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	'''Ben Aaronovitch''' is a British writer and known [[Terry Pratchett]] fan, best known these days for the Peter Grant series of urban fantasy novels, beginning with ''Rivers of London''. These were partially inspired by a comment in {{SOD}} that if magic ~~existing~~ on Roundworld, Isaac Newton would have discovered it. Prior to that he worked in television, notably writing a stories for each of the final two seasons of the original run of ''Doctor Who'', as well as the novelisation of one for Target Books and three original ''Doctor Who'' novels for Virgin Books.		'''Ben Aaronovitch''' is a British writer and known [[Terry Pratchett]] fan, best known these days for the Peter Grant series of urban fantasy novels, beginning with ''Rivers of London''. These were partially inspired by a comment in {{SOD}} that if magic existed on Roundworld, Isaac Newton would have discovered it. Prior to that he worked in television, notably writing a stories for each of the final two seasons of the original run of ''Doctor Who'', as well as the novelisation of one for Target Books and three original ''Doctor Who'' novels for Virgin Books.

	== Books ==		== Books ==

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	\| ''Rivers of London'' \|\| 2011-01-10 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 1 \|\| ''[[wikipedia:Rivers of London (novel)\|Rivers of London]]'' \|\| Novel.		\| ''Rivers of London'' \|\| 2011-01-10 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 1 \|\| ''[[wikipedia:Rivers of London (novel)\|Rivers of London]]'' \|\| Novel. The US edition was originally published as ''Midnight Riot''.
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	\| ''Moon Over Soho'' \|\| 2011-04-21 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 2 \|\| ''[[wikipedia:Moon Over Soho\|Moon Over Soho]]'' \|\| Novel.		\| ''Moon Over Soho'' \|\| 2011-04-21 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 2 \|\| ''[[wikipedia:Moon Over Soho\|Moon Over Soho]]'' \|\| Novel.
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	\| ''Winter's Gifts'' \|\| 2023-06 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 7.2 \|\| N/A \|\| Novella.		\| ''Winter's Gifts'' \|\| 2023-06 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 7.2 \|\| N/A \|\| Novella.
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			\| ''The Masquerades of Spring'' \|\| 2024-09 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 0.1 \|\| N/A \|\| Prequel novella about Grant’s mentor Nightingale.
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			\| ''Stone and Sky'' \|\| 2025-07 \|\| Peter Grant \|\| 10 \|\| N/A \|\| Novel.
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'''Ben Aaronovitch''' is a British writer and known [[Terry Pratchett]] fan, best known these days for the Peter Grant series of urban fantasy novels, beginning with ''Rivers of London''. These were partially inspired by a comment in {{SOD}} that if magic existing on Roundworld, Isaac Newton would have discovered it. Prior to that he worked in television, notably writing a stories for each of the final two seasons of the original run of ''Doctor Who'', as well as the novelisation of one for Target Books and three original ''Doctor Who'' novels for Virgin Books.

== Books ==
We've only included Aaronvich's modern novels and short story collections here; for a more complete list, including his television work, see his [[wikipedia:Ben Aaronovitch|his Wikipedia entry]] and [[wikipedia:Peter Grant (book series)|the one for the Peter Grant series]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title
! Publication Date
! Series
! Series #
! Wikipedia link
! Notes
|-
| ''Rivers of London'' || 2011-01-10 || Peter Grant || 1 || ''[[wikipedia:Rivers of London (novel)|Rivers of London]]'' || Novel.
|-
| ''Moon Over Soho'' || 2011-04-21 || Peter Grant || 2 || ''[[wikipedia:Moon Over Soho|Moon Over Soho]]'' || Novel.
|-
| ''Whispers Under Ground'' || 2012-06-21 || Peter Grant || 3 || ''[[wikipedia:Whispers Under Ground|Whispers Under Ground]]'' || Novel.
|-
| ''Broken Homes'' || 2013-07-25 || Peter Grant || 4 || ''[[wikipedia:Broken Homes|Broken Homes]]'' || Novel.
|-
| ''Foxglove Summer'' || 2014-11-13 || Peter Grant || 5 || ''[[wikipedia:Foxglove Summer|Foxglove Summer]]'' || Novel.
|-
| ''The Hanging Tree'' || 2016-11-03 || Peter Grant || 6 || ''[[wikipedia:The Hanging Tree (Aaronovitch novel)|The Hanging Tree]]'' || Novel.
|-
| ''The Furthest Station'' || 2017-06-30 || Peter Grant || 5.2 || ''[[wikipedia:The Furthest Station|The Furthest Station]]'' || Novella.
|-
| ''Lies Sleeping'' || 2018-11 || Peter Grant || 7 || N/A || Novel.
|-
| ''The October Man'' || 2019-06 || Peter Grant || 7.1 || N/A || Novella introducing new characters.
|-
| ''False Value'' || 2020-02-20 || Peter Grant || 8 || N/A || Novel.
|-
| ''Tales from the Folly'' || 2020-11 || Peter Grant || - || N/A || Short story collection.
|-
| ''What Abigail Did That Summer'' || 2021-03-18 || Peter Grant || 5.1 || N/A || Novella.
|-
| ''Amongst Our Weapons'' || 2022-04-07 || Peter Grant || 9 || N/A || Novel.
|-
| ''Winter's Gifts'' || 2023-06 || Peter Grant || 7.2 || N/A || Novella.
|}

== Adaptations ==
* A television adaptation of the Peter Grant series is in production.
* A roleplaying game based on the Peter Grant series was published in 2022 by Chaosium.

== Podcast episodes ==
Ben doesn't host any podcasts, but has appeared on a few. We'll try and add the most Pratchett-relevant ones below.

=== As guest ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|}

''To be added.''

== External links ==
* [http://benaaronovitch.com/ benaaronovitch.com] - official website
* [http://www.temporarilysignificant.blogspot.co.uk/ Temporarily Significant] - Ben's blog
* [[wikipedia:Ben Aaronovitch|Ben Aaronovitch]] on Wikipedia

== Footnotes ==
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