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Foxglove Summer de Ben Aaronovitch

Foxglove Summer: Rivers of London, cartea 5

Autor Ben Aaronovitch
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 ian 2015 – vârsta de la 18 ani

Proza lui Ben Aaronovitch se distinge printr-o precizie aproape chirurgicală a observației, unde jargonul polițienesc al Met-ului londonez se împletește organic cu o cunoaștere profundă a arhitecturii și istoriei britanice. Subliniem modul în care autorul reușește să mențină un ton sec și autoironic chiar și atunci când legile fizicii sunt suspendate de intervenția supranaturalului. În Foxglove Summer, această voce narativă devine instrumentul prin care explorăm contrastul dintre rigoarea urbană și misterele atavice ale provinciei engleze.

Ne-a atras atenția extinderea universului magic dincolo de granițele Londrei. Dacă în Rivers of London (1) am fost introduși în „The Folly” și am învățat regulile magiei experimentale între zidurile capitalei, aici sistemul tehnologico-magic este forțat să se adapteze unui ritm rural, unde magazinele se închid la ora 16:00, iar zeitățile locale nu respectă protocolul metropolitan. În tradiția lui Ben Aaronovitch, acest roman continuă investigația începută în Whispers Under Ground, dar reimaginează dinamica dintre poliție și misticism: Peter Grant nu mai este protejat de anonimatul mulțimii, fiind nevoit să navigheze reticența autorităților locale față de elementele oculte implicate în dispariția unor copii.

Construcția lumii este expansivă; vedem cum magia interacționează cu mediul rural, de la flora specifică la legendele locului, totul păstrând amprenta realistă a autorului. Spre deosebire de tonul claustrofobic din lucrările anterioare, aici spațiul deschis din Herefordshire oferă o nouă perspectivă asupra puterii, demonstrând că Peter Grant rămâne un detectiv de excepție indiferent de contextul geografic.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780756409661
ISBN-10: 0756409667
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 104 x 170 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Seria Rivers of London

De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorii care apreciază îmbinarea dintre romanul polițist procedural și fantasy-ul urban. Prin Foxglove Summer, câștigați o perspectivă inedită asupra magiei rurale britanice, totul servit cu umorul britanic inconfundabil al lui Ben Aaronovitch. Este ocazia perfectă de a vedea cum un detectiv format pe străzile Londrei gestionează mistere antice și zei locali într-un cadru pastoral aparent liniștit.

Despre autor

Ben Aaronovitch este un scriitor născut în Londra, renumit pentru capacitatea sa de a infuza realismul urban cu elemente fantastice. Cu o experiență vastă în televiziune, inclusiv colaborări pentru universul Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor: Operation Volcano, el a creat seria de succes Rivers of London, care a vândut peste două milioane de exemplare la nivel mondial. Opera sa, care include titluri precum The Masquerades of Spring și Winter's Gifts, explorează constant intersecția dintre istorie, mitologie și structurile administrative moderne, consolidându-i poziția de voce definitorie în fantasy-ul contemporan.

Descriere scurtă

When two young girls go missing in rural Herefordshire, police constable and wizard-in-training Peter Grant is sent out of London to check that nothing supernatural is involved.
It s purely routine Nightingale, Peter s superior, thinks he ll be done in less than a day. But Peter s never been one to walk away from someone in trouble, so when nothing overtly magical turns up he volunteers his services to the local police, who need all the help they can get. But because the universe likes a joke as much as the next sadistic megalomaniac, Peter soon comes to realize that dark secrets underlie the picturesque fields and villages of the countryside and there might just be work for Britain s most junior wizard after all.
Soon Peter s in a vicious race against time, in a world where the boundaries between reality and fairy have never been less clear...."

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Book 5 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.

In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zone he might have found and takes him out of London - to a small village in Herefordshire where the local police are reluctant to admit that there might be a supernatural element to the disappearance of some local children. But while you can take the London copper out of London, you can't take the London out of the copper.

Travelling west with Beverley Brook, Peter soon finds himself caught up in a deep mystery and having to tackle local cops and local gods. And what's more, all the shops are closed by 4pm...

Praise for the Rivers of London novels:

'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'
NICK FROST

'As brilliant and funny as ever'
THE SUN

'Charming, witty, exciting'
THE INDEPENDENT

'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'
THE TIMES

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.

Recenzii

It's a real treat - Hot Fuzz meets Harry potter via hardboiled police procedural - with a compelling cast of characters and a nail-biting mystery to be solved
This is a book that I can't recommend enough - as I said before, it's a great jump on point for new readers, but it also keeps up the greatness of the previous four novels. Whilst this might be my favourite since the first novel, that doesn't mean the others are rubbish - this just has a little something extra, a little je ne sais pas.
As brilliant and funny as ever
Ben has deservedly earned high praise for his Rivers of London series and Foxglove Summer continues to broaden the saga with gusto. With plenty of dark humour and action, great characters - human and otherwise! - this latest novel more than delivers everything fans will expect from a new story in this brilliant series. Thoroughly recommended
An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups
Foxglove Summer is evocative, mysterious, engaging, and, mostly, enormous amounts of fun. Fans of the Peter Grant series will not be disappointed, and those new to the books should start with Rivers in London, safe in the knowledge that the sequels are just as good.
Foxglove Summer is urban fantasy the way it should be. The kind of book that keeps you up way past 3.00 am because you really need to 'read to the end of this chapter' and then the next ... and the next... Foxglove Summer is well paced and engrossing. You do not have to have read the previous four volumes as it stands on its own well enough, though having the history at hand is always going to help. A fun read and thoroughly recommended.
this little country retreat offers much in a way of a fresh, singular plot to devour with some real police action and adventure... it's a witty installment
I loved this story. This is a series where the announcement of a new book fills me with joy.
As we'd expect, each fan is going to have their favourite and this book is definitely one of mine
The story itself is intriguing with a solid mystery at its heart and it rattles along at a steady pace, whilst still allowing Peter time to enjoy the country life. It's certainly a refreshing new angle to take as the other books are set in the city. This is a great, gritty and whimsical read. 5/5 stars
Highly entertaining
Funny and wildly inventive
Masterfully crafted ... gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money
Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there even more than the real London
Charming, witty, exciting
For all the murder and mayhem, this is a darkly comic read with characters you can't help but like.