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Rivers of London: Body Work Free FREE RIVERS OF LONDON: BODY WORK PDF Ben Aaronovitch,Lee Sullivan,Andrew Cartmel | 128 pages | 29 Mar 2016 | Titan Books Ltd | 9781782761877 | English | London, United Kingdom Rivers of London: Body Work, #4 by Ben Aaronovitch Peter Grant is one of only two members of a very special branch of London's Metropolitan Police. He is, in fact, pretty much a wizard and it's his job to investigate those shadowy Rivers of London: Body Work that involve urban vampires, weird folk in the underground and, in this case, why cars are suddenly taking on lives of their own and killing innoce. He is, in fact, pretty much a wizard and it's his job to investigate those shadowy crimes that involve urban vampires, weird folk in the underground and, in this case, why cars are suddenly taking on lives of their own and killing innocent folk! In continuity with the novels — not an adaptation, this is an all-new story set between books 4 and 5! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Andrew Cartmel Goodreads Author. Lee Sullivan Illustrator. Matthew Dow Smith. Luis Guerrero Illustrator. Rivers of London novels have sold over 1, copies worldwide to date! Get A Copy. Published July 15th Rivers of London: Body Work Titan first published January 1st More Details Edition Language. Rivers of London: Body Work 1. Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Rivers of Londonplease sign up. The US and UK often have books titled differently Is Midnight Riots akin to reading Rivers of London bk 1?? Appreciate any guidance offered!! See 1 Rivers of London: Body Work about Rivers of London…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Rivers of London: Body Work Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Rivers of London: Body Work, 1. Shelves: Rivers of London: Body Workfantasydesperadoheroentertainingdecember-read. It was good to taste Mr. Aaronovitch humor once more Rivers of London: Body Work get back to Peter Grant : Nice short story. The pics were quite nice, almost all character were beautifully drawn :. View all 9 comments. Aug 10, Lynne King rated it it was ok. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. What on earth possessed me to read this zany book? I actually think that I must have had a brainstorm. Yes, I am indeed a lover of London and it looks Rivers of London: Body Work if Ben Aaronovitch's raison d'etre is to talk about London but then enough becomes enough as I'm certainly not into vampires. It really is not my genre but I must confess that anything magical still continues to intrigue me. Do I like this book? Rivers of London: Body Work really not sure and so why I continued to read it is completely beyond me. Probationary constable P What on earth possessed me to read this zany book? Probationary constable Peter Grant meets Inspector Nightingale, who actually is a wizard with his own department within the police force. So Peter becomes an apprentice. Bizarre things happen, including a poor unsuspecting baby that is tossed out onto the lawn. Fair enough but some of these magical endeavours reminded me of Harry Potter and when the King of the Thames River entered the equation, well it was all too much for me. Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure that many people will absolutely adore this book, and it is a part of a series, and many of my friends love it, but regrettably for me, well it is sheer zaniness and insanity. Apologies to the author. View all 3 comments. Jun 10, Mark rated it really liked it. Can't wait for the next novel and comic in this superb series of books. View 2 comments. May 03, Mark rated it liked it Recommends it for: fans of modern fantasy. Shelves: fantasy The books creeped in under the radar, the police constable that found his way into this special squad within the London police department that was aimed at the more supernatural affairs within the kingdom of England. It is a little crew that is fighting the more supernatural crime in their own way. This is a collection of a short series based upon the book series created by Aaronovitch whose big claim to fame is of course his involvement with the classic but brilliant series Rivers of London: Body Work Doctor Who. An The books creeped in under the radar, the police constable that found his way into this special squad within the London police department that was aimed at the more supernatural affairs within the kingdom of England. An opening of a new universum from the books into comics, not unlike the Dresden files has doen, but this universe is somewhat less obvious a more subtle version than Harry Dresden. This book has some of Kings' "Christine" the book about the haunted automobile in its veins and yet dares to go different. A nice little comic intro in the world of "Rivers of London". A nice advertisement to read the books, which by the way are pretty good. Nearly perfect! Loved the last few cells! Jan 18, Emma Gerts rated it really liked it. I do love me some Peter Grant. Probably would rate this just below the Peter Grant novels just because there wasn't as much of Peter's delightful internal monologue and not as much story because of the format, but even so this was a super enjoyable read and I recommend it for anyone who's a fan of the Peter Grant series. Well, apparently it can happen! This is only a single-issue [sorry! Same wit as you'd expect from the originals, but I missed the fast-talking presence of the novels - just not enough words here. Though the sense of slowed pace might simply have been because 3. Though the sense of slowed pace might simply have been because this was a pain to scroll through. Not the creators' fault. The only time it really took advantage of the comic format was the panel caricaturing a twentysomething girl from Croydon with a couple of minor convictions as a noir femme fatale. Wasn't expecting A Short History of BMW at the Rivers of London: Body Work there, but I'm not one to reject bonus random factoids, especially delivered in a jaunty style that harks back to Usborne books. Jul 27, Rozina rated it really liked it. Also the plot was brief and now I want more! Nov 22, Dan rated it really liked it Shelves: comics-and-graphic-novels. I've seen graphic novel adaptations of prose novels in the past but I can't think of another example of an author telling a new story in comic book form from the world of his novels. But that's what we get here. The story centres around a series of apparently haunted cars which have been causing some major problems. But just how does a car end up being haunted and how do you arrest a car? It's a short story and played even more for humour than the novels but it's still a decent tale. I thought t I've seen graphic novel adaptations of prose novels in the past but I can't think of another example of an author telling a new story in comic book form Rivers of London: Body Work the world of his novels. Rivers Of London Vol. 1: Body Work @ Titan Comics Ben Dylan Aaronovitch born February [2] is an English author and screenwriter. He is the author of the Rivers of London series of novels. He also wrote two Doctor Who serials in the late s and spin-off novels from Doctor Who and Blake's 7. Born in Camden[3] Aaronovitch is the son of the economist Sam Aaronovitch who was a senior member of the Communist Party of Great Britain[4] and the younger brother of actor Owen Aaronovitch and journalist David Aaronovitch. Aaronovitch wrote two Doctor Who serials, Remembrance of the Rivers of London: Body Work and Battlefieldfor BBC television, and also the novelization of the former. He wrote one episode for Rivers of London: Body Work and was then a regular writer on science fiction series Jupiter Moon. He subsequently wrote or co-wrote three Doctor Who spin-off novels in the Virgin Publishing New Adventures range; he created the character Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart who became a semi-regular in the New Adventures. He has also written a novel and several short stories published by Big Finish Productions featuring the character of Bernice Summerfieldwho was originally developed in the New Adventures. He also co-wrote a Doctor Who audio drama for Big Finish, and has written a number of Blake's 7 spin-off audio dramas. Aaronovitch Rivers of London: Body Work in Wimbledon and is working on Rivers of Londona series of urban fantasy police procedural novels featuring Peter Grant, a Police Constable and apprentice wizard. The story concerned about privatization. The story would see the Doctor and Ace in the future, land in a metro station, and discover transportation portals that could lead any body throughout the Solar System, but one of the portals leads a gate way to hell.
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