Rivers of London

Ben Aaronovitch, 1964-

Book - 2016

Peter Grant, having become the first English apprentice wizard in fifty years, must immediately deal with two different but ultimately inter-related cases. In one he must find what is possessing ordinary people and turning them into vicious killers, and in the second he must broker a peace between the two warring gods of the River Thames.

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Subjects
Genres
Fantasy comics
Detective and mystery comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Published
London : Titan 2016-
Language
English
Main Author
Ben Aaronovitch, 1964- (author)
Other Authors
Andrew Cartmel (author), Lee Sullivan, 1958- (illustrator), Luis (Colorist) Guerrero (colorist), Rona Simpson (letterer), Janice Chiang, Rob Steen, 1964-
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Contains material originally published in magazine form.
Volumes unnumbered at spine. Numbering from Amazon.com.
Physical Description
volumes (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781782761877
9781785852930
9781785855108
9781785861710
9781785861727
9781785865459
9781785865466
9781785865862
  • v. 1. Body work
  • v. 2. Night witch
  • v .3. Black mould
  • v. 4. Detective stories
  • v. 5. Cry fox
  • v. 6. Water weed
  • v. 7. Action at a distance
  • v. 8. The fey and the furious
Review by Booklist Review

When something strange and inexplicable occurs in London, the Special Assessment Unit is called in to deal with it. Peter Grant is an officer of this branch and the star of Aaronovitch's Rivers of London novels, quite popular in the UK but less well-known stateside. This first comics adaptation introduces Grant and his impressively diverse supporting cast as they investigate a bizarre case of murder by car. Led to a junk dealer, Grant and his nonmagical partner, Sahra Guleed, find that the dealer has inadvertently sold off various pieces of a haunted car, which must be tracked down before they take their drivers on the worst kind of ride. The magic or falcon, as police slang would have it is pleasingly grounded here, creating a world of subtle intricacies rather than dazzling fireworks, and the supernatural is blended into the police procedural with satisfying realism. The characters are familiar but engaging enough, and the art does much to make each face distinctive and expressive as well as give the story its down-to-earth sturdiness.--Karp, Jesse Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

Rivers of London: Body Work is an extension of the universe created in Aaronovitch's "Rivers of London" urban fantasy police procedural series. Writer Cartmel (Doctor Who TV series) coauthors the story's transition to the comic format, with artists Sullivan (Doctor Who comics) and Guerrero (The Troop) providing the elegant illustrations. Supernatural forces are intrinsic to England, so naturally there is an entire branch of the Metropolitan Police to clean up the messes of that nature. Constable Peter Grant, Det. Constable Sahra Guleed, and DCI Thomas Nightingale make up the team tasked with investigating the lethal and spiritual possession of BMWs across the London metropolitan area. The special unit of the police otherwise known as the Folly or Falcon makes quick work of finding the source of an angry and tortured spirit accidentally released from the medieval depths of time. Tracing the hauntings to its origin is the group's responsibility, especially under the threat of more innocent deaths. Verdict Fans of police investigative dramas and sf will enjoy this story, which shares similar features with Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood's The Fuse.-Teresa Potter-Reyes, Helen Hall Lib., League City, TX © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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