Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

by Ben Aaronovitch

eBook

Published July 30, 2020

(17 reviews)

From the Inside Flap Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times best-selling 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 exploration 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 text refers to the hardcover edition.

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Blind_Mapmaker reviewed Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch

Review of 'Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

3.75 More of a mixed bag than usual - but that's probably unavoidable. I really didn't get much from the hyped "The Rat King" (only cute thing is the special River Goddess) and "A Book of Cunning Device" (though the stealth Bagdhad Battery reference was nice), but I liked both Abigail's and Vanessa's Christmas stories quite a bit. Generally the close-to-life ordinary people stories like "The Domestic", "The Cockpit" and "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Granny" were also quite satisfying. Generally, I think the theme of weird river god(esse)s hijinks is on the point of getting repetitive, though the one about the Lugg had its moments.

cargide reviewed Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch

Review of 'Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Historias cortas sin mucha trama, pero que dejan con ganas de ver otra vez a los secundarios que ha ido dejando sueltos por su mundo.

Enno reviewed Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch

Review of 'Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

For those of us that have devoured all the novels and novellas, this book has some bite-sized encounters with our favorite characters and even some who atarted out as bit players in the main story. It's good to see some more of the magical world of Peter Grant & co.