Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted June 9, 2014 Showmasters Admin Share Posted June 9, 2014 We are very pleased to have BEN AARONOVITCH attending LFCC as part of this years Book Zone Attending Sunday and taking part in an on stage talk. BEN ARRONOVITCH 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. Rivers of London My name is Peter Grant. Until January I was just another probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service, and to everyone else as the Filth. My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - We do paperwork so real coppers don't have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from a man who was dead, but disturbingly voluble, and that brought me to the attention of Chief Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in England. And that, as they say, is where the story begins.Now I'm a Detective Constable and a trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated. I'm dealing with nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the Thames, and digging up graves in Covent Garden - and that's just routine. There's something festering at the heart of the city I love, a malicious, vengeful spirit that takes ordinary Londoners and twists them into grotesque mannequins to act out its drama of violence and despair.The spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city, and it's falling to me to bring order out of chaos - or die trying. Which, I don't mind telling you, would involve a hell of a lot of paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagreus Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Great guest. Will the author signature rule apply to all author guests (ie. need to buy or bring one book to get any autographs)? Ben and Paul have done audio CDs, but to get those signed I would need to buy or bring a book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemzamia Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Fantastic! I'm reading the 2nd Rivers of London book right now and I'm loving it! Cheers SM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr fagan Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yes need to know as to what's occurrin about the authors as i want four now. I mean this is the guy who wrote remembrance of the daleks for crying out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicAvatar Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Oooo! I love the Rivers of London books. Unfortunately they're all on my Kindle, so I may have to buy a paperback for the occasion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff K Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Great guest! Will have to get Ben to sign my 'Remembrance of The Daleks' novelisation and the DVD cover for 'Battlefield'. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talie Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Bloody amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wondermoose Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Will he be takin part in signings? Cause he and a couple of other authors dont seem to be a part of the booksigningschedule of YALC (maybe he isnt part of YALC itself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted June 12, 2014 Moderators Share Posted June 12, 2014 I would imagine so. There's a few that aren't for YALC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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