Questions tagged [rivers-of-london]
For questions about the “Rivers of London” series, also known as the “Peter Grant” series, by Ben Aaronovitch.
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What was in the box?
As far as I understand, the reason for the magical occurrences in "Winter's Gifts" was
But: what was actually in that box? Was that ever explained?
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Did Kobna Holdbrook-Smith use the wrong voice, at one point, in Lies Sleeping?
In Lies Sleeping the text of the book says:
"We're not being casual," said Dr Vaughan. "This is a post mortem, not a dissection."
But the voice Kobna uses in the audiobook, at ...
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When are Rose Jars first properly introduced?
The concept of how rose jars function (even if how they work is unknown) seemed integral to False Value, and I know they have been referenced at least once in a main novel, but I can't find a story ...
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From where in the UK is the word "refs", as used in Rivers of London?
I've heard Peter Grant use the word 'refs' and I assumed it was a London term, but it's used by Dominic in Foxglove Summer who's from Hereford.
I'm from that vague area of the country and I've never ...
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Rivers of London short about Magical Signature
I'm trying to find a super short story set in the Rivers of London universe.
In it the German magic cop Winter interviews the American, Stephen Higgins, associated with the New York Librarians from ...
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Tattooed eyeballs and wall climbing
Ben Aaronovich's Tales from the Folly contains a short story A Rare Book of Cunning Device which has Peter spending the night in The British Library searching for a magical explanation for strange ...
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Is there a particular building on the real Russell Square that we can identify as the Folly?
The Folly is the Russell Square headquarters of the Metropolitan Police's Special Assessment Unit, covering magic and other sorts of "weird bollocks" (as DCI Seawoll calls it). I went ...
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Could this be why Lesley did it?
We only find that Lesley May has gone over to the "dark side" at the end of Broken Homes, when she assaults Peter Grant as he's trying to apprehend the supervillain, the Faceless Man, ...
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Why was the title of Rivers of London changed to Midnight Riot?
The novel Rivers of London, originally published in Britain, was published in the US under the title Midnight Riot.
Why was the title changed for the US audience?
(Presumably it can't be because "...
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How big is the magical community in Rivers of London
In the Rivers of London series, it sometimes seems our main characters can't throw a stick without hitting a Genius Loci, talking fox or group of rogue American practitioners. How large and ...
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How do all the short stories and graphic novels fit into the Rivers of London Timeline?
What is the suggested reading order for all the Rivers of London material? Where do the short stories from Tales from the Folly fit in chronologically?
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What did the fox's message mean in Whispers Under Ground?
At the end of "Whispers Under Ground" by Ben Aaronovitch, Abigail relays to Peter what a talking fox has told her (location 5101 on my kindle):
"Tell your friends they're on the wrong side of the ...
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Which small town is leveled and when in Rivers of London?
In Ben Aaronovitch's Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London book seven), Peter is on the phone to American FBI agent Kimberly Reynolds early in the book looking for information on a suspect who left the UK ...
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Is Lord Grant based on an actual Jazz musician?
In Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, Peter, the main character, has a father (Lord Grant) who was repeatedly almost famous. There are enough hints and descriptions of the various events, that ...
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Can somebody explain to me the ending of Foxglove Summer (PC Peter Grant #5)?
I just finished the (currently) last part of Ben Aaronovitch's PC Peter Grant series. At the end:
So, yes, it is somewhat confusing, and, it has to be said, relatively unsatisfying as far as endings ...
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