Peter Grant Books in Order
Ben Aaronovitch has written 32 books featuring Peter Grant, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is Rivers of London / Midnight Riot (2011) and the newest is Stone and Sky (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 2011–2025
- Confirmed
- 20 of 32 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,898 in 9 of 32 books
Peter Grant is a London police constable who turns apprentice wizard in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series. Magic and the Metropolitan Police work side by side: Grant investigates murders and the city's supernatural residents, from the rivers themselves to what lives under the Underground. Rivers of London, also published as Midnight Riot, opened the run in 2011, and Moon Over Soho, Whispers Under Ground, Broken Homes and Foxglove Summer follow. Thirty-two catalogued titles, novels and novellas together, reach Stone and Sky (2025).
How many Peter Grant books are there?
Peter Grant appears in 32 books, released between 2011 and 2025.
Peter Grant Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Peter Grant books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Rivers of London / Midnight RiotPC Peter Grant / Rivers of London #12011 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420114003/4
- 220113843/4
- 320124183/4
- 42012–2/4
- 520133573/4
- 62013–2/4
- 72014–2/4
- 82014–3/4
- 92015–3/4
- 102016–2/4
- 112016–2/4
- 122016–2/4
- 1320164003/4
- 142016–2/4
- 152017–3/4
- 162017–2/4
- 1720171393/4
- 1820183043/4
- 192018–2/4
- 2020191923/4
- 2120193043/4
- 22Introducing Rivers of London: Rivers of London, Moon Over Soho and Whispers Under GroundPC Peter Grant / Rivers of London #222020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 232020–3/4
- 242020–2/4
- 252020–3/4
- 262021–3/4
- 272021–2/4
- 282022–3/4
- 292022–2/4
- 302023–3/4
- 312024–3/4
- 322025–4/4
Do you have to read Peter Grant books in order?
You should read the Peter Grant books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Peter Grant book also stands alone.
Where to start with Peter Grant
Start with Rivers of London / Midnight Riot (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Peter Grant book?
Stone and Sky (2025) is the newest Peter Grant book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Grant book coming?
No next Peter Grant book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Peter Grant
Wikidata records 4 nominations for Peter Grant. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2019Shortlistedfor Lies Sleeping
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2019Shortlistedfor Lies Sleeping
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2016Shortlistedfor Foxglove Summer
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2013Shortlistedfor Whispers Under Ground
Peter Grant at a glance
- Still running
- Peter Grant is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Peter Grant books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,898 pages across the 9 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 357 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Grant books, 21 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 32 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 20 in at least three.
What the Peter Grant books are about
11 of the 32 Peter Grant books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: wizards is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Wizards 8 of 11 books
- Police 7 of 11 books
- London (England) 5 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 11 books
- Crime 3 of 11 books
- Magic 3 of 11 books
- Murder 3 of 11 books
- English literature 2 of 11 books
- Fantasy 2 of 11 books
- Investigation 2 of 11 books
- Paranormal fiction 2 of 11 books
- Subways 2 of 11 books
More books by Ben Aaronovitch
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Ben Aaronovitch books in order 105 books