Stone and Sky
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4.2 • 25 Ratings
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES
'This isn't London. The rules are different up here, and so are the allegiances.'
Detective Sergeant Peter Grant takes a much-needed holiday up in Scotland. And he'll need one when this is over...
If more's the merrier, then it's ecstatic as his partner Beverley, their young twins, his mum, dad, his dad's band and their dodgy manager all tag along. Even his boss, DCI Thomas Nightingale, takes in the coastal airs as he trains Peter's cousin Abigail in the arcane arts.
And they'll need them too, because Scotland's Granite City has more than its fair share of history and mystery, myth ... and murder.
When a body is found in a bus stop, fresh from the sea, the case smells fishy from the off.
Something may be stirring beyond the bay - but there's something far stranger in the sky...
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PRAISE FOR BEN AARONOVITCH & THE RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES:
'Highly entertaining'
SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Charming, witty, exciting'
THE INDEPENDENT
'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'
NICK FROST
'As brilliant and funny as ever ... Masterfully crafted - gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money'
THE SUN
'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'
THE TIMES
'Funny and wildly inventive'
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Customer Reviews
I’m a fan of this series
I love this book series a lot.
Kobna brings them to life with his wide range of accents.
Shvorne not so much, but maybe with practice she’ll put the emphasis in the right places for a more natural narration.
Some of her accents are well done though.
It’s jarring to hear the supposed-to-be young characters, like Abigail, using nothing but old slang from the 80s and before!
But that’s because the author doesn’t know the latest chat.
Tv show ‘Adolescence’ had the same problem. Kids aren’t going to write your dialogue for you and they’re not going to tell you how they chat now, because you’re an outsider.
So, writers are stuck using dated slang they heard from THEIR childhood.
That aside, I’m looking forward to more books and seeing a film or tv adaptation.
Stone & Sky
Entertaining with sneaky reference to Stuart McBride’s world
Just Brilliant in every way, as ever.
Remarkable story telling, wit and characterisation as ever.