Ben Aaronovitch Books In Order
Book links take you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases.Publication Order of PC Peter Grant / Rivers of London Books
Rivers of London / Midnight Riot | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moon Over Soho | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Whispers Under Ground | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Broken Homes | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Foxglove Summer | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hanging Tree | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Furthest Station | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lies Sleeping | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The October Man | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
False Value | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What Abigail Did That Summer | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Amongst Our Weapons | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winter's Gifts | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chronological Order of PC Peter Grant / Rivers of London Books
Rivers of London / Midnight Riot | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moon Over Soho | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Whispers Under Ground | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Broken Homes | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Foxglove Summer | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What Abigail Did That Summer | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Furthest Station | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hanging Tree | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The October Man | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lies Sleeping | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
False Value | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Amongst Our Weapons | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Winter's Gifts | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Rivers of London / Peter Grant Graphic Novels
Rivers of London: Volume 1 - Body Work | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London: Volume 2 - Night Witch | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Volume 3: Black Mould | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Volume 4: Detective Stories | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Volume 5: Cry Fox | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Vol. 6: Water Weed | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Vol. 7: Action at a Distance | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Vol. 8: The Fey and the Furious | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Vol. 9: Monday, Monday | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rivers of London Vol. 10: Deadly Every After | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Doctor Who Novelizations Books
The Time of Angels | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Daleks / Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Zarbi | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Crusaders | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Massacre | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Daemons | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Cybermen | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Green Death | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Three Doctors | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Space War | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Face of Evil | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Mutants | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Time Warrior | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death to the Daleks | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Android Invasion | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the War Games | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Robots of Death | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Underworld | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the State of Decay | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Visitation | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Full Circle | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and theSunmakers | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Logopolis | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Meglos | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Four to Doomsday | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time-Flight | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Terminus | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Castrovalva | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Arc of Infinity | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mawdryn Undead | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earthshock | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Five Doctors | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kinda | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snakedance | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Aztecs | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dominators | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Enlightenment | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Inferno | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Warriors of the Deep | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Highlanders | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Frontios | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Galaxy Four | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gunfighters | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Time Monster | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Krotons | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Planet of Fire | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mind of Evil | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Caves of Androzani | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Myth Makers | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marco Polo | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Invasion | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cybermen - The Invasion | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Awakening | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Two Doctors | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Timelash | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Faceless Ones | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Seeds of Death | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ark | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Savages | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Orchid | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Twin Dilemma | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mark of the Rani | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Celestial Toymaker | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The King's Demons | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fury from the Deep | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mind Robber | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rescue | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Reign of Terror | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rescue | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Time Meddler | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ambassadors of Death | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Space Museum | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sensorites | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Romans | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mysterious Planet | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time and the Rani | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Macra Terror | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Terror of the Vervoids | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Underwater Menace | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wheel in Space | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Edge of Destruction | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Smugglers | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vengeance on Varos | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ultimate Foe | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Delta and the Bannermen | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dalek's Master Plan: The Mutation of Time | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Paradise Towers | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The War Machines | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Attack of the Cybermen | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragonfire | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Chase | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mindwarp | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silver Nemesis | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Planet of Giants | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Happiness Patrol | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Space Pirates | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Remembrance of the Daleks | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Survival | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ghost Light | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Curse of Fenric | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Battlefield | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pescatons | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Power of the Daleks | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The TV Movie / The Novel of the Film | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Eleventh Hour | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
City of Death | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Christmas Invasion | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rose | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Resurrection of the Daleks | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Crimson Horror | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dalek | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Witchfinders | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fires of Pompeii | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Doctor Who: New Adventures Books
Nightshade | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Love and War | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Transit | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Highest Science | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pit | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Deceit | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lucifer Rising | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
White Darkness | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadowmind | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Birthright | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Iceberg | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood Heat | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dimension Riders | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Left-Handed Hummingbird | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conundrum | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Future | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tragedy Day | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Legacy | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Theatre of War | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
All-Consuming Fire | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood Harvest | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Strange England | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
First Frontier | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
St. Anthony's Fire | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Falls the Shadow | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Parasite | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Warlock | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Set Piece | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Infinite Requiem | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sanctuary | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Human Nature | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Original Sin | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sky Pirates! | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zamper | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Toy Soldiers | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Head Games | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Also People | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shakedown | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Just War | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Warchild | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sleepy | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death and Diplomacy | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Happy Endings | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
GodEngine | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christmas on a Rational Planet | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Return of the Living Dad | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Death of Art | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Damaged Goods | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bad Therapy | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oh No It Isn't! | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eternity Weeps | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Room With No Doors | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lungbarrow | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dying Days | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
So Vile a Sin | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The chronological order of the Doctor Who New Adventures series is the same as the publication order, with the exception of So Vile a Sin, which missed its deadline and should take place between Damaged Goods and Bad Therapy. |
Publication Order of Bernice Summerfield Books
Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Infernal Nexus | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Big Hunt | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tree of Life | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Two Jasons | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Genius Loci | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Doctor Who Big Finish Short Trips Anthologies
Zodiac | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Companions | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Universe of Terrors | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Muses | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Steel Skies | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Past Tense | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Life Science | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Reprecussions | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Monsters | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
2040 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Christmas Treasury | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seven Deadly Sins | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Day in the Life | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Solar System | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The History of Christmas | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Centenarian | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Time Signature | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Destination Prague | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snapshots | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Defining Patterns | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Farewells | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dalek Empire | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghosts of Christmas | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quality of Leadership | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Transmissions | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How the Doctor Changed My Life | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Christmas Around the World | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Indefinable Magic | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor Comic Books
Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor #1 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor #2 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor #3 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Professor Bernice Summerfield Books
A Life of Surprises | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Life During Wartime | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death and the Daleks | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Dead Men Diaries | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Life in Pieces | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Something Changed | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Parallel Lives | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Collected Works | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bernice Summerfield: Old Friends | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bernice Summerfield: Old Friends | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bernice Summerfield: Nobody's Children | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Missing Adventures | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Present Danger | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bernice Summerfield - Treasury | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Ben Aaronovitch is a well-known British author whose novel series, ‘Rivers of London’ is world famous. He is popular for writing novels of science fiction and fantasy genre. Later in his career, he has also penned mystery and thriller novel series’. Ben was born in London in the year 1964. Ben has two elder brothers Owen and David Aaronovitch. Owen is an actor whereas David Aaronovitch is a British journalist. Ben’s father, Sam Aaronovitch was an economist and a Communist. His family also comprised of a couple of sisters and a dog. Ben did not have a pleasant childhood, which got him addicted to alcohol at a very young age. He also got into radical politics. He started writing as soon as he entered in his twenties after realizing that he had only one talent. Ben started doing screen writing for soap operas such as Casualty, Jupitor Moon and Doctor Who. His screen writing was very well appreciated by everyone and this made him successful in a very less time. He then continued writing for other shows like New Adventures. The makers of the show pulped all his writings and he was left with nothing. He entered the darkest phase of his life after that incident and has described it in his novel ‘Dark Knight’. Ben was so much in despair and disappointment that he had to work as a bookseller for ‘Waterstones’ in order to support his writing habit.
During his struggling time, many writers’ works got shelved and this gave Ben Aaronovitch a light of hope. He began writing books and novels by rejoicing each and every word that would come to his mind. He used to thrive only on Japanese fast food and a cup of instant coffee as he was busy writing for his glory. This epic journey lead him to his best masterpiece ‘Rivers of London’ or the ‘Midnight Riot’. This series became a huge hit and was very much liked by each and everyone. The success of this novel series turned his life upside down once again, this time for better. He became famous as a highly proclaimed writer. During this time, he became father to a son named ‘Karifa’. He refers him to be the most important thing to have happened in his life. Ben affectionately addresses his son as ‘The Evil Monster Boy’. Ben Aaronovitch is very fond of his family and writings. He currently lives in London and promises to never leave his birthplace whatever conditions may arise.
Ben Aaronovitch introduced a number of characters in his novels. Some of them are very well known and have been portrayed on television as well. Here is a list of the characters that Ben characterized in his novel series, ‘Rivers of London’.
1. LESLEY MAY:
Lesley May works for the Metropolitan Police. She is a police constable and has completed her mandatory probationary period. She is a brave officer with good skills. Lesley is expected to go very far because of her dedication and hard work.
2. PETER GRANT:
Peter Grant is also an officer who works for the Metropolitan Police. Having completed his mandatory probation period, Peter is asked to do paperwork. He serves as a police constable.
3. THOMAS NIGHTINGALE:
Thomas Nightingale is the head of the Folly and the Detective Chief Inspector. Thomas is the last of the officially sanctioned English Wizards.
4. DR. ABDUL HAQQ:
Dr. Abdul Haqq is a world famous crypto pathologist and gastroenterologist.
5. ALEXANDER SEAWOLL:
Alexander Seawoll is the Senior Investigation Officer (SIO), who is a part of the Murder Investigation Team. Alexander is also the Detective Chief Inspector
6. INSPECTOR NEBLETT:
Inspector Neblett is the shift commander for Lesley and Peter. He is also the line manager working at the Charing Cross Police Station.
Aaronovitch’s early works include the six-book novel series named, Rivers of London or the Peter Grant series or the Midnight Riot, as it is titled in America. The novels of the series are very popular among masses and considered a huge success till date. Four novels have already been published from the year 2011 to 2014. Ben is still working on the fifth and sixth installments and he is expected to release the fifth part in November, this year and the last part in the next year. The first novel of the series is of the same name and was published in the year 2011. The novel was released through ‘Gollancz’ and was very well appreciated. The plot of the novel revolves around the life of Peter Grant, who is a young and dynamic officer in the Metropolitan Police. His adventures and encounters with unexpected ghosts forms the thrill and suspense of the novel. He is hired into a branch of Metropolitan department following his encounters with ghosts. he is immediately handed two different cases which are inter-related. As Peter is the first to become an English apprentice wizard in more than fifty years, he is expected to solve the cases quickly. The first case deals with some kind of unusual thing that is making ordinary people turn into killers. Peter should find this possessing thing and stop people from becoming vicious killers. The second case consists of a fight between the warring Gods of the River Thames. Peter is expected to bring peace among the two Gods as soon a possible. He is assisted by officer Lesley May in these cases. Peter eventually solves the cases with his wit and determination and succeeds in keeping the faith of the people in the police department.
The novel was very well received by the critics and became widely popular all over the world. It also earned Ben Aaronovitch, a Galaxy National Book Awards nomination in the New Writer if the Year award. Ben was praised a lot for his work and other noted writers also appreciated his efforts. People found it very thrilling and exciting. The novel was translated into a number of languages worldwide and an audio recording was also made. The audio recording was very well received too, and was shortlisted for the Crimfest Award in the year 2012.
The sequel to the novel was released in the month of April, 2011 and was titled ‘Moon over Soho’. It was also released through ‘Gollancz’ and became successful too. This novel revolves around the brutal murder of a journalist in the Soho district of London. Police Constable Peter Grant is called to investigate the case of the journalist’s murder, whose body is found in the toilet of the Groucho Club in the Soho district. But, Peter is even more disturbed by the serial killings of amateur musicians soon after their jazz performances. The killings are made to look like natural deaths, but Peter finds a kind of magical signature on every dead body which forces him to believe that they were not natural deaths. Peter eventually finds the cause of the deaths and solves the cases after several turns of events. This novel was also very well received and praised by one and all. The reviewers praised the humorous segments and the thrilling plot of the novel. The popularity and success of the novel motivated Ben to write more novels and he stills maintains his habit.
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