Highly entertaining

Sunday Express

Funny and wildly inventive

Mail on Sunday

Masterfully crafted ... gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money

The Sun

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Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there even more than the real London

Nick Frost

Charming, witty, exciting

Independent

An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups

The Times

Book 8 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Leaving his old police life behind, he takes a job with Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner's new London start up: the Serious Cybernetics Corporation.Drawn into the orbit of Old Street's famous 'silicon roundabout', Peter must learn how to blend in with people who are both civilians and geekier than he is. Compared to his last job, Peter thinks it should be a doddle. But magic is not finished with the Met's first trainee wizard in fifty years.Because a secret is hiding somewhere in the building. A technology that stretches back to Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, and forward to the future of artificial intelligence. A secret that is just as magical as it technological - and twice as dangerous...Praise for the Rivers of London novels:'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'NICK FROST'As brilliant and funny as ever'THE SUN'Charming, witty, exciting'THE INDEPENDENT'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'THE TIMESDiscover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.
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A brand-new novel in the bestselling Rivers of London series!
Highly entertaining
Highly entertaining - Sunday ExpressFunny and wildly inventive - Mail on SundayMasterfully crafted ... gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money - The SunBen Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there even more than the real London - Nick FrostCharming, witty, exciting - IndependentAn incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups - The Times
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781473207875
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Gollancz
Vekt
301 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
432

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Before becoming a bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch was a screenwriter for Doctor Who and a bookseller at Waterstones. He now writes full time, and every book in his Rivers of London series has been a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. He is published in 14 languages and has sold more than 2 million copies around the world. Aaronovitch is also a trustee on the board of Cityread London and is a long-time supporter of Nigeria's premiere arts and cultural festival, The Aké Festival. He still lives in London, the city he likes to refer to as 'the capital of the world'.