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The October Man
- A Rivers of London Novella
- Narrated by: Sam Peter Jackson
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
A Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.
Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany's oldest city. So when a man is found dead with, his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their depth.
Fortunately this is Germany, where there are procedures for everything.
Enter Investigator Tobias Winter, whose aim is to get in, deal with the problem, and get out with the minimum of fuss, personal danger and paperwork. With the help of frighteningly enthusiastic local cop, Vanessa Sommer, he's quick to link the first victim to a group of ordinary middle-aged men - and to realise they may have accidentally reawakened a bloody conflict from a previous century. But the rot is still spreading, literally and with the suspect list extending to people born before Frederick the Great solving the case may mean unearthing the city's secret magical history.
. . . so long as that history doesn't kill them first.
Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.
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- Debbie McLean
- 25-06-19
ok I guess
definitely not as good as his other books, which I loved. Maybe his next will be as good as the previous ones
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- Miss JR Tinley
- 05-08-19
enjoyed far more than I thought I would!
I love the Rivers of London series and I think the Kobna Holbrook Smith is one of the most talented narrators I've ever listened to, so I was unsure of what to expect from October Man and Sam Peter Jackson - but I really enjoyed it and I'd like more please!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-04-20
Good but too much German
i liked it but knowing absolutely zero german the effort the author Went through to make this magic police German not British was wasted on me
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- MRS M.
- 04-12-21
outstanding performance
I thought Kobna Holdbrook Smith was brilliant but Sam Peter Jackson is just as good.
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- Donna mills
- 20-06-19
a good read
loved it and its a good read . look for would to the next book.
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- Steph H
- 25-06-19
Quite enjoyable
A fun dip into the wider universe of Rivers of London. I don't know if Ben Aaronovitch is planning on writing more from the expanded universe but it could be amazing to learn more about the connections between each countries practitioners.
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- Aimee
- 27-06-19
Hard to follow at times
Good story and the narrator was great but it was difficult to follow the German names and terminology on audio - I got muddled as to which police department was which and kept having to rewind. In the end I got it on Kindle and that made things easier.
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- Hannah
- 25-06-19
Very German and I liked it.
Wonderful book with a great story extending into the Rivers Of London Universe. Can’t wait for the next one.
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- Alex
- 18-07-19
loved it
I loved this. I was worried as it did not have Peter Grant and wasn't narrated by Kobna Holdbrook Smith. I didn't have to.
the story was brilliant and different while being in the same universe as rivers of london. the narrator was also brilliant. I want the full length novels to start appearing now please!
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- Charlie
- 30-09-20
Good short Novella
I’ve loved the rivers of London series since the first book came out so was a bit concerned about a change of characters and narrator however I needn’t have been.
Although this is a standalone I would be very keen to hear more about our Germanic magical cousins!!
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