Stone and Sky is the 10th urban fantasy/murder mystery in the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. Released (in the USA) 8th July 2025 by Astra on their DAW Books imprint, it's 304 pages and available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats.
This series is a strong favorite. The books are very very well written,
taut, engaging, brilliantly plotted, and satisfying. Although it could be read as a standalone, there are long standing interrelationships which have developed over the course of the series which will give spoilers for some of the earlier books if read out of order.
Aaronovitch is a gifted author with a razor wit and a prodigious talent
for descriptive narrative and sly cultural in jokes. The dialogue is never clunky, the world
building and magic systems are virtuoso, and the book will swallow readers whole.
Although there are many (MANY!) interwoven multi-book plot threads in this
series, it works reasonably well as a standalone. The series is top-notch start to finish, however, and highly recommended for an extended binge read.
Five stars for the series as a whole, four and a half stars for this installment. As stated, it would be an -excellent- choice for public or home library acquisition, or for a very satisfying long binge/buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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