Rivers of London: Here Be Dragons
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CSI meets Harry Potter in this graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch - writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series, Andrew Cartmel author of the Vinyl Detective and New York Times best-selling author, James Swallow creator of the Marc Dane series, and writer of five best-selling Warhammer 40,000 novels.
After a rash of strange UFO sightings above the capital, a Met Police helicopter night patrol is attacked by what can only be described as a dragon!
Wizard in training Peter Grant and his mentor, Thomas Nightingale, the Met's only sanctioned wizard, takes to the skies to investigate.
As the mystery deepens, Peter and Thomas find themselves caught between two groups of hunters - one human, one fae - and he uncovers the legacy of events that extend all the way back to the late '60s and one of London's most famous residents - a certain "Experienced" rock star - who made a pact with the Demimonde that was never fulfilled.
To save the skies of the city, Peter will have to face the enraged beast - but can he end things peacefully... Or will he be forced to destroy the last wyvern?
Collecting together the critically acclaimed original four-issue mini-series.
With exclusive bonus material, included a script to art comparison, covers gallery and a collection of the backup articles from the four comics.
The continuing comic-book adaptation of Ben Aaronovitch's hugely successful and award-winning 10-book novel series first published in 2011.
An all-new original adventure starring the Peter Grant the wizard-in-training hero of the first Rivers of London Novel, 'Rivers of London', also known as Midnight Riot in the US.
James Swallow is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and more. His other credits feature scripts for videogames and radio drama, including Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fable: The Journey, Battlestar Galactica, and Killzone 2. A BAFTA nominee, James lives in London. Andrew Cartmel was born in London and grew up in midwestern Canada where, among other things, he learned the meaning of the words "wind chill factor." The fine public libraries of his childhood provided a rich feast (Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, the Oz books) and Andrew never wanted to be anything except a writer. On returning to London to study at university, his game plan was to support himself writing for television while getting established as a novelist. This led him into a detour - and down a rabbit hole - which included a distinguished sojourn script editing Doctor Who for three years (search "Cartmel masterplan"). At the same time, he began writing for comics and today he co-writes the Rivers of London graphic novels. A playwright and crime novelist, Andrew created the Vinyl Detective while listening to a lot of music, most of it good. Most of it very good. Andrew Cartmel lives in London with too many books, too many records and just enough cats. Ben Aaronovitch has written for TV, his credits including Doctor Who and Casualty; his Rivers of London novels have been international bestsellers and he has finally fulfilled his dream of adding a comic to the series; in this he has been joined by fellow writer and regular Doctor Who contributor Andrew Cartmel. The series is drawn by yet another Doctor Who creator, Matthew Dow Smith, who has also illustrated the likes of Hellboy, Supernatural: Origins and Sandman Mystery Theatre.
Residence: UK Author Site: http://www.the-folly.com/