Ben Aaronovitch

b. 1964

2 series 22 books in order 1986–2025

Ben Aaronovitch was born in 1964. He had parents, some brothers, some sisters, and a dog named after a Russian cosmonaut. He had a dull childhood that led him to science fiction. In his early twenties, he discovered he had one talent and began screenwriting. He achieved overnight success, writing for Doctor Who, Casualty, and the science fiction soap opera Jupiter Moon. He also wrote for Virgin’s New Adventures until the series was canceled. After this, he worked on Dark Knight, a book for Big Finish, and Blake’s 7 Audio dramas. He supported his book habit by working as a bookseller at Waterstones. While shelving books, he decided to write his own. He wrote Rivers of London, known as Midnight Riot in the Americas. He became a father to a son named Karifa, whom he calls 'The Evil Monster Boy.' Ben Aaronovitch currently lives in London and says he will not leave the city.

Born: 1964
Active years: 1986–2025
Known for: Rivers of London, Doctor Who

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Series by Ben Aaronovitch

Rivers of London

17 books in order · 2011–2025

Rivers of London

2011 · Ben Aaronovitch

Peter Grant was a probationary constable in the Metropolitan Police Service, focused on avoiding paperwork and flirting with a colleague. After…
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Moon over Soho

2011 · Ben Aaronovitch

The second novel in Ben Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series follows police constable and apprentice magician Peter Grant as he investigates a mysterious…
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Whispers Underground

2012 · Ben Aaronovitch

Peter Grant is a police officer learning magic quickly, having faced supernatural threats like the deadly children of the Thames and a killer in…
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Broken Homes

2013 · Ben Aaronovitch

Peter Grant is a magician's apprentice working under his superior, Nightingale, who is teaching him the ways of magic. Despite Nightingale's…
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Foxglove Summer

2014 · Ben Aaronovitch

When two young girls go missing in rural Herefordshire, police constable Peter Grant is sent from London to investigate if anything supernatural is…
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Die Füchse von Hampstead Heath

Year unknown · Ben Aaronovitch
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The Furthest Station

Year unknown · Ben Aaronovitch

The Furthest Station is a 2017 novella in the Peter Grant series by English author Ben Aaronovitch. It is set after the fifth but before the sixth…
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The Hanging Tree

2015 · Ben Aaronovitch

Police Constable Peter Grant is usually not involved in cases of suspicious deaths, especially not when they occur at an exclusive party in one of…
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Lies Sleeping

2018 · Ben Aaronovitch

Lies Sleeping is a 2018 book by Ben Aaronovitch. It is book 7 of the series Rivers of London. Catalog genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Mystery &…
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Die Glocke von Whitechapel

Year unknown · Ben Aaronovitch
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Doctor Who

354 books in order · 1986–2015

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We list 22 books by Ben Aaronovitch across 2 series, published between 1986–2025 — each shown in full reading order.

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