Bookburners by Max Gladstone

Serial by serialbox.com Created and written by Max Gladstone Other writers: Margaret Dunlap, Brian Francis Slattery, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips and Amal El-Mohtar Publisher Synopsis: Season One: Magic is real, and hungry. It’s trapped in ancient texts and artifacts, and only a few who discover it survive to fight back. Detective Sal Brooks is a

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

A Rare Book of Cunning Device by Ben Aaronovitch

Publisher: Audible.com Publication date: 27 April 2017 Runtime: 29 minutes Publisher Synopsis: Exclusive to Audio! Somewhere amongst the shadowy stacks and the many basements of the British library, something is very much amiss – and we’re not talking late returns here. Is it a ghost, or something much worse? PC Peter Grant really isn’t looking

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

The Apothecary’s Poison by CJ Archer

Glass and Steele Book #3 Publication date: 4 April 2017 Page count: 306 pages Publisher Synopsis When a newspaper report of a medical miracle catches Matt’s eye, he and India go in search of Dr. Hale in the hope he is more magical doctor than miracle worker and can lead them to Chronos. But Hale

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

The Prophecy Con by Patrick Weekes

Rogues of the Republic Book 2 Publisher: 47North Publication date: 23 September 2014 Page count: 513 pages Publisher Synopsis: Who would have thought a book of naughty poems by elves could mean the difference between war and peace? But if stealing the precious volume will keep the Republic and the Empire from tearing out each

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes

(Rogues of the Republic Book 1 of 3) Publisher: 47North Publication date: 8 October 2013 Page count: 438 pages Publisher Synopsis: Loch is seeking revenge. It would help if she wasn’t in jail. The plan: to steal a priceless elven manuscript that once belonged to her family, but now is in the hands of the

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch

My Chronicle Book Box Review: This is the third outing for DCI Thomas Nightingale, Britain’s last wizard, and Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard  by Ben Aaronovitch coming after Rivers of London and Moon over Soho. In this book we see the magical community of London, or rather Grant and Nightingale’s knowledge of it,

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

My Chronicle Book Box Review: Firstly, note the amazing cover art. The great cover illustrations were one of the first things that attracted me to this series and I particularly like the colours in this one. Secondly, if you have not already read Rivers of London I would before starting this book. Aaronovitch does try

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

Have you ever read a comic? – Rivers of London – Body Work and Night Witch

My Chronicle Book Box Review: Have you ever read a comic? I couldn’t say I had before Ben Aaronovitch and Titan brought Peter Grant and Thomas Nightingale to the medium. I gave them a go because I love the Rivers of London world and was keen to absorb any new material whatever the format. There

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

My Chronicle Book Box Review: In this, the first published novel by Ben Aaronovitch, we meet Peter Grant, Police Constable of the London Metropolitan Police: easily distracted by his own admission and on track to making a valuable contribution in the Case Progression Unit (CPU). Peter introduces us to PC Leslie May, good friend of

This post is for our book box subscribers only. log in

Read more