Another day, another sprawling fantasy series for you to consider! Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series started in 2011 with the publication of Midnight Riot, and the series has continued to grow ever larger in the past decade. This series has plenty of snark and banter, and has been adapted into a graphic novel series with talk of a tv adaptation coming in the future–read on for a summary!
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Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he’ll face is a paper cut. But Peter’s prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter’s ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny. Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic.
“Midnight Riot is what would happen if Harry Potter grew up and joined the Fuzz. It is a hilarious, keenly imagined caper.”—Diana Gabaldon
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- Book 1: Midnight Riot
- Book 2: Moon Over Soho
- Book 3: Whispers Under Ground
- Book 4: Broken Homes
- …all the way through book 9 in the series, Amongst Our Weapons!
- Ebooks and audiobooks on Libby
- Audiobooks on Hoopla
