Recs if you like Rivers of London...
fantasy whodunnit !
fantasy murder mysteries yayy
STEM-like Magic Systems
magic systems in fantasy that resemble and incorporate real or fictional sciences! for the fantastical scientists that want magic inscriptions that feel like coding, alchemy, and magical equations fueling spells!
Urban fantasy series set in London
London is the perfect setting for Urban Fantasy: its gothic architecture, eccentric characters, and rich history has inspire countless magical tales. Below are must-read urban fantasy books and series set in London that absolutely deserve a spot on your TBR
Urban Fantasy
Where our heroes have both access to powers beyond our understanding and also access to a toilet
Seeing the sights & city lights with Urban Fantasy
I like my wizards in leather, my shifters in the streets(and sheets), and my skylines full of magic.
Fantasy Mysteries & Detectives
Fantasy with elements of crime, detective, or noir fiction; sometimes known as Occult Detective Fiction.
urban fantasy
it's 2009. you're in a borders. chris mcgrath has a (rightful) stranglehold on the covers of half the mass markets. you're looking for some magic, maybe some mystery, maybe some romance. let's see what's what.
The dead don't stay dead
Novels about life after death: zombies, ghosts, after life, and reincarnation.
Multiracial or mixed-culture identity protagonists
Books where the protagonist is mixed-race/biracial/multiracial or has multiple cultures based on the circumstances of their upbringing. This adds a layer to characters that I find myself drawn to reading about, having mixed heritage myself. Recs welcome!
London Psychogeography
What if you looked at the city and the city looked back?
London: Stories from the City
Fiction and non-fiction all about London.
How To Protag. A Guide For Protagonists
The MC either subverts the "protagonist" tropes, follows them in a spectacular way, or is reluctant, but the tropes pull her, him or them into "protagonism" anyway
Rivers of London
A list of all the available Rivers of London novels, novellas, short stories and graphic novels.
Katie McGrath
Katie McGrath recommendations
books that scratch the investigator itch
fun detective stories
Fantastic times in London
Fantasy set (mainly) in (a version of) London
Sword and Laser Podcast
A list of books selected for the Sword and Laser Podcast
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
RoL Series
Like a River Flows, Surely to the Sea
Rivers, Magical Realism, and Psycho-Geography
PJO Echoes
Books that fulfill some of the same niche that pjo does as an adult (word building unique narrator and humour) + special mention to Night Watch for giving me the same feeling as I did when reading the last Olympian. (Wip more books to be added and shifted later)
