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

How to describe this anthology? First, if you are new to the world of Peter Grant and the Rivers of London series I DO NOT recommend reading this to see if you like the premise. This is a mixture of short stories, vignettes and tantalising ideas featuring Peter and some of the minor characters from the novels, some written at the request of the British bookshop Waterstones, others for specific purposes like the London 2012 Olympics (although I believe that may also have been at the request of Waterstones). Some stories I had read before, others were new to me. At the current reduced price of £1.99 I thought it was very good value but I think I would balk at paying the full price for something which is only 227 pages long and includes some material which is already available FOC on Ben's website. Having had my obligatory moan about the price of e-books, if you love the Rivers of London then I think you will enjoy meeting stroppy ghosts, a Christmas spirit, seeing the 'birth' of two rivers, and meeting the original Dedicated Follower of Fashion.

This is one for readers that have read and enjoyed the previous books (if you are new to the series then I recommend starting at the beginning, rather than with this book). These stories are short, creative, and very entertaining. They help fill out the Rivers of London world and give glimpses of possible directions for future books.

A series of short stories set in the Rivers Of London universe. Ben Aaronovitch gives us a collection of stories featuring the main & background characters from his best selling series, for fans all over the world.