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Lies Sleeping: The Seventh Rivers of London novel Paperback – 13 November 2018

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Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run.

Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice.

But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan.

A plan that has its roots in London's two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees.

To save his beloved city Peter's going to need help from his former best friend and colleague - Lesley May - who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch . . .

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Publisher : Gollancz; 1st edition (13 November 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 1473207827
ISBN-13 : 978-1473207820
Dimensions : 13.4 x 3.4 x 21.4 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 83,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 2,179 in Fantasy Action & Adventure
- 2,826 in Contemporary Fantasy (Books)
- 5,549 in Urban Fantasy (Books)

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Ben Aaronovitch is a master of metropolitan magical mayhem and the action is delightful. This is a tight thriller that is compelling and buckets of fun. (STARBURST)

Once you start, you'll find a London that's just dying to be explored. (DEN OF GEEK)

Aaronovitch has outdone himself this time - it's the best book of the series thus far, and that's no mean feat. (IRRESPONSIBLE READER)

The Hanging Tree is definitely one of the best in the Grant/Aaronovitch pantheon. There again, so have most of the previous books in the series and the odds are the next one probably will be too. (The Bookbag)

Aaronovitch deftly balances urban fantasy with the police procedural. As for Grant, he's a wonderful blend of laconic copper and, methodically researching how magic works, full-on nerd. (Crime Scene)

Aaronovitch is writing proper police procedural novels, which are at the same time proper novels about the myths and legends of London. His characters are ones you'll want to come back to, his plots are convincingly contemporary and his humour is well-judged. Altogether, this is one of the most satisfying series currently available. (MORNING STAR)

It feels like Aaronovitch is scaling up to something big and series ending. But not too soon, please, because getting there is so delightful. (LOCUS MAGAZINE)

This series is brilliant! (Teen Librarian)

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The seventh PC Grant mystery is here, continuing bestselling series of London adventures. That's the way to do it . . .

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susansocks

Very enjoyable.

Reviewed in Australia on 1 January 2019

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Did not disappoint. This was a long time coming but it was like catching up with old friends. The characters are true to the other books and their actions allow us to get to know them better.
Hope we don’t have to wait as long for the next one.

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karent

Fantastic series, more please

Reviewed in Australia on 6 October 2019

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I have throughly enjoyed the series so far, can’t wait for the next book. The characters are well developed, interesting and quirky. The action scenes are great, so well described I felt like I was a bystander.

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Robyn

Growing up

Reviewed in Australia on 1 March 2019

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Peter Grant is growing up. I am enjoying the way this character is developing through each new book in this series. Start from the first one and have some fun.

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Ben Sandford

great story

Reviewed in Australia on 11 January 2019

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highly recommended- good story as always

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Margaret Walker

This series is consistently good

Reviewed in Australia on 29 November 2018

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I can't wait for the next book. The fictional world continues to be consistent and believable. Love the architectural and historical details and the pop culture references as well.

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Kindle Customer

Great book

Reviewed in Australia on 19 November 2018

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This was an interesting, fast-paced read. It was as good as the previous novels and I hope there is another one coming!!

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Fantasy with humour plus realism. Hard trifecta to nail.

Reviewed in Australia on 1 August 2019

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So much fun reading this. Really annoyed when it finished!!

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Kira

7th and going strong

Reviewed in Australia on 17 April 2019

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Love this series!

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Jarn K

Full size and back to its best.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2018

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So it's out, and I won't give spoilers. But rest assured those sitting on the fence after being burned by preordering what turned out to be a 9-chapter novella last time, that this is full size. There are 34 chapters. It's over an inch thick, and the kindle version is as good as the book.

The text flows, there's all the descriptive narrative we know and love, and it's action from the off. The author does a good job of trying to bring readers up to speed if they've not fully followed everything to date, and there are lots of nice nods (in passing) to the graphic novels but not in such a way that they are essential reading to follow this book.

So far I'm 5 chapters in (devoured in 45 minute train journey) so it won't last me too long, but the pace is good, and I think I get where the plot might be heading. And if it is, then I like it.

I'll add more when I'm further through it, but for now - definitely worth getting.

Oh, and Amazon, shame on you for pushing back the delivery date to 20th Nov. I got my hardcopy on the high street on the 14th. And it was signed by the author. Just saying.

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Cod

What happened to the Humour?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2018

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Review Rivers of London 7 Lies Sleeping
Take care SPOILERS in this. I own all the other “Rivers of London” Books love them all. L have read and re-read them all several times picking up on clever little bits that I missed on previous readings. I have been insisting that my non fantasy fan friends read them too as the writing was so witty and so enjoyable. Like all fans I have been waiting for the 7th book to arrive and I read it immediately that it arrived on my kindle.
I'm afraid that I was a bit disappointed. Not because it was terrible but because one of my major sources of enjoyment is the writing style and the brilliant humour with Peters asides. To use a cliché I do laugh out loud. This book however dragged for me. It was very plot focussed at the expense of good writing and to me the enjoyment and the lightness of touch was missing. All the other books I read in one sitting then read again straight away. In this book he seemed determined to get to the end of the plot and ignored the writing. It dragged and I had to force myself to read it to the end. There were some good ideas I like foxglove and Beverley’s comment should lead to an interesting next book but the solution to the faceless man a huge anti-climax …The long, long build up in previous books and in this book to be resolved in that way!! !! I felt that he had run out of ideas and wanted him out of the way. In which case why didn’t he send him off to fairyland or something vague to continue when he had come up with an appropriate solution?
There have been a lot of complaints about short length of The Last Station but on balance I preferred it to Lies Sleeping it was more authentic Aaronovitch and a much more enjoyable read.
You have to buy this book if you are a fan to find out what happens next and I will buy the Book 8 too but not with the keen same anticipation.

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Jcloth

The Unmagnificent Seven

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2018

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Sometimes a great idea just runs out of steam, and such is the case with this novel. The heady mix of river demigods, fairies and magic woven around of core of modern city policing has proved a winner up until now, but this book suborns the supernatural to the natural – great for a reality show, but a fantasy novel? You get the impression that the success of the preceding six books dictated the commercial lure of a seventh, but it seems a somewhat half-hearted attempt. The pace is uneven, the writing mundane and, frankly, not a lot happens in it - if you can judge a book by how long a resume of it would be, this one would run to a page at most. For example, 3 chapters are devoted to the rather dull hero being imprisoned in a rather dull pit with a rather dull fae companion. And really, that’s the essence of the book. Too many words devoted to irrelevances which add nothing to the story (like the minutiae of police protocols), topics bafflingly introduced with no preamble (eg something to do with Chinatown crops up in the final chapter with no introduction and no perceivable relevance to the story), and, all in all, it’s just …. rather dull.

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Jen

Poor Editing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2018

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I love these books. The characters and stories are great.

However, who edited this?! There are so many non-sentences and typos. This is pretty frustrating when you've spent £10 on it, and you can get better editing on someone's self-published trash novel.

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R James

Amusing but rambling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2018

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The Rivers of London series is an entertaining take on the 'mythical London' genre - other examples include the 'Shadow Police' books and the Alex Verus novels. Overall the 'Rivers' series is great fun - conjuring an array of characters that bring to life London's landmark rivers and its history.
This latest offering is OK but a bit rambling and with plot twists that seem to have no logic. I don't want to give the plot away but the key final confrontation has a dream sequence and a death without any logic - things happen for no obvious reason. Additionally, the text seems to have been padded out with lots of pointless detail - presumably trying to flesh out the characters but with far more descriptions of domestic life than anyone needs.
Worth a read if you've read the previous books but don't expect a masterpiece.

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