Ben Aaronovitch Books in Order

Ben Aaronovitch is an English mystery, urban fantasy and science fiction author best known for the Rivers of London series (also called the Peter Grant series), which combines police procedural and contemporary fantasy set in London. He is also a produced screenwriter and former BBC script editor, who wrote classic Doctor Who serials in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The series has sold over a million copies worldwide and been published in more than 20 languages.

This page lists all Ben Aaronovitch books in order, including the Rivers of London novels, novellas, short story collections and graphic novels, as well as his Doctor Who and other tie-in fiction, organized primarily by publication order and chronological order where applicable.

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Stone and Sky
Stone and Sky (Rivers of London #10), 2025

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Rivers of London Series (Books in Order)

The Rivers of London series follows Peter Grant, a Metropolitan Police officer and apprentice wizard working for the Folly, London’s last magical law enforcement unit, as he investigates crimes involving magic, the supernatural, and the hidden mythological side of the city. Set in a richly detailed version of contemporary London, the series combines a police procedural structure with urban fantasy and sharp, dry humour throughout the novels.

Reading Order

  1. Rivers of London, 2011 (also published as Midnight Riot in the US)
  2. Moon Over Soho, 2011
  3. Whispers Under Ground, 2012
  4. Broken Homes, 2013
  5. Foxglove Summer, 2014
  6. The Furthest Station, 2017 (novella)
  7. What Abigail Did That Summer, 2021 (novella)
  8. The Hanging Tree, 2016
  9. Lies Sleeping, 2018
  10. The October Man, 2019 (novella)
  11. False Value, 2020
  12. Tales from the Folly, 2020 (short story collection)
  13. Amongst Our Weapons, 2022
  14. Winter’s Gifts, 2023 (novella)
  15. The Masquerades of Spring, 2024 (novella)
  16. Stone and Sky, 2025

Rivers of London Graphic Novels

Co-authored with Andrew Cartmel, and later Celeste Bronfman

  1. Vol. 1: Body Work, 2015
  2. Vol. 2: Night Witch, 2016
  3. Vol. 3: Black Mould, 2017
  4. Vol. 4: Detective Stories, 2017
  5. Vol. 5: Cry Fox, 2018
  6. Vol. 6: Water Weed, 2018
  7. Vol. 7: Action at a Distance, 2019
  8. Vol. 8: The Fey and the Furious, 2019
  9. Vol. 9: Monday, Monday, 2021
  10. Vol. 10: Deadly Ever After, 2022
  11. Vol. 11: Here Be Dragons, 2023
  12. Vol. 12: Stray Cat Blues, 2024

Other Ben Aaronovitch Books

  1. Remembrance of the Daleks (Doctor Who novelization), 1988
  2. Transit (Doctor Who novelization), 1992
  3. The Also People (Doctor Who novelization), 1995
  4. So Vile a Sin (with Kate Orman) (Doctor Who novelization), 1997
  5. Genius Loci (Genius Loci novelization), 2006
  6. Rebel (Blake’s 7: The Audio Adventures), 2007 – audio CD format
  7. When Vila Met Gan (Blake’s 7 Early Years), 2010

Anthologies

Ben Aaronovitch Biography

Ben Aaronovitch

Ben Aaaronovitch is an English author and screenwriter best known for the urban fantasy Rivers of London series and his work on BBC’s Doctor Who.
Official website: benaaronovitch.com

Ben Dylan Aaronovitch was born in 1964 in Camden and was raised in London. He is the son of economist Sam Aaronovitch and the younger brother of actor Owen Aaronovitch and journalist David Aaronovitch. He attended Holloway School and spent several years working ordinary jobs before discovering in his early twenties that writing was the one thing he really wanted to do.

Ben Aaronovitch first made his name in television, writing the classic Doctor Who serials Remembrance of the Daleks and Battlefield, as well as episodes of Casualty and the science-fiction soap Jupiter Moon. He then wrote several Doctor Who tie-in novels and audio dramas, along with Blake’s 7 spin-off series.

While working at Waterstones, he began writing what became Rivers of London, which was published in 2011. It became the first Peter Grant novel, which turned into a major success that allowed him to write full-time. He later founded the Future Worlds Prize (originally the Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME SFF Award) to support writers of colour in science fiction and fantasy.

Ben Aaronovitch currently lives in Wimbledon, London, and continues to expand the Peter Grant universe in novels, novellas and graphic novels.

Ben Aaronovitch Books Adaptations

  • Rivers of London series – adapted into a tabletop RPG game called Chaosium’s Rivers of London: The Role-Playing Game with modules like The Domestic and Going Underground (2023)

Ben Aaronovitch Awards and Honors

Awards

  • Rivers of London RPG – ENNIE Award for Best Rules (Silver, 2023)
  • Rivers of London RPG: The Domestic – ENNIE Award for Best Free Product (2024)

Nominations and Shortlists

  • Rivers of London – Galaxy National Book Awards, New Writer of the Year (2011)
  • Rivers of London – Kitschies Inky Tentacle, Cover Art (2012)
  • Rivers of London – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2012)
  • Rivers of London (audiobook) – CrimeFest Sounds of Crime Award (2012)
  • Whispers Under Ground – Locus Award, Fantasy Novel (2013)
  • Whispers Under Under Ground – Phantastik-Preis, Foreign Novel (2014)
  • Foxglove Summer – CrimeFest Sounds of Crime Award (2015)
  • Rivers of London series – Hugo Award for Best Series (2017)
  • Lies Sleeping – Dragon Award, Best Fantasy Novel (2019)
  • Lies Sleeping – Locus Award, Fantasy Novel (2019)
  • The Fey & The Furious – British Fantasy Award, Comic/Graphic Novel (2021)
  • False Value – CrimeFest Last Laugh Award (2021)
  • False Value – British Book Award, Page-turner of the Year (2021)
  • Rivers of London series – Hugo Award for Best Series (2023)
  • Ben Aaronovitch – CWA Dagger in the Library (2023)

Edited by

Marika

Founder of Mystery Sequels, a reference site focused on listing mystery and thriller books in the correct reading order. I maintain and update the site’s bibliographies as new titles are released, ensuring accuracy and consistency across author and series pages.

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7 Comments

  1. Where does Stray cat blues come in the chronological order? Anyone know?

  2. It seems to me that he likes the covers of Czech editions when he keeps them in the picture. I also like Czech graphics more than English editions.

  3. He does this because he is speaking as Peter. It has been mentioned in the series that it drives Nightingale mad.

  4. Why is “The Furthest Station “ listed before “The Hanging Tree “ when it was published? a year later?

  5. Why does Peter use the grammatically incorrect – me and Guleed, or me and Beverley?
    It drives Me crazy.

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