BLACK MOULD spreads to bookstores today!


The collected edition of Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel’s latest Rivers of London comic series, BLACK MOULD, is out today in bookstores! (It was released in comic and specialist stores last week.) Published by Titan Comics, here’s the synopsis…

CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic new graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London novel series! Something dark and slimy is dripping through the walls of suburban London. Not the usual stuff, this mould is possessed by some dark power full of bad intentions. Looks like it’s another case for London’s one and only trainee wizard cop, Police Constable Peter Grant, and his reluctant partner, Sahra Guleed!

The first two series, also published by Titan Comics, have also been collected in paperback editions: BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH. The fourth series, DETECTIVE STORIES, is currently ongoing.

Ben’s Peter Grant urban fantasy series is published in the UK by Gollancz, in Germany by DTV, in the US by Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6), and widely in translation. The latest book in the series, the novella THE FURTHEST STATION, is published by Subterranean Press in the US and Canada; and will be published in the UK by Gollancz, in September.

Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel’s DETECTIVE STORIES #2 out today!


DETECTIVE STORIES, the fourth Rivers of London comic series continues today with the publication of the second issue. Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, the series is comprised of four self-contained Peter Grant stories of magical crime!

DETECTIVE STORIES is published by Titan Comics, as are the first three series — BODY WORK, NIGHT WITCH and BLACK MOULD.

Ben’s Peter Grant series is published in the UK by Gollancz, in the US by Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6), and widely in translation. The latest instalment is the novella, THE FURTHEST STATION, published by Gollancz and Subterranean Press.

Out next week: DETECTIVE STORIES #2!


Next week, Titan Comics are due to publish the second issue in DETECTIVE STORIES. The fourth Peter Grant/Rivers of London comic series by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, this series features a new, self-contained story of magical crime in each issue. This issue is released with a choice of two covers.

Titan Comics has also published the first three critically-acclaimed Rivers of London comic series: BODY WORK, NIGHT WITCH and BLACK MOULD.

The Peter Grant novels have been published by Gollancz in the UK, Del Rey and DAW Books in the US, and widely in translation.

RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD Forbidden Planet Exclusive out tomorrow!


Tomorrow, Forbidden Planet will have an exclusive, signed edition of the RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD collected edition! Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Carmel, here’s the synopsis…

CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic new graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London novel series!

Something dark and slimy is dripping through the walls of suburban London. Not the usual stuff, this mould is possessed by some dark power full of bad intentions.

Looks like it’s another case for London’s one and only trainee wizard cop, Police Constable Peter Grant, and his reluctant partner, Sahra Guleed!

BLACK MOULD and the first two comic series, BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH, are all part of Ben’s best-selling Peter Grant urban fantasy series, and published by Titan Comics.

The series novels are published by Gollancz in the UK, Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6) in the US, and widely in translation. The whole series is also available in audio, narrated by Holdbrook-Smith. The next book in the series will be THE FURTHEST STATION, the first novella in the series, published by Gollancz in the UK and Subterranean Press in the US.

DETECTIVE STORIES signing tomorrow at Forbidden Planet London!


Ben Aaronovitch and artist Lee Sullivan will be at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London tomorrow from 1-2pm signing copies of their new Rivers of London comic series, DETECTIVE STORIES!

Follow the continuing adventure of Peter Grant, and the special branch of the Met who deal with magic and the supernatural!

Peter Grant has come a long way since first entering that particular special branch of London’s Metropolitan Police. With his hard-earned powers and a flair for the supernatural, it’s his job to investigate those shadowy crimes that involve urban vampires and weird folk in the Underground!

Set in the million-selling Rivers of London series, this comic adventure entitled DETECTIVE STORIES contains four self-contained magical crimes, as recounted by Detective Peter Grant to his superiors!

A Forbidden Planet-exclusive edition of of DETECTIVE STORIES #1 (pictured above) and BLACK MOULD collected edition will also be available at the event. The series is published by Titan Comics. Titan Comics has published all of the Rivers of London comics to date: BODY WORK, NIGHT WITCH and BLACK MOULD.

In case you are new to Peter Grant’s story, FP have put together this handy reader’s guide, which includes a timeline for the various books in the series…

Peter Grant’s DETECTIVE STORIES start today!


The first issue in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s fourth Rivers of London comic series is out today! Here’s the synopsis for DETECTIVE STORIES #1, published by Titan Comics

Self-contained magical crimes, as recounted by Detective Peter Grant to his superiors, as he takes the Detective exam. If you’ve ever wanted to try the mysterious world of Rivers of London, this is the perfect opportunity to get on board!

The issue is available in six different covers (pictured above and below).

The Peter Grant novels are published by Gollancz in the UK, Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6) in the US, and is also available in a growing number of translations! For those who are only just discovering Ben’s Peter Grant series, Forbidden Planet put together a handy reader’s guide…

Next month, Ben Aaronovitch wants to tell us all some DETECTIVE STORIES…


Next month, Titan Comics are due to publish the first issue in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s fourth Rivers of London comic series. Here’s the teaser synopsis for issue one DETECTIVE STORIES

Self-contained magical crimes, as recounted by Detective Peter Grant to his superiors, as he takes the Detective exam. If you’ve ever wanted to try the mysterious world of Rivers of London, this is the perfect opportunity to get on board!

The comic is being released with five variant covers — two above, three below.

Titan has also published the first three Rivers of London comic series: BODY WORK, NIGHT WITCH and BLACK MOULD.

Ben’s Peter Grant series of novels is published in the UK by Gollancz, in the US by Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6), and widely in translation.

Covering the Collected BLACK MOULD…


Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s critically-acclaimed third Rivers of London comic series, BLACK MOULD will be published by Titan Comics in a collected edition next month! Above you can see the cover, and here’s the synopsis…

It creeps! It crawls! It ooooozes! Something dark and slimy is dripping through the walls of suburban London. Not usually a police matter but there’s something very weird about this mould. Police Constable Peter Grant and his unwilling partner, Sahra Guleed, soon find themselves knee deep in killer muck! Meanwhile, their boss, Thomas Nightingale, is preparing to do battle against a haunted ice cream van. Good times.

The cover and series artwork is by the always-excellent Lee Sullivan and Luis Guerrero.

In the continuity of the larger Peter Grant series, BLACK MOULD falls between the fifth novel FOXGLOVE SUMMER and the NIGHT WITCH comic series, and the upcoming THE FURTHEST STATION novella and the recently-released sixth novel THE HANING TREE. (Ben has a full continuity on his website.)

The Peter Grant novels are published in the UK by Gollancz, and in the US by Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6). The Rivers of London comics are published by Titan Comics.

RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD #5 out today!


The concluding issue in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD comic series is out today! Published by Titan Comics in print and digital, here’s the synopsis…

London’s only trainee wizard cop, PC Peter Grant, has faced many strange and unusual foes, but confronting a sentient, vengeful black mould in the guise a form jazz musician?

That has to be a new one!

Titan Comics has also published the first two Rivers of London comic series — BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH — both of which are now available as collected editions.

The BLACK MOULD comic series is set between the fifth and sixth Peter Grant novels: FOXGLOVE SUMMER and THE HANGING TREE. Both novels are published in the UK by Gollancz, and in the US by DAW Books.

The BLACK MOULD continues to spread!


In case yesterday’s North American release of THE HANGING TREE wasn’t enough, today sees the release of RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD #3! The third part of the third Rivers of London comic is published by Titan Comics. Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, here’s the synopsis…

Peter Grant: policeman, trainee wizard and now pest controller. Joined by fellow officer and Muslim ninja, Sahra Guleed, the two are trying to contain an outbreak of vindictive black mould that seems to be going after the rich and heartless.

But after a successful mission, the mould has penetrated the headquarters of London’s crime-fighting magical practitioners – The Folly – and the shitake is about to get real…

Artwork for the series is by Lee Sullivan and Luis Guerrero, and the cover (above) is by Rachael Stott. The issue will also be available with two variant covers, by Lee Sullivan and Lorena Assisi:

Titan Comics also publishes the first two Rivers of London series: BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH, which have been released as single-volume trade paperbacks:

Out today: RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD #3


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Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s third Rivers of London series hits the half-way mark, as BLACK MOULD #3 is out today! Published by Titan Comics, here’s the synopsis…

It creeps! It crawls! It ooooozes! Something dark and slimy is dripping through the walls of suburban London. Not usually a police matter but there’s something very weird about this mould. Police Constable Peter Grant and his unwilling partner, Sahra Guleed, soon find themselves knee deep in killer muck! Meanwhile, their boss, Thomas Nightingale, is preparing to do battle against a haunted ice cream van. Good times.

#3: Full-time cop and trainee wizard PC Peter Grant finds himself knee-deep in shiitake when a virulent and apparently sentient black mould begins to drive people mad and, very soon, Peter finds himself with no mushroom to manoeuvre.

The first two series — BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH — have now been released as collected editions (print and digital), also published by Titan Comics.

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RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD is set between the fifth and sixth novels in the Peter Grant series: FOXGLOVE SUMMER and THE HANGING TREE. Both are published in the UK by GollanczFOXGLOVE SUMMER is out now in the US (DAW Books), Germany (DTV) and France (J’ai Lu); THE HANGING TREE is due out via the same publishers in 2017.

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NIGHT WITCH Arrives in Bookstores!


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The collected edition of RIVERS OF LONDON: NIGHT WITCH arrives in bookstores today! The second comic series set in Ben Aaronovitch‘s Peter Grant series, it is published by Titan Comics. Here’s the synopsis…

Press-ganged into helping a Russian oligarch hunt his missing daughter, PC Peter Grant and his boss, Thomas Nightingale, London’s only wizarding cops, find themselves caught up in a battle between Russian gunmen, a monstrous forest creature — and their nemesis: The Faceless Man. But as Grant and Nightingale close in on the missing girl, they discover that nothing about this case is what it seems!

The collection is also available digitally, from your regular e-comics retailers.

NIGHT WITCH is set between the novels FOXGLOVE SUMMER and the recently-published THE HANGING TREE, both of which are published in the UK by Gollancz, and DAW Books in the US. The third Rivers of London comic series, BLACK MOULD, is currently being published on a monthly basis.

The six Peter Grant novels (to date) have all been published in the UK by Gollancz, in Germany by DTV, and in the US by Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6). The series has also been published widely in translation.

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RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD #2 out now!


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Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s third Rivers of London comic series continues apace: BLACK MOULD #2 is published today by Titan Comics! Here’s the synopsis…

There’s a mould problem in South London. Not the usual stuff that smells funny and can be hell on the lungs. This mould is possessed by some dark power full of bad intentions and it’s another case for London’s one and only trainee wizard cop, PC Peter Grant!

Titan Comics also published the first two series — BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH. The first has already been published as a collected edition, while the second collection is due out later this month.

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Ben’s Peter Grant series, of which the Rivers of London comics are a part, are published in the UK by Gollancz; in the US by Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6); in Germany by DTV; and widely in translation. For more editions available, check out Ben’s author page.

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RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD #1 Out Today!


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The first issue in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s third Rivers of London comic series is out today! BLACK MOULD is published in print and digital by Titan Comics, here’s the synopsis…

It creeps! It crawls! It ooooozes! Something dark and slimy is dripping through the walls of suburban London. Not usually a police matter but there’s something very weird about this mould. Police Constable Peter Grant and his unwilling partner, Sahra Guleed, soon find themselves knee deep in killer muck! Meanwhile, their boss, Thomas Nightingale, is preparing to do battle against a haunted ice cream van. Good times

Above is the primary cover, but the issue is also available in four variants covers:

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Titan Comics also published the first two series, BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH.

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BLACK MOULD is set between books five and six in the series, FOXGLOVE SUMMER and THE HANGING TREE (out in November!). The novels are all published in the UK by Gollancz, and have been published widely abroad and in translation. For more details, please see Ben’s author page.

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Covers & Details: RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD Issue 1


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The third comic story-arc in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s Rivers of London series is due to be published this October! RIVERS OF LONDON: BLACK MOULD will be published by Titan Comics. Above and below are the five variant covers for the first issue, which is tentatively scheduled to hit shelves on October 12th. Here’s the synopsis…

It creeps! It crawls! It ooooozes! Something dark and slimy is dripping through the walls of suburban London. Not usually a police matter but there’s something very weird about this mould. Police Constable Peter Grant and his unwilling partner, Sahra Guleed, soon find themselves knee deep in killer muck! Meanwhile, their boss, Thomas Nightingale, is preparing to do battle against a haunted ice cream van. Good times.

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Titan Comics have also published the first two Rivers of London comic series: BODY WORK and NIGHT WITCH.

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Ben’s Peter Grant series, of which the Rivers of London comics are a part, are published in the UK by Gollancz; in the US by Del Rey (1-3) and DAW Books (4-6); in Germany by DTV; and widely in translation. For more editions available, check out Ben’s author page.

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