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| Title | : | Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London #3) |
| Author | : | Ben Aaronovitch |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 419 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2012 by Gollancz (first published June 21st 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Magic. Paranormal |
Ben Aaronovitch
Paperback | Pages: 419 pages Rating: 4.16 | 38735 Users | 2479 Reviews
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A WHOLE NEW REASON TO MIND THE GAPIt begins with a dead body at the far end of Baker Street tube station, all that remains of American exchange student James Gallagher—and the victim’s wealthy, politically powerful family is understandably eager to get to the bottom of the gruesome murder. The trouble is, the bottom—if it exists at all—is deeper and more unnatural than anyone suspects . . . except, that is, for London constable and sorcerer’s apprentice Peter Grant. With Inspector Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, tied up in the hunt for the rogue magician known as “the Faceless Man,” it’s up to Peter to plumb the haunted depths of the oldest, largest, and—as of now—deadliest subway system in the world.
At least he won’t be alone. No, the FBI has sent over a crack agent to help. She’s young, ambitious, beautiful . . . and a born-again Christian apt to view any magic as the work of the devil. Oh yeah—that’s going to go well.
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| Original Title: | Whispers Under Ground |
| Series: | Rivers of London #3 |
| Characters: | Peter Grant, Thomas Nightingale, Lesley May, Sahra Guleed, Kimberley Reynolds |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2013) |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 38735 Users | 2479 ReviewsRate Regarding Books Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London #3)
Damn, I love this series. And damn I love these characters -Peter, Lesley, Molly, Nightengale and even the little dog Toby. Rarely does an urban fantasy book feel new. There is something so easy going but yet scary about the world Mr. Aaronovitch has created. It is layers of normal society on top of layers of an unknown magical community. These communities co-exist and sometimes collide. This story begins right off from where Moon Over Soho left off. Lesley and Peter (Why do I want to type RobNot going to analytical; I'm giving it 5 stars because I loved the story, the expanding set of characters getting involved in the investigations (I want more Guleed, Kumar and Abigail!) and the slow reveal of a deeper, darker story. Little things that stood out for me-Stephanopolous! I really like her.-Abigail's Hogwarts Express.-Jaget's X-Files interest, and consequent roping into the investigation.-And that cheeky, Dr Who-referencing, building envelope-noting, sarcastic bugger, Peter Grant.
This is the third book in the series and either they keep getting better or the characters are growing on me the more I read. Or maybe both. Certainly this book was very funny, laugh aloud funny actually usually due to the main character's dry comments about anything and everything. I always love a book set in London especially when it includes lots of facts (and fictions too) about old London. Well this story includes some bits about a very old London indeed so I was well satisfied. I have been
Peter Grant is back: junior policeman on the Metropolitan Force, apprentice wizard and sarcastic jokester. Welcomew to the magical murder mystery tour of London, starting in Hugh Grant's and Julia Robert's favorite neighborhood of Notting Hill but going mostly to the sunken tunnels of a labyrinthine subway system going back to the nineteen century. If in the previous novel, we had a glimpse of Soho nightlife and at the Jazz scene, in this episode we will focus on modern art, small street
As I sit here considering this book there's a part of me that wonders why I'm not more taken, more enthusiastic about this series. I can recommend it. It's a good series filled with good writing. I like the understated humor. I like the interaction with the world Aaronovitch has created and its denizens. Somehow with all that I'm always, at best mildly enthusiastic about them. I read the first back when it came out in one of those reader copies with "NOT TO BE SOLD" written all over it. I liked
Peter Grant.I could almost make that my entire review.I have a friend I met when we both worked at Barnes & Noble many years ago. She went off to school and then to New York to seek her fortunes, and she is a) blessed with a great many friends and b) an even worse correspondent than I am, so we don't email or call or any of that very often. Now and then, though, if we're going to be in the same city at the same time, we get together, and it's almost as though the time since the last time we
Oh, these books are just so much fun. I doubt I will ever stop reading them. The mysteries confuse me (and are mostly forgettable), I still dont really understand how the magic works (and neither does the main character), and I really have no idea where this is all going. But I enjoy every minute of these books and most of all, this character.What a witty, likable, self-deprecating, fully-realized character Ben Aaronovitch has created here. I could spend hours just reading his random asides
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