#rivers of London

[evenaturtleduck]

One thing I really love about the Rivers of London series is that the narrator is this guy who is canonically interested in almost everything and periodically gets distracted during stakeouts because he stops to read a plaque, so it's very natural in the course of the narration for him to be like, "Hold that thought and let me tell you the history of this very tasteful lingerie shop in Soho."

#peter grant is me fr #moon over soho #currently reading #rivers of london #ben aaronovitch

[philcoulsonismyhero]

I'm doing some rereading, and this bit in Broken Homes always cracks me up. You're both nerds, lads, let's move on

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#rivers of london #thomas nightingale #peter grant #peter's intense architecture knowledge is Such an endearing character trait #all protagonists should have a random thing they're obsessed with actually #also I really do love nightingale being a Nature Guy #he knows trees he knows flowers he can identify molly's weird vegetable experiments... #it's such a fun thing for him to be notably knowledgeable about

[agardenandlibrary]

Peter: you can't call them black magicians.

Nightingale: given that we are likely the only people who will ever use this terminology, how important is this, really

Peter: Some people would call *me* a black magician.

Nightingale: then what should we call them?

Peter: ethically challenged magicians.

One book later:

#cara reads rol #rivers of london #its very important to me

[spacecapart]

'Some days it seems so long ago, and some days…'

I'm deeply fond of Thomas Nightingale and also he frequently makes me very sad, so I wanted to draw something about that. Also, I figured if anyone would suit Leyendecker illustration vibes, which I'm really into right now, he would.

(Drawn in alcohol markers and coloured fineliners, and image described in alt text.)

#thomas nightingale #rivers of london #ben aaronovitch #moon over soho #mine: fanart #this man turns out different every time i draw him but i do like this version #i'll have to see if i can keep him consistent from now on #also i found grey fineliners and they're my new favourite thing #also also i should draw flowers more that was fun #i don't usually go in for flower symbolism #but nightingale and poppies was a concept that really stuck in my brain

[doyouknowthischaracter]

DO YOU KNOW THIS CHARACTER?

#dyktc polls #polls #peter grant #rivers of london #ben aaronovitch #category: books

[micamicster]

A soundtrack for an as-yet theoretical tv show

#i know i posted a link to this playlist like 2 weeks ago but what if i made a graphic for it instead of making dinner? #so that people could see and read it and everything #what then? #nothing thats what. anyway <3 #when i drop out of medical school im sure that soundtracking tv shows will be a marketable skill <3 #I have to go to BED NOW and STOP anxiously jittering in my room. #tomorrow will be good and normal and I will have no difficulties with badge access to the scrub machine <3 affirmations <3 #peter grant #rivers of london #rol #fanmix #playlists

[suddenly-frankenstein]

the bunch of Thomas Nightingale (and Toby) from the "Rivers of London" commissions I did for @buntcadger

god, I haven't read the books yet (!!) but I already love this man sm :)

+ a lil silly photo booth series

#damn i love drawing him sm now #and ah yes... i draw Toby too large i know but i can't help it :“) #thomas nightingale #rivers of london

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

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#fantasy #books #Rivers of London #Midnight Riot #Ben Aaronovitch #poll #result: no #l: English

[thesporkidentity]

things that only really hit on a re-read. nightingale you little shit you think you're soooo funny don't you xD

#he's right. he's fucking hilarious #rivers of london

[corainne]

Reasons I love Beverley Brook, an incomplete list:

No respect for authority and no fucks given

Fucking nerd

Passive agressive about pollution

Brought a shotgun to a magic fight

Practically adopts her boyfriend's weird kid cousin

Shit at housework

Better friends with her boyfriend's boss than her boyfriend is

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#rivers of london #beverley brook

[jmswallow]

All issues of the Rivers Of London: Here Be Dragons mini-series from Titan Comics are out now!

I had a great time working on these comics and I hope fans will enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them...

I want to thank Ben Aaronovitch for inviting me to write a story in the Rivers of London world, and top folks Andrew Cartmel, Jose Maria Beroy, David Cabeza, Jordi Escuin Llorach, Jim Campbell, David Leach, V.V. Glass (@anadapta), Veronica Fish, Patricio Clarey, David M. Buisan (@davidmbuisan), Gyula Nemeth (@gynemeth) and Abigail J. Harding (@abz-j-harding), who were a pleasure to work with! 🐉 🚁 🎸

The collected edition of Rivers Of London: Here Be Dragons will be out in December!

#rivers of london #ben aaronovitch #veronica fish #gyula nemeth #v.v. glass #patricio clarey #david m buisan #abigail j harding #jose maria beroy #david cabeza #jordi escuin llorach

[philcoulsonismyhero]

I Should be sleeping, but unfortunately I finished relistening to Moon Over Soho again earlier after I finished Amongst Our Weapons again the other day and decided to just loop back around, and I continue to be Deeply not normal about Thomas Nightingale.

2396 names of wizards who died in WWII and he personally carved every single one of them into the remembrance wall at Casterbrook. 3 out of 5 of every military aged wizard in Britain died and the rest of them gave up the craft due to injury and/or trauma, but he persisted, alone. He started aging backwards in his 70s but stopped at the approximate age he was during the war. He still remembers how and where all of his friends died. "Some days, it seems so long ago, and some days..."

I keep thinking of the DS9 pilot and the Prophets bringing Sisko back to his wife's death over and over again because "you exist here". Nightingale still exists in the war. And then Peter comes along and drags him into the 21st century and refuses to let him stay wallowing in his grief and spots Exactly all the ways in which he's broken and needs someone to keep the cracks from widening. Peter’s mum says what would one more killing be to a man with blood on his hands, and Peter thinks of the strain he's seen in Nightingale and decides no, no more, there's Always Another Way. For moral and ethical reasons, but also because Nightingale has been damaged enough. And it started when he put his foot down over the jazz vampires and threw 'what did all your friends die for?' in Nightingale's face.

I am. So very Not Normal about them in general and about that conversation in particular

#rivers of london #moon over soho #amongst our weapons #thomas nightingale #peter grant #personal stuff #me; a known sucker for mentor figures and mentor-pupil friendships: gets invested in these two #absolutely no one: is surprised

[agardenandlibrary]

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

#cara reads rol #rivers of london

[garglyswoof]

@jinxedwood I put the rivers of London on my wishlist and got it for Christmas. Page one is off to a hilarious and relatable start.

#rivers of london #ben aaronovitch #photo by potato

[doctorhimbeere]

Nightingale: I'm at a loss for words

Abigail and Peter: Despite being at a loss for words, Nightingale yelled at us for the next 45 minutes

#rivers of london #thomas nightingale #peter grant #incorrect rivers of london quotes #abigail kamara

[margysmusings]

“My Dad says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you're born. He says that there are people who get off a jumbo jet at Heathrow, go through immigration waving any kind of passport, hop on the tube and by the time the train's pulled into Piccadilly Circus they've become a Londoner.” ― Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho

#quote #book quote #ben aaronovitch #rivers of london #moon over soho #london