Anyone read the Rivers of London series by Aaronovich?
I adore them and am getting very impatient waiting for the next book in the series to come out. The world-building (both the magical part and the complexity of modern London) is exquisitely done.
I'll admit that I'm getting more than a little tired of snarky, clever narrators in contemporary fantasy, but it doesn't feel forced in this case, probably because it's made to deliberately fall flat from time to time. The narrator's observations on the cultural mix/clashes in London (his mother is from Sierra Leone) are fabulous.
Methinks it's time for a re-read.
If I had lots of money, I'd hire someone to go through this thread and make a list of all the books that have been recommended so I had one convenient list to start on.
I have a little notebook I started for book recommendations for just that reason.
< de-lurk > I recently burned my way through the entire Rivers of London series, and I usually need a break from a series around the third book or quit entirely (I'm looking at you, Harry Dresden). I love them for all the reasons already mentioned, plus the actual police procedural side of things is extremely well done, in my opinion.
Also, if you do audio books, which is how I "read" the series, the narration is absolutely outstanding. One of the best I've ever heard, and it really adds something to actually hear all the various accents and voices.
Oh, that's good to hear. And I agree, the procedural aspects are great aside from the supernatural elements (which are also handled very well, I think).
Wow. Just got an email from Amazon, due to some settlement I now have an $86 credit for kindle books? Sweet!!!
$1.53. Note the decimal point.
Woooooooo, big bucks!
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No, $1.57! Woooo! Four more cents!
