Ben Aaronovitch
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 The Science of Discworld 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 his Wikipedia entry and the one for the Peter Grant series.
| Title | Publication Date | Series | Series # | Wikipedia link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers of London | 2011-01-10 | Peter Grant | 1 | Rivers of London | Novel. |
| Moon Over Soho | 2011-04-21 | Peter Grant | 2 | Moon Over Soho | Novel. |
| Whispers Under Ground | 2012-06-21 | Peter Grant | 3 | Whispers Under Ground | Novel. |
| Broken Homes | 2013-07-25 | Peter Grant | 4 | Broken Homes | Novel. |
| Foxglove Summer | 2014-11-13 | Peter Grant | 5 | Foxglove Summer | Novel. |
| The Hanging Tree | 2016-11-03 | Peter Grant | 6 | The Hanging Tree | Novel. |
| The Furthest Station | 2017-06-30 | Peter Grant | 5.2 | 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
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
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To be added.
External links
- benaaronovitch.com - official website
- Temporarily Significant - Ben's blog
- Ben Aaronovitch on Wikipedia