Tag: Rivers Of London

New Audiobook Edition of DIE GLOCKE VON WHITECHAPEL… Out Now!

Posted on Friday, December 20th, 2024

LIES SLEEPING, the seventh novel in the Rivers of London / Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch, is now available in a new German audiobook edition! Published by Hörbuch Hamburg, as DIE GLOCKE VON WHITECHAPEL, it is read by Dietmar Wunder (who has read many of the other books in the series). Here’s the synopsis…

Auf der Jagd nach dem Gesichtslosen

Constable und Zauberlehrling Peter Grant steht vor seiner größten Herausforderung: Das Schicksal Londons steht auf dem Spiel. Der gesichtslose Magier, verantwortlich für grauenvolle übernatürliche Verbrechen, ist zwar endlich demaskiert und auf der Flucht. Doch er verfolgt einen perfiden Plan, der ganz London in den Abgrund stürzen könnte. Um den Gesichtslosen zu stoppen, muss Peter all seine magischen Kräfte aufbieten – und einen bösen alten Bekannten kontaktieren: Mr. Punch, den mörderischen Geist des Aufruhrs und der Rebellion.

Humorvoll und spannend gelesen von Dietmar Wunder.

The print and eBook editions of DIE GLOCKE VON WHITECHAPEL are published by DTV. The novel was translated by Christine Blum.

LIES SLEEPING is published in the UK by Gollancz, and in North America by DAW Books. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

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…

Here are just a few of the great reviews the novel has received…

‘Funny… laugh-out-loud prose… fans will delight in this outing.’ — Publishers Weekly

‘… recounted with deadpan British wit and irony… packed with fascinating historical detail… Lively and amusing and different.’ — Kirkus

‘Peter Grant’s London has depth, breadth, and a complex array of recurring characters, and every one of the novels can be relied on to start with a bang… Aaronovitch’s Peter Grant has a distinctive voice, one that makes even the bureaucracy of regular police work engaging and compelling… Aaronovitch writes a tense, compelling police procedural with magic. As usual, Grant’s voice is striking, and the action gripping and intense.’ — Tor.com

‘[S]till as fresh as ever… Aaronovitch melds the magical and mundane extremely well. There’s a good mix of ‘London practicality’ and ‘unimaginable terror’ here; this isn’t a world where everyone can take the idea that magic is a real thing in their stride. Fear of the unknown keeps things in the margins, which provides a backdrop for the main characters’ struggles… The plot dives straight into strands from the previous titles, tying up plots going all the way back to book one whilst fraying new threads to keep the intrigue going. The pace is solid and steady, the action is as thrilling as ever and the whole thing ticks along like an old yet exciting friend… A must for fans of the series so far and, as always, we can’t wait to read the next one.’ — Starburst

DER BÖSE ORT Out Now in New Audiobook Edition!

Posted on Monday, December 9th, 2024

German-speaking fans of Ben Aaronovitch‘s Rivers of London series can now get the fourth novel, BROKEN HOMES, in a new audiobook edition! Read by Dietmar Wunder (who has read the previous novels as well), it’s published by Hörbuch Hamburg, as DER BÖSE ORT. Here’s the synopsis…

Seltsame Dinge geschehen im Skygarden Tower, einem berüchtigten Sozialwohnblock in Südlondon. Dinge, die eine magische Anziehungskraft auf Police Constable und Zauberlehrling Peter Grant ausüben. Zunächst geht es nur um ein gestohlenes altes Buch über Magie, das aus der Weißen Bibliothek zu Weimar stammt. Doch dann weitet sich der Fall rasant aus. Denn der Erbauer des Tower, Erik Stromberg, ein brillanter, wenngleich leicht gestörter Architekt, hatte sich einst in seiner Zeit am Bauhaus offenbar nicht nur mit modernem Design, sondern auch mit Magie befasst. Was erklären könnte, warum der Skygarden Tower einen unablässigen Strom von begabten Künstlern, Politikern, Drogendealern, Serienmördern und Irren hervorgebracht hat. Und warum der unheimliche gesichtslose Magier, den Peter noch in schlechtester Erinnerung hat, ein so eingehendes Interesse daran an den Tag legt…

Dietmar Wunder liest dieses Urban-Fantasy-Abenteuer mit Tempo und jeder Menge Humor.

DER BÖSE ORT is published in paperback and eBook by DTV, and was translated by Christine Blum.

BROKEN HOMES is published in the UK by Gollancz, and in North America by DAW Books. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil – an associate of the twisted magician known as the Faceless Man? Or just a common garden serial killer?

Before PC Peter Grant can get his head round the case, a town planner going under a tube train and a stolen grimoire are adding to his case-load. So far so London.

But then Peter gets word of something very odd happening in Elephant and Castle, on an housing estate designed by a nutter, built by charlatans and inhabited by the truly desperate. Is there a connection? And if there is, why oh why did it have to be south of the River?

‘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

‘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

Rivers of London STRAY CAT BLUES Out Now!

Posted on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

The collected paperback (and eBook) edition of the latest Rivers of London comic series, STRAY CAT BLUES, is out now! Written by Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch, it’s the 12th story arc in the series, and is published by Titan Comics. Here’s the synopsis…

Old frenemies become allies in the latest Rivers of London adventure when a mysterious cat-woman comes to The Folly looking for help to free her sisters from a notorious chimera brothel run by London gangster Monty and his sinister magically endowed mother, Mrs. Napier. 

Now, Romeo, together with Abigail, Kitty Butchart aka Hoodette, Reynard Fossman, and Gina Penlaw must rescue the three imprisoned women before the Faceless Man can get his hands on them…

Collecting together the critically acclaimed original four-issue mini-series.

With exclusive bonus material, included a script to art comparison, covers gallery and a collection of the backup articles from the four comics.

The continuing comic-book adaptation of Ben Aaronovitch’s hugely successful and award-winning 10-book novel series first published in 2011.

An all-new original adventure starring the Peter Grant the wizard-in-training hero of the first Rivers of London Novel, ‘Rivers of London’, also known as Midnight Riot in the US.

Artwork for the series is once again by the always-excellent José María Beroy. The collection’s cover is by Vv Glass.

The Rivers of London comics are, of course, set in the same world as Ben’s Rivers of London/Peter  Grant series of novels and novellas. The most recent book is the instant-bestseller THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, a novella, which is out now — published by Gollancz in the UK and Subterranean Press in North America.

Andrew Cartmel is also the author of the acclaimed Vinyl Detective and Paperback Sleuth mystery series — published by Titan Books in the UK and North America.

ICYMI: Ben Aaronovitch’s next novel is STONE AND SKY!

Posted on Monday, November 25th, 2024

Last week, Orion/Gollancz announced the next (tenth) novel in Ben Aaronovitch‘s internationally-bestselling and acclaimed Rivers of London series: STONE AND SKY! Due to be published un July 2025, it sees Peter Grant travelling to Scotland, where ‘a relaxing holiday … proves to be just the beginning of another rollercoaster of a case’…

‘This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…’

All Detective Constable Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland.
He’ll need one once this is over…

Sea: check.
Sand: some.
Sun: sort of – but that’s not the only thing in the sky…

The novel will be available in the UK in hardcover, eBook, audiobook, and Waterstones special, signed editions.

We’ll share more details as they become available (including cover, international editions, and more.).

STRAY CAT BLUES Collected Edition out in Two Weeks!

Posted on Monday, November 18th, 2024

The collected paperback (and eBook) edition of the latest Rivers of London comic series, STRAY CAT BLUES, is out in two weeks! Written by Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch, it’s the 12th story arc in the series, and it’s due to be published by Titan Comics on December 3rd. Here’s the synopsis…

Old frenemies become allies in the latest Rivers of London adventure when a mysterious cat-woman comes to The Folly looking for help to free her sisters from a notorious chimera brothel run by London gangster Monty and his sinister magically endowed mother, Mrs. Napier. 

Now, Romeo, together with Abigail, Kitty Butchart aka Hoodette, Reynard Fossman, and Gina Penlaw must rescue the three imprisoned women before the Faceless Man can get his hands on them…

Collecting together the critically acclaimed original four-issue mini-series.

With exclusive bonus material, included a script to art comparison, covers gallery and a collection of the backup articles from the four comics.

The continuing comic-book adaptation of Ben Aaronovitch’s hugely successful and award-winning 10-book novel series first published in 2011.

An all-new original adventure starring the Peter Grant the wizard-in-training hero of the first Rivers of London Novel, ‘Rivers of London’, also known as Midnight Riot in the US.

Artwork for the series is once again by the always-excellent José María Beroy. The collection’s cover is by Vv Glass (who also did some of the individual issue covers).

The Rivers of London comics are, of course, set in the same world as Ben’s Rivers of London/Peter  Grant series of novels and novellas. The most recent book is the instant-bestseller THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, a novella, which is out now — published by Gollancz in the UK and Subterranean Press in North America.

Andrew Cartmel is also the author of the acclaimed Vinyl Detective and Paperback Sleuth mystery series — published by Titan Books in the UK and North America.

Ben Aaronovitch’s MASQUERADES OF SPRING Out Now in North America!

Posted on Monday, November 4th, 2024

Today is the official release date of THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, the latest Rivers of London novella from Ben Aaronovitch! Published by Subterranean Press, it’s available in two limited editions and also eBook. Here’s the synopsis…

With this long new novella, bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch has crafted yet another wickedly funny and surprisingly affecting chapter in his beloved Rivers of London series. 

The Subterranean Press edition of The Masquerades of Spring includes a wraparound dust jacket, illustrated endsheets, and six original black-and-white interior illustrations.

Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young—fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad—as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.

That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone—which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows…

There are 26 lettered editions available, housed in a custom tray-case; and 1,500 signed and numbered hardcovers.

THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING was published in the UK on September 5th by Gollancz/Orion (with the same cover), and was an instant Sunday Times Bestseller. The book is also available in Germany, published by DTV as EINE NACHTIGALL IN NEW YORK.

Czech Edition of AMONGST OUR WEAPONS Out Now!

Posted on Monday, October 21st, 2024

We’re very happy to report that AMONGST OUR WEAPONS, the ninth novel in Ben Aaronovitch‘s acclaimed and internationally-bestselling Rivers of London/Peter Grant series, is now available in Czechia! Published by Argo as RODINNÉ STŘÍBRO, it was translated by Milan Žáček. Here’s the synopsis…

Pod londýnskou Chancery Lane se už přes století nachází zvláštní svět specializovaných obchodů se stříbrem. Vítejte v Silver Vaults, kde mají víc zámků než v centrální bance, na místě, kde je prakticky nemyslitelné někoho zabít a poté beze stopy zmizet. Jenže právě k tomu nyní došlo! Záhadný zločin si vyžádá plné nasazení Petera Granta a jeho oddaných spolupracovníků, známých z předchozích vyšetřování. Jednotka vyšetřovatelů musí přijít na kloub tajemství, v němž hrají velkou roli spletité dějiny Londýna, cizí země a také… Manchester. A do toho všeho se má Peter každým dnem stát otcem; s Beverley čekají dvojčata a realita života tak úporně tlačí ze všech stran. A to Peter zatím netuší, že se setká s něčím, co nikdo nikdy nečeká…

Další případ Petera Granta a jeho útvaru pro rozkrývání nadpřirozených nekalostí

Argo has published all of the novels in the series to date, as well as the first three novellas and short story collection. Here are all the covers together…

AMONGST OUR WEAPONS is published in the UK by Orion/Gollancz, and in North America by DAW Books. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

There is a world hidden underneath this great city…

The London Silver Vaults – for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a celebrity punch-up. Not somewhere you can murder someone and vanish without a trace – only that’s what happened.

The disappearing act, the reports of a blinding flash of light and memory loss amongst the witnesses all make this a case for Detective Constable Peter Grant and the Special Assessment Unit.

Alongside their boss DCI Thomas Nightingale, the SAU find themselves embroiled in a mystery that encompasses London’s tangled history, foreign lands and, most terrifying of all, the North!

And Peter must solve this case soon because back home his partner Beverley is expecting twins any day now. But what he doesn’t know is that he’s about to encounter something – and somebody – that nobody ever expects…

Effortlessly original, endlessly inventive and hugely entertaining – step into the world of the much-loved, Number One bestselling Rivers of London series.

Ben Aaronovitch’s BROKEN HOMES Out Now in Slovakia!

Posted on Friday, October 4th, 2024

BROKEN HOMES, the fourth novel in the internationally-bestselling Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch, is available in a new Slovakian edition! Published by Slovart, as ZNIČENÉ DOMOVY, it was translated by Oľga Kralovičová. Here’s the synopsis…

Začne sa to krvou v havarovanom aute. Neskôr sa nájde mŕtvola, urbanista z obecnej rady spácha samovraždu a pochybný zlodejíček príde o život v dôsledku pôsobenia mágie. Strážmajster Peter Grant, čarodejnícky učeň v službách londýnskej polície, má opäť roboty vyše hlavy, lebo všetky prípady sa zrazu začnú podozrivo podobať na prácu nepolapiteľného muža bez tváre, s ktorým už mal do činenia. Vyšetrovanie ho nakoniec dovedie k vežiaku Skygarden, dielu extravagantného architekta nemeckého pôvodu. Čo je na tom dome zvláštne? Peter aj s kolegyňou Lesley sa doň dočasne nasťahujú a pre istotu si vezmú aj „merač mágie” psa Tobyho.

BROKEN HOMES is published in the UK by Gollancz, and in North America by DAW Books. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil – an associate of the twisted magician known as the Faceless Man? Or just a common garden serial killer?

Before PC Peter Grant can get his head round the case, a town planner going under a tube train and a stolen grimoire are adding to his case-load. So far so London.

But then Peter gets word of something very odd happening in Elephant and Castle, on an housing estate designed by a nutter, built by charlatans and inhabited by the truly desperate. Is there a connection? And if there is, why oh why did it have to be south of the River?

Here are just a few of the great reviews the novel has received…

‘BROKEN HOMES, continues in the same rich vein of his brilliant supernatural crime series. Writing about his native London, Aaronovitch has crafted a novel that renders the city in a very different light.’ — BSFA

‘… opens with Aaronovitch’s trademark rapidity and subversive joy with the acronyms and minutiae of modern policing… an enormously fun, fast-paced, witty novel…’ — Tor.com

‘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 Book Reviews

‘… delivers the same humour and mischief of the previous books… Its creative juxtapositions of the supernatural and magical and real grit London echoes books such as Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere and China Mieville’s Kraken. Fans of those authors should check out Aaronovitch straight away.’ — Culture Fly

‘PC Peter Grant and his co-worker Lesley, two of the few policemen in London who can practice magic, are still working under Nightingale, who must be the oldest police officer in England… not that he looks it. 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

Ben Aaronovitch’s MOON OVER SOHO Out Now in Croatia!

Posted on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024

MOON OVER SOHO, the second novel in Ben Aaronovitch‘s Rivers of London/Peter Grant series is available in a new Croatian edition! Published by Fokus as MJESEC NAD SOHOM, it was translated by Igor Rendić. Here’s the synopsis…

Pjesma.

To je prvo što londonski policajac i čarobnjački šegrt Peter Grant začuje kad pregleda truplo Cyrusa Wilkinsona, saksofonista koji se srušio mrtav poslije gaže u Sohu. Iz tijela se uzdiže melodija starog jazz-klasika – sigurni znak da okolnosti smrti nisu bile baš prirodne.

Dok glazbenici ginu jedan za drugim, Peter će uz pomoć svog šefa, Thomasa Nightingalea, posljednjeg registriranog čarobnjaka u Engleskoj te prekrasne ljubiteljice jazza Simone Fitzwilliam, otkriti kobnu magičnu prijetnju ― onu koja će ga odvesti na vlastiti prag do potraćene nade jazza ― talentiranoga glazbenika Richarda Granta, odnosno Peterova dragog oca.

Taman kad je pomislio da je nekako pohvatao konce, Peter shvati da u Londonu ama baš nikad ništa nije kako se čini.

MOON OVER SOHO is published in the UK by Gollancz, and in North America by JABberwocky. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

Body and Soul. The song. That’s what London constable and sorcerer’s apprentice Peter Grant first notices when he examines the corpse of Cyrus Wilkins, part-time jazz drummer and full-time accountant, who dropped dead of a heart attack while playing a gig at Soho’s 606 Club. The notes of the old jazz standard are rising from the body – a sure sign that something about the man’s death was not at all natural but instead supernatural.

Body and soul – they’re also what Peter will risk as he investigates a pattern of similar deaths in and around Soho. With the help of his superior officer, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, and the assistance of beautiful jazz aficionado Simone Fitzwilliam, Peter will uncover a deadly magical menace – one that leads right to his own doorstep and to the squandered promise of a young jazz musician: a talented trumpet player named Richard “Lord” Grant – otherwise known as Peter’s dear old dad.

The internationally-bestselling, critically acclaimed Rivers of London series of novels, novellas, and comics is published all over the world, in a multitude of languages (with more editions on the way). The latest novel is AMONGST OUR WEAPONS, and the latest novella is THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING.

ICYMI: Some September eBook Deals…

Posted on Monday, September 16th, 2024

We’re half-way through September, and we just wanted to highlight some of our clients’ books that are on sale! Four books in particular, which are discounted all month…

THE CITADEL OF WEEPING PEARLS by Aliette de Bodard, published by JABberwocky, is only $1.99 in the US and Canada. Set in the author’s award-winning Xuya universe, here’s the synopsis…

The Citadel of Weeping Pearls was a great wonder; a perfect meld between cutting edge technology and esoteric sciences. Thirty years ago, threatened by an invading fleet from the Dai Viet Empire, the Citadel disappeared and was never seen again.But now the Dai Viet Empire itself is under siege, on the verge of a war against an enemy that turns their own mindships against them; and the Empress, who once gave the order to raze the Citadel, is in desperate needs of its weapons. Meanwhile, on a small isolated space station, an engineer obsessed with the past works on a machine that will send her thirty years back, to the height of the Citadel’s power.But the Citadel’s disappearance still extends chains of grief and regrets all the way into the fraught atmosphere of the Imperial Court; and this casual summoning of the past might have world-shattering consequences…

THE ELFIN SHIP, the first novel in James P. Blaylock‘s Balumnia series, is also on sale in the US and Canada, only $1.99. Published by JABberwocky, here’s the synopsis…

A trilogy sets sail with a novel that’s “charming, light-hearted and funny… Feels a little like The Hobbit or The Wind in the Willows” (Fantasy Literature).

James P. Blaylock’s debut novel The Elfin Ship has become a classic of whimsical fantasy. With echoes of Kenneth Graham and Mark Twain, it’s a gentle, eccentric, and hilarious novel that will delight readers of all ages.

Trading with the elves used to be so simple. Every year Master Cheeser Jonathan Bing would send his very best cheeses downriver to traders who would eventually return with Elfin wonders for the people of Twombly Town.

But no more…

First, the trading post at Willowood Station was mysteriously destroyed. Then, a magical elfin airship began making forays overhead. Something was definitely amiss.

So Jonathan set off downriver to deliver the cheeses himself, accompanied by the amazing Professor Wurzle, the irrepressible Dooly, and his faithful dog Ahab. It would have been such a pleasant trip, if not for the weeping skeleton, mad goblins, magic coins, an evil dwarf, a cloak of invisibility — and a watch that stopped time.

If only the return trip were so simple.

TALES FROM THE FOLLY, a collection of Ben Aaronovitch‘s short fiction set in the Rivers of London world, is also only 99p throughout September (Kindle deal). Published by JABberwocky, here’s the synopsis…

Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time.

Each tale features a new introduction from the author, filled with insight and anecdote offering the reader a deeper exploration into this absorbing fictional world. This is a must read for any Rivers of London fan.

Join Peter, Nightingale, Abigail, Agent Reynolds and Tobias Winter for a series of perfectly portioned tales. Discover what’s haunting a lonely motorway service station, who still wanders the shelves of a popular London bookshop, and what exactly happened to the River Lugg…

With an introduction from internationally bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris.

This collection includes:
The Home Crowd Advantage
The Domestic
The Cockpit
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Granny
King of The Rats
A Rare Book of Cunning Device
A Dedicated Follower of Fashion
Favourite Uncle
Vanessa Sommer’s Other Christmas List
Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby
Moments One-Three

In the UK, PUCKING WILD is only 99p this month — via Kobo and Amazon — it’s the second Jacksonville Rays novels by Emily Rath. Published by Penguin, here’s the synopsis…

The hockey star she never expected may be the one person to finally set her free…

My name is Tess Owens and my soon to be ex-husband is trying to set fire to my entire life. Unwilling to face the heat, I do what I do best: run.

I run to a new life in a new city and straight into the arms of Rachel and her team of NHL hockey players. They’re all charming, but one player stands apart from the rest, the star forward of the Jacksonville Rays, Ryan Langley.

Now I have six weeks to launch a new business. Six weeks to fight for my freedom… all while fighting my growing attraction to this All-American sweetheart with a winning smile and a career on the rise. Did I mention he’s ten years younger than me?

Ryan doesn’t need my drama. And we have nothing in common. But it’s getting harder to deny the way he makes me feel.

Fun. Free. Wild.

Ben Aaronovitch’s EINE NACHTIGALL IN NEW YORK is out tomorrow!

Posted on Wednesday, September 11th, 2024

EINE NACHTIGALL IN NEW YORK, the German edition of Ben Aaronovitch‘s highly-anticipated new Rivers of London novella, THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, is out tomorrow (September 12th)! Published by DTV, it was translated by Christine Blum. Here’s the synopsis…

New York, 1920er-Jahre: Augustus Berrycloth-Young, Absolvent der Zauberschule Casterbrook, ist unangenehm überrascht: Denn unangekündigt steht sein alter Schulkamerad Thomas Nightingale vor der Tür und reißt ihn aus seinem behaglichen Leben.

Nightingale ist auf geheimer Mission nach New York geschickt worden, um ein verzaubertes Saxophon ausfindig zu machen, das seltsame Kräfte entfaltet, wenn es gespielt wird. Und ausgerechnet Augustus soll ihm helfen, dabei will er eigentlich nur das Dolce Vita genießen.

Auf der Suche machen die beiden Männer die Jazzclubs der Metropole unsicher und machen unfreiwillig mit der nicht-magischen und korrupten Polizei Bekanntschaft…

The book will also be available as an audiobook, narrated by Dietmar Wunder (published by GoyaLiT) — this edition is published today.

THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING is due to be published in the UK by Gollancz/Orion and in North America by Subterranean Press. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

York City, New York.

Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young – fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad – as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.

That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone – which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows…

Ben will be going on a short UK book tour to celebrate the release of the novella. Check out the graphic below for details…

Ben Aaronovitch’s THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING is out now!

Posted on Thursday, September 5th, 2024

THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, Ben Aaronovitch‘s highly-anticipated, latest novella set in the world of Rivers of London is out now! Published by Gollancz/Orion, the action returns to North America! Here’s the synopsis…

New York City, New York.

Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young – fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad – as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.

That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone – which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows…

The novella is also available as an audiobook, narrated by the ever-excellent Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

To celebrate the release of the book, Ben has been on a UK book tour! Check out the graphic, below, for the remaining dates/stops…

The novella is due to be published in North America by Subterranean Press, towards the end of September.

Out Now: DIE FLÜSSE VON LONDON – REIHE II by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on Friday, August 30th, 2024

Some more Rivers of London news this week: DTV has published a second collection of the internationally-bestselling and acclaimed novels by Ben Aaronovitch! DIE FLÜSSE VON LONDON – REIHE II collects the BROKEN HOMES, FOXGLOVE SUMMER, and THE HANGING TREE (books 4-6). Translated by the excellent Christine Blum (who has worked on the whole series), here’s the synopsis…

Der böse Ort:

Seltsame Dinge geschehen im Skygarden Tower, einem berüchtigten Sozialwohnblock in Südlondon. Dinge, die eine magische Anziehungskraft auf Police Constable und Zauberlehrling Peter Grant ausüben. Zunächst geht es nur um ein gestohlenes altes Buch über Magie, das aus der Weißen Bibliothek zu Weimar stammt. Doch dann weitet sich der Fall rasant aus. Denn der Erbauer des Tower, Erik Stromberg, ein brillanter, wenngleich leicht gestörter Architekt, hatte sich einst in seiner Zeit am Bauhaus offenbar nicht nur mit modernem Design, sondern auch mit Magie befasst. Was erklären könnte, warum der Skygarden Tower einen unablässigen Strom von begabten Künstlern, Politikern, Drogendealern, Serienmördern und Irren hervorgebracht hat. Und warum der unheimliche gesichtslose Magier, den Peter noch in schlechtester Erinnerung hat, ein so eingehendes Interesse daran an den Tag legt …

Fingerhut-Sommer:

Obwohl sich Police Constable Peter Grant schon unwohl fühlt, wenn er Londons Skyline auch nur ein paar Kilometer weit hinter sich lässt, wird er jetzt in die tiefste Provinz geschickt: in einen kleinen Ort in Herefordshire – wo sich Fuchs, Hase und der Dorfpolizist Gute Nacht sagen. Aber es werden zwei Kinder vermisst, und ihr Verschwinden erfolgte womöglich unter magischen Umständen. Also muss Peter notgedrungen sein angestammtes Biotop verlassen. Mit der Flusstochter Beverley Brook begibt er sich mutig nach Westen, hinein ins ländliche England …

Der Galgen von Tyburn: 

Wie man einem gesichtslosen Magier zu Leibe rückt, was die Bewohner von Londons teuerster Immobilie so treiben und wie ungünstig es sein kann, wenn man Lady Tyburn einen Gefallen schuldet – diese und noch mehr erfreuliche Erkenntnisse warten bei seinem neuen Fall auf Police Constable Peter Grant. Einen Einblick ins Leben der Reichen und Schönen von London gibt es gratis dazu. Und die öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung aufrechterhalten sollte er bei all dem möglichst auch noch.

The Rivers of London series is published in the UK by Gollancz/Orion. Books 4-6 are published in North America by DAW Books. Here’s the English-language synopsis for BROKEN HOMES…

A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil – an associate of the twisted magician known as the Faceless Man? Or just a common garden serial killer?

Before PC Peter Grant can get his head round the case, a town planner going under a tube train and a stolen grimoire are adding to his case-load. So far so London.

But then Peter gets word of something very odd happening in Elephant and Castle, on an housing estate designed by a nutter, built by charlatans and inhabited by the truly desperate. Is there a connection? And if there is, why oh why did it have to be south of the River?

The latest book in the series is THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, a novella starring Thomas Nightingale — it is due to be published in early September by Gollancz (UK), Subterranean Press (North America), and DTV (Germany).

Ben Aaronovitch’s EINE NACHTIGALL IN NEW YORK out in Two Weeks!

Posted on Monday, August 26th, 2024

The German edition of Ben Aaronovitch‘s highly-anticipated new Rivers of London novella, THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING, is out in two weeks! Due to be published by DTV, as EINE NACHTIGALL IN NEW YORK, it was translated by Christine Blum. Here’s the synopsis…

New York, 1920er-Jahre: Augustus Berrycloth-Young, Absolvent der Zauberschule Casterbrook, ist unangenehm überrascht: Denn unangekündigt steht sein alter Schulkamerad Thomas Nightingale vor der Tür und reißt ihn aus seinem behaglichen Leben.

Nightingale ist auf geheimer Mission nach New York geschickt worden, um ein verzaubertes Saxophon ausfindig zu machen, das seltsame Kräfte entfaltet, wenn es gespielt wird. Und ausgerechnet Augustus soll ihm helfen, dabei will er eigentlich nur das Dolce Vita genießen.

Auf der Suche machen die beiden Männer die Jazzclubs der Metropole unsicher und machen unfreiwillig mit der nicht-magischen und korrupten Polizei Bekanntschaft…

The book will also be available as an audiobook, narrated by Dietmar Wunder (published by GoyaLiT).

THE MASQUERADES OF SPRING is due to be published in the UK by Gollancz/Orion and in North America by Subterranean Press. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

York City, New York.

Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young – fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad – as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.

That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone – which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows…

Ben will be going on a short UK book tour to celebrate the release of the novella. Check out the graphic below for details…

STRAY CAT BLUES #4 Out Now!

Posted on Wednesday, August 21st, 2024

The fourth issue in the latest Rivers of London comic series, STRAY CAT BLUES, is out now! Published by Titan Comics, it is written by Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch, here’s the synopsis…

The hit comic based on Ben Aaronovitch’s bestselling novels is back!

Old frenemies become allies in the latest Rivers of London saga, when a mysterious cat-woman comes to Abigail looking for help to free her sisters from a notorious chimera brothel run by London gangster Monty and his sinister magically endowed mother, Mrs Napier.

Series artwork is by the always-excellent José María Beroy, and the cover is by Patricio Clarey. The first three issues are, of course, still available to purchase (in print and digital editions).

STRAY CAT BLUES is the twelfth Rivers of London comic series, and the previous eleven are now available in collected editions (again, available in print and digital). The comics are set in the same world as Aaronovitch’s internationally-best-selling and widely acclaimed Peter Grant/Rivers of London series of novels and novellas.