive into and was curious if anyone had any recommendations. Here's some from my own personal list: - Dresden Files - because of course you can't have urban fantasy without the fully automagic series itself. - Felix Castor - a gritty series...

I'm trying to assemble a list of science fiction or fantasy stories in which honeybees play a role. Can anyone help me identify some? Many thanks!

Hello everyone. I'm new to SFF Chronicles and am hoping to throw around ideas and get advice on writing my first novel. One of the themes in the novel is the mystical nature of rivers. They are pathways to adventure, they can form the barrier between life and death, people see gods and...

Midnight Riot Ben AAaronovitch Del Rey, Feb 1 2011, $7.99 ISBN 9780345524256 Because rookie British police officer Peter Grant can see ghosts, his superior at the Metropolitan Police Department, Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, switches him from the tedious clerical Case Progression Unit to...

Whispers Under Ground Ben Aaronovitch Del Rey, Jul 31 2012, $7.99 ISBN: 9780345524614 Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector and registered wizard Thomas Nightingale assigns sorcerer apprentice London Constable Peter Grant to follow up on the lead of archivist Postmartin as to the whereabouts...

Broken Homes Ben Aaronovitch Daw, Feb 4 2014, $7.99 ISBN: 9780756409609 The car crash between two speeding vehicles left Allen Frust dead and Robert Weil severely injured. First first responder PC Slatt notices unaccountable blood in Weil’s car that leads to him being the prime suspect as a...

Hidden is the fifth in Jacka's entertaining Alex Verus series concerning a magician in present-day London (the first four having been previously reviewed on this blog). As usual, the story picks up where the last one left off with only a short time lapse; this is one series which must be read...

I'm currently reading this, (or I may say flying through it.) http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/ben+aaronovitch/rivers+of+london/7549869/ He is sort of like a British version of Harry Dresden. It's a mixture of supernatural and police procedural. Ben Aaronovitch is a British...

Peter Grant is a probationary constable in the London Metropolitan Police Force who hasn't decided yet on what branch of the force he wants to serve in. A glorious career in the Case Progression Unit - who do the tedious paperwork other branches don't want - appears to be on the cards until...

I really enjoy the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. It's a series that follows a wizard detective who gets into all kinds of trouble and of course there's loads of magic and strange creatures in the books :) I was wondering if anyone could recommend any books in a similar theme.?