Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

Ben Aaronovitch

Oct 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Ben Aaronovitch, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alex Kingston, Ben Elliot, Felix Grainger, Penelope Rawlins, Sam Peter Jackson, and Shvorne Marks

About this audiobook

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.

About the author

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 lives in London.

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.

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.

Ben Elliot 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.

Sam Peter Jackson is an award-winning writer/director. His play Public Property premiered at Trafalgar Studios in London's West End and earned him a 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.

Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty years. She has written four series, and two stand-alone novels, in addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and graphic novels (cowritten with Christopher Golden).