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1 online resource (238 pages) |
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Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time. Each tale features a new introduction from the author, filled with insight and anecdote offering the reader a deeper into this absorbing fictional world. This is a must read for any Rivers of London fan. Join Peter, Nightingale, Abigail, Agent Reynolds and Tobias Winter for a series of perfectly portioned tales. Discover what's haunting a lonely motorway service station, who still wanders the shelves of a popular London bookshop, and what exactly happened to the River Lugg ... With an introduction from internationally bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris . This collection includes: The Home Crowd Advantage The Domestic The Cockpit The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Granny King of The Rats A Rare Book of Cunning Device A Dedicated Follower of Fashion Favourite Uncle Vanessa Sommer's Other Christmas List Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby Moments One-Three Praise for the Rivers of London series: "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 "A superlative blend of whimsy and grit ... Jim Butcher meets Douglas Adams" -- Publishers Weekly "... my favorite current series ... delightful, compulsive and fresh -- with a love of multicultural London evident on every page, wonderfully diverse characters, magic, mystery, and mayhem. Once you start, you will literally not be able to put them down." -- Lavie Tidhar in Washington Post "... recounted with deadpan British wit and irony ... packed with fascinating historical detail ... Lively and amusing and different." -- Kirkus. |
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FICTION / Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies.
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Electronic books.
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Fantasy fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781625675019 (epub) |
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9781625675019 |
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