Series

Rivers of London series in reading order

The Rivers of London series has 10 books.

Published between 2011 and 2025, in the same order they are meant to be read.

London constable Peter Grant stumbles into a world where magic is real, the Thames has a temper, and the Metropolitan Police have a department for the supernatural. A murder investigation becomes an apprenticeship in wizardry, launching Grant into a hidden London of talking rivers, vengeful spirits,

All 10 books, in reading order

• 1. Rivers of London (2011) — Ben Aaronovitch · 392 pages
• 2. Moon Over Soho (2011) — Ben Aaronovitch · 375 pages
• 3. Whispers Under Ground (2012) — Ben Aaronovitch · 419 pages
• 4. Broken Homes (2013) — Ben Aaronovitch · 259 pages
• 5. Foxglove Summer (2014) — Ben Aaronovitch · 338 pages
• 6. The Hanging Tree (2015) — Ben Aaronovitch · 387 pages
• 7. Lies Sleeping (2016) — Ben Aaronovitch / Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
• 8. False Value (2019) — Ben Aaronovitch · 416 pages
• 9. Amongst Our Weapons (2022) — Ben Aaronovitch · 305 pages
• 10. Stone and Sky (2025) — Ben Aaronovitch · 304 pages

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