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A review by arclight
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
5.0
This is a great book. I love the idea of a department of the Met that deals with the supernatural and magic.
Constable Peter Grant is not really much of a copper and is destined to a dreary life on the beat, until a chance encounter with a ghost leads him on another career path within the Met, that of a magician.
The way that Ben Aaronovitch mixes up myth with places from London is very reminiscent of Neil Gaimens Neverwhere. The fact that lead character, Peter Grant, has to actually study and learn magic is very refreshing - it beats most other stories where the character discovers he has magical abilities and then in a few pages is master.
I listened to the Audible audiobook of this which is narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith who is hands down one of the best narrators on audible, he really can make the story come to life.
Constable Peter Grant is not really much of a copper and is destined to a dreary life on the beat, until a chance encounter with a ghost leads him on another career path within the Met, that of a magician.
The way that Ben Aaronovitch mixes up myth with places from London is very reminiscent of Neil Gaimens Neverwhere. The fact that lead character, Peter Grant, has to actually study and learn magic is very refreshing - it beats most other stories where the character discovers he has magical abilities and then in a few pages is master.
I listened to the Audible audiobook of this which is narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith who is hands down one of the best narrators on audible, he really can make the story come to life.