Up to now we’ve seen plenty of the “M” word as Peter learns to make spells and to get better at his new craft. All the while he is also maintaining and getting better at being a proper copper in the old London sense. We’ve learned of magical creatures, Fae, underworld characters of vague origin and, of course, the Rivers. This time Aaronovitch delves into the history of Trier's vinyard and wine-making history, and you can expect the same style of story telling. Though Winter and Grant have their individual personalities, one gets the feeling they'd likely enjoy a beer together. One gets the feeling that - after ending a chapter in Grant's life in the last full book - this novella sets the scenery for the next big adventure. Wie man sieht, spielt nicht nur wie gewohnt Magie eine große Rolle, sondern liegt der Fokus hier auch – für Trier angemessen – auf dem Weinbau und alles, was dazu gehört. Ben Aaronovitch hat es geschafft, all das miteinander zu verbinden und eine aufregende und magische Detektivgeschichte niederzuschreiben, die wahnsinnig viel Spaß macht.

Der einzige Kritikpunkt wäre wohl, dass es meiner Meinung nach hier und da mal etwas zu humorvoll zuging. Ich habe mal ein wenig recherchiert und scheinbar ist der Autor für seinen Humor bekannt, doch auf mich wirkte es manchmal ein wenig ins Lächerliche gezogen, was für mich einfach zu sehr der Geschichte die Ernsthaftigkeit genommen hat, was ich ein wenig schade fand. Auch dauerte es anfangs eine Weile, bis ich in die Geschichte reingefunden und mich an den Schreibstil gewöhnt hatte, dabei kann ich nicht einmal genau sagen, woran es lag. Als ich dann allerdings erst mal drin war in der Geschichte, hat das Lesen wahnsinnig viel Spaß gemacht. I have read several of the Peter Grant/London Rivers novels and enjoyed them a lot. They are almost all witty and engaging, with interesting characters and stories. Here in this new setting with new characters of very different personalities the formula works differently. The attempts at humor are so dry as to blow away. I do miss the witty reparteeof Peter Grant etc always. But I did actually like the educational bits. Because of their German, continental focus, it contained new information and a different slant. Perhaps this German group will develop into a more interesting group with time. When a man is found dead with his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their depth. But fortunately this is Germany, where there are procedures for everything.The new PoV/narrator Tobias Winter has a lot in common with Peter Grant -- young policeman-detective fairly new to magical affairs -- which excused the similarity of voice somewhat. Slightly less snarky humor but not none. Seemed to be dealing with a lot of the same sorts of organizational structures, which may simply be a case of welcome to modernity. If this is the result of a vacation/work trip by the author to the Moselle region, Aaronovitch should be encouraged to travel more. Condemned prisoners were loaded onto tumbrils at Newgate Gaol, and would wind their way through the streets of London, past the rookeries at St. Giles, before hitting the long straight road into the open countryside and the Tyburn Tree. No offence, Peter,’ she said. ‘But we were kind of relying on you to provide that information. Us just being normal run of the mill coppers none of who are versed in the mystic arts or currently shagging a supernatural creature.’ The world of magical policing is not limited to London. In The October Man, Ben Aaronovitch extends this magical universe to Germany while also providing his reading audience with further information on the international and historical scope of this world. Tobias Winter is the young officer in training who responds to an unusual death in Germany’s wine country, in Trier, an old, even ancient city, known to the Romans. And, in keeping with its setting, the victim has died due to a rot peculiar to grapes. Maybe the timing wasn't quite right when I read it. Or maybe I'm just tired of chasing after faceless nemeses--both of 'em.

I'm trying to streamline the plot, but really, the complications are the best spice for this police procedural curry, and being clueless is part of the game: Tales from the Folly, a short story collection, was published in November 2020. [7] What Abigail Did That Summer (novella) [ edit ] The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch: 9780756409678 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Ah a short story, my eternal struggle with this format continues. To be fair, there wasn't much helping me out in this one though. This felt like a bit of a pointless exercise unless the whole purpose was to set things up for later books.Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany's oldest city. So when a man is found dead with, his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their depth. Published after the seventh novel 'Lies sleeping', it ideally fits in there. But it is a stand alone story without the regular characters, so it doesn't really matter where you read it in terms of the series. But you will get more from this if you are familiar with the series, so read it after Lies Sleeping. There are bad things in the world, and most of them aren't my job. But, of the things that are my responsibility, revenants are the worse." I'd meant to review this ages ago, then thought it needed another reading first (not a suffering), then it got pushed down my queue. Just reread it in preparation for the next book in the series, Lies Sleeping, coming up in November 2018 from DAW here in the US, in the certainty that the events of it will follow hard on the heels of this one, and be closely intertwined. Sigh. Ben, Ben, Ben. You're missing the point of using non-English words in your writing when you are writing in English. You are supposed to be conveying the inexplicable, or a cultural idiom, n'est-ce pas?

Body Work – Starting with a car on a killing spree, with no driver, Peter investigates a Bosnian refugee and a seemingly-harmless wooden bench with the darkest of paths... [11] This is the second novella published from the world of Peter Grant (Rivers of London - depending on whose listing you look at). However this is set in Germany, now it is most certainly from the same world but there are only fleeting references to the main series. Tom Winchester, founder of Pure Fiction Television, said: “Anybody that loves British fantasy knows the name PC Peter Grant and the world of Rivers of London, where gods and goddesses walk amongst us on the city streets. As a longstanding fan, it is a huge honour to be partnering with Ben to bring his unique blend of contemporary urban fantasy and gripping detective stories to the screen.” Another exceptionally good book in this very successful series. To be honest, I haven't actually read any of them. I have however listened to each one on audio and the narrator is absolutely brilliant. There are so many characters with so many different accents and he does each one superbly. The day he stops narrating them will be the day I stop listening and start reading them myself. And I will be hearing his voice in my head as I do so. So he's a French fairy tale," said Seawoll and turned to look, thank god, at Nightingale instead of me. "Is he?"Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London novels are set for TV adaptation". TheGuardian.com. 7 July 2022. Of course he is aided by the fact that he has ex