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<blockquote data-quote="Ulfgeir" data-source="post: 8659656" data-attributes="member: 7015719">Just finished Rivers of London (or Midnight Riot as it is also called as far as I gather. No idea why two names) by Ben Aaronovitch. Book on in the series Rivers of London.It is urban fantasy. A much lighter read than Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, or Charles Stross' Laundry Files.&nbsp; It is quintessentially a typical Britsh feelgood police series, like the Midsomer murders TV-series. Just that this involves supernatural stuff. Harry Potter meets CSI.The main character, probationary constable Peter Grant, is &quot;voluntered&quot; to guard the scene of a murder, during the cold and rainy night. A strange witness to the murder appears. Turns out that the witness is a ghost. Thus the main character learns that ghosts are real, as is magic and other supernatural things, and this will affect his future career as he is dragged into strange things.As it is the first book ín a series (yes, there are novellas that take place prior to this as far as I gather), it does have a lot of world-building to do. Not quite sure the author succeeds though.&nbsp; As the main chartacter was unaware of the existance of the supernatural, he and the reader gets to discover it at the same time. Will I read more in this series, probably yes. It was a couple of enjoyable hours.If nothing else, it is worth reading to get a feel for Chaosiums upcoming game based on the series. It has after all been one of the top 10 most anticipated games for 3 years now if I recall correctly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ulfgeir, post: 8659656, member: 7015719"] Just finished [B]Rivers of London[/B] (or Midnight Riot as it is also called as far as I gather. No idea why two names) by Ben Aaronovitch. Book on in the series Rivers of London. It is urban fantasy. A much lighter read than Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, or Charles Stross' Laundry Files. It is quintessentially a typical Britsh feelgood police series, like the Midsomer murders TV-series. Just that this involves supernatural stuff. Harry Potter meets CSI. The main character, probationary constable Peter Grant, is "voluntered" to guard the scene of a murder, during the cold and rainy night. A strange witness to the murder appears. Turns out that the witness is a ghost. Thus the main character learns that ghosts are real, as is magic and other supernatural things, and this will affect his future career as he is dragged into strange things. As it is the first book ín a series (yes, there are novellas that take place prior to this as far as I gather), it does have a lot of world-building to do. Not quite sure the author succeeds though. As the main chartacter was unaware of the existance of the supernatural, he and the reader gets to discover it at the same time. Will I read more in this series, probably yes. It was a couple of enjoyable hours. If nothing else, it is worth reading to get a feel for Chaosiums upcoming game based on the series. It has after all been one of the top 10 most anticipated games for 3 years now if I recall correctly. [/QUOTE]

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