Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch was born in 1964, Ben Aaronovitch has written at least 145 books. Their most popular book is Rivers of London with 557 saves with an average rating of 3.84⭐. Their next book, Stone and Sky, is scheduled for release on .
Author Bio
Ben Aaronovitch was born in 1964. He had parents, some brothers, some sisters and a dog named after a Russian cosmonaut. He also had the kind of dull childhood that drives a person to drink, radical politics or science fiction.
Discovering in his early twenties that he had precisely one talent, he took up screenwriting at which he was an overnight success. He wrote for Doctor Who, Casualty and the world’s cheapest ever SF soap opera Jupiter Moon. He then wrote for Virgin’s New Adventures until they pulped all his books.
Then Ben entered a dark time illuminated only by an episode of Dark Knight, a book for Big Finish and the highly acclaimed but not-very-well-paying Blake’s 7 Audio dramas. Trapped in a cycle of disappointment and despair Ben was eventually forced to support his expensive book habit by working for Waterstones as a bookseller.
Ironically it was while shelving the works of others that Ben finally saw the light. He would write his own books, he would let prose into his heart and rejoice in the word. Henceforth, subsisting on nothing more than instant coffee and Japanese takeaway, Ben embarked on the epic personal journey that was to lead to Rivers of London (or Midnight Riot as it is known in the Americas).
At some point during the above, the most important thing in his life happened and he became a father to a son, Karifa, whom he affectionately refers to as ‘The Evil Monster Boy’. The Evil Monster Boy will be reaching university age soon, so all donations will be gratefully received.
Ben Aaronovitch currently resides in London and says that he will leave when they pry his city from his cold dead fingers.
#3 of 9 in Rivers of London
2012 • 278 Readers • 303 pages • 4.1
#5.3 of 9 in Rivers of London
2021 • 86 Readers • 232 pages • 4.2
#6.5 of 9 in Rivers of London
2017 • 59 Readers • 1 page • 3.8
#1.5 of 9 in Rivers of London
2014 • 44 Readers • 25 pages • 3.8
#9.6 of 9 in Rivers of London
2024 • 31 Readers • 224 pages • 3.9
#2 of 6 in Rivers of London Graphic Novels
2016 • 31 Readers • 128 pages • 3.2
#0.5 of 9 in Rivers of London
2016 • 25 Readers • 2 pages • 3.6
#5.65 of 9 in Rivers of London
2015 • 22 Readers • 1 page • 3.4
#1 of 5 in Rivers of London: Body Work
2016 • 21 Readers • 128 pages • 3.5
#1.6 of 9 in Rivers of London
2017 • 20 Readers • 4 pages • 3.1
#4.6 of 9 in Rivers of London
2016 • 19 Readers • 3 pages • 3
#1 of 4 in Rivers of London: Action at a Distance
2018 • 18 Readers • 112 pages • 3.5
#4 of 6 in Rivers of London Graphic Novels
2017 • 18 Readers • 112 pages • 3.7
#1 of 5 in Rivers of London: Body Work
2015 • 14 Readers • 424 pages • 2.8
#5.1 of 9 in Rivers of London
2016 • 12 Readers • 4.3
#0.5 of 9 in Rivers of London
2020 • 11 Readers • 238 pages • 3.8
2023 • 10 Readers • 3.5
#1 of 9 in Rivers of London
2011 • 9 Readers • 478 pages • 3.9
Available July 3, 2025 • 8 Readers
Planned book #7.6 of 29 in Rivers of London
8 Readers • 4
2021 • 7 Readers • 116 pages • 3.8
#5 of 5 in Rivers of London: Body Work
2015 • 7 Readers • 33 pages • 4
2017 • 7 Readers • 130 pages • 4
#44 of 61 in Doctor Who: The New Adventures
1995 • 6 Readers • 289 pages • 3
Planned book #7.7 of 29 in Rivers of London
6 Readers • 3.7
2019 • 6 Readers • 116 pages • 3.6
#3 of 5 in Rivers of London: Body Work
2015 • 6 Readers • 33 pages • 3.7
#2 of 5 in Rivers of London: Body Work
2015 • 6 Readers • 29 pages • 3.8
2022 • 5 Readers • 116 pages • 4
#50 of 61 in Doctor Who: The New Adventures
1996 • 5 Readers • 291 pages • 3
#4 of 5 in Rivers of London: Body Work
2015 • 5 Readers • 33 pages • 3.7
#56 of 61 in Doctor Who: The New Adventures
1997 • 4 Readers • 318 pages • 3
#1 of 1 in Rivers of London: Monday, Monday
2021 • 4 Readers • 4
#1 of 5 in Rivers of London: Black Mould
2016 • 4 Readers • 4
#154 of 18 in Doctor Who Target Books
1990 • 4 Readers • 211 pages • 4.5
#2 of 5 in Rivers of London: Black Mould
2016 • 3 Readers • 4
3 Readers • 4
#5 of 5 in Rivers of London: Black Mould
2017 • 3 Readers • 3.5
#4 of 5 in Rivers of London: Black Mould
2017 • 3 Readers • 4
#1 of 9 in Rivers of London
2011 • 3 Readers • 182 pages • 4
#4 of 4 in Rivers of London: The Fey and The Furious
2020 • 3 Readers • 5
#4 of 9 in Rivers of London
2013 • 3 Readers • 400 pages • 4
#5 of 9 in Rivers of London
2014 • 3 Readers • 400 pages
#3 of 9 in Rivers of London
2012 • 3 Readers • 4.5
Planned book #0.6 of 29 in Rivers of London
3 Readers • 3
#1 of 4 in Rivers of London: Water Weed
2018 • 2 Readers • 5
#1 of 9 in Rivers of London
2011 • 2 Readers • 280 pages
#4 of 4 in Rivers of London: Cry Fox
2018 • 2 Readers • 4
#3 of 4 in Rivers of London: Cry Fox
2018 • 2 Readers • 4
#3 of 4 in Rivers of London: Detective Stories
2017 • 2 Readers • 4
#2 of 4 in Rivers of London: Cry Fox
2017 • 2 Readers • 27 pages • 4
#4 of 4 in Rivers of London: Detective Stories
2017 • 2 Readers • 5
#2 of 4 in Rivers of London: Detective Stories
2017 • 2 Readers • 4
#1 of 4 in Rivers of London: Detective Stories
2017 • 2 Readers • 4
#1 of 4 in Rivers of London: Cry Fox
2017 • 2 Readers • 28 pages • 4
#3 of 5 in Rivers of London: Black Mould
2016 • 2 Readers • 4
#5 of 5 in Rivers of London: Night Witch
2016 • 2 Readers • 4
#2 of 5 in Rivers of London: Night Witch
2016 • 2 Readers • 4
#1 of 5 in Rivers of London: Night Witch
2016 • 2 Readers • 4
#7 of 9 in Rivers of London
2018 • 2 Readers • 400 pages
Planned book #1 of 4 in Rivers of London: Here Be Dragons
2 Readers • 4
Planned book #4 of 4 in Rivers of London: Monday, Monday
2 Readers • 4
Planned book #3 of 4 in Rivers of London: Monday, Monday
2 Readers • 4.5
Planned book #2 of 4 in Rivers of London: Monday, Monday
2 Readers • 4.5
#2 of 4 in Rivers of London: The Fey and The Furious
2019 • 2 Readers • 4
#3 of 4 in Rivers of London: The Fey and The Furious
2020 • 2 Readers • 4
#1 of 4 in Rivers of London: The Fey and The Furious
2019 • 2 Readers • 4
#12 of 6 in Rivers of London Graphic Novels
2024 • 2 Readers • 4
#9.5 of 9 in Rivers of London
2023 • 2 Readers • 240 pages • 4
1 Reader
2020 • 1 Reader • 400 pages
1 Reader
#1 of 5 in Rivers of London: Body Work
2015 • 1 Reader • 33 pages • 4
1 Reader
#2 of 9 in Rivers of London
2011 • 1 Reader • 352 pages • 4
