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Tales from the Folly

A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

$13.64

Length 4 hours 50 minutes
Language English
Narrators Ben Aaronovitch, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alex Kingston, Ben Elliot, Felix Grainger, Penelope Rawlins, Sam Peter Jackson & Shvorne Marks

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Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time.

Each tale features a new introduction from the author, filled with insight and anecdote offering the listener a deeper exploration into this absorbing fictional world. This is a must-listen for any Rivers of London fan.

Join Peter, Nightingale, Abigail, Agent Reynolds, and Tobias Winter for a series of perfectly portioned tales. Discover what's haunting a lonely motorway service station, who still wanders the shelves of a popular London bookshop, and what exactly happened to the River Lugg . . .

With an introduction from internationally bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris.

Before becoming a bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch was a screenwriter for Doctor Who and a bookseller at Waterstones. He now writes full-time, and every book in his Rivers of London series has been a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. He is published in fourteen languages and has sold more than 2 million copies around the world. Aaronovitch is also a trustee on the board of Cityread London and is a long-time supporter of Nigeria's premiere arts and cultural festival, The Ake Festival. He still lives in London, the city he likes to refer to as "the capital of the world."

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2000. In 2006 he won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. Holdbrook-Smith has appeared in a number of TV series and movies, including Little Britain and Doctor Strange.

Alex Kingston was born on March 11, 1963 in London, England, as Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston. She is an actress, known for ER, Doctor Who, and Alpha Dog.

Studying music his entire life, Ben Elliot began modeling in Manhattan as a means to support his other true passion: acting. He studied acting at the Irish Classical Theatre in Buffalo, New York, where he learned an introduction to the Meisner Technique. From there he has continued studying with the great acting coach John Kirby, in Hollywood.

Felix Grainger is an actor, known for Heaven Knows.

As an award-winning audiobook narrator, Penelope Rawlins has voiced over 200 audiobooks and was nominated by Audible for Narrator of the Year in 2013. Her favorite titles include The Turn of the Screw, Homeland: Carrie's Run, Homeland: Saul's Game (based on the CBS television series), The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvin Welsh, The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes, the Hattie B Magical Vet children's series, The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory, and The After Wife by Cass Hunter.

Sam Peter Jackson is an award-winning writer/director. Sam's background is in theater. His play Public Property premiered at Trafalgar Studios in London's West End and earned him a 2010 WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best New Comedy. An acclaimed German production followed at the Schlosspark Theater in Berlin, as well as a successful German tour in 2018.

Shvorne Marks is an actress, known for Endeavour, Home, and Silent Witness.

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Reviews

"Narrator Kobna Holdbrook-Smith reprises his role as Peter Grant in the first part of the audiobook, continuing his exemplary work voicing the sarcastic, young policeman turned wizard." ---AudioFile Expand reviews
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