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Whispers Under Ground

Whispers Under Ground - Ben Aaronovitch The fun of these books lies not in the mysteries, per se, but in the milieu. Peter Grant is a 21st century London cop who learned, only a year ago, that magic is real. Now there’s a great deal more that he’s got to learn. The actual mystery provides momentum, but it’s all the other mysteries: What is this magic? What else can it do? How is it being practiced elsewhere? Is doing magic going to kill him or keep him alive longer than average? How can he bypass the problem of disintegrating his mobile phone battery every time he does a spell? Aaranovich understands that this is the stuff his audience is there for, so he delights us with Harry Potter jokes, Lord of the Rings jokes, D & D jokes, obscure movies and jazz recordings, and a great deal about London history and architecture. There is, besides, the fun of watching a second-generation Sierra Leone immigrant navigating old-fashioned racism, sexism, and thuggery. What delights me most is Grant’s logical and scientific attitude to the seemingly illogical: he’s going to make sense of this eventually.Urban paranormal procedurals for skeptics. What’s not to love?ILL