The Furthest Station

By: Ben Aaronovitch

Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's Summary

A stunning PC Peter Grant novella continues this best-selling series with commuting ghosts, a kidnapping, and a superb new London mystery!

PC Peter Grant is heading west.

The Furthest Station is Ben Aaronovitch's first PC Grant novella...and there's something going bump on the Metropolitan line. And when commuters start reporting encounters with ghosts up and down the track - encounters which they forget entirely within minutes - Peter Grant gets a call to investigate. And the very first interview leads to a ghost-hunting expedition....

The first ever Peter Grant novella, this is a fantastic London-based mystery.

©2017 Ben Aaronovitch (P)2017 Orion Publishing Group

Critic Reviews

" The Hanging Tree is definitely one of the best in the Grant/Aaronovitch pantheon. There again, so have most of the previous books in the series and the odds are the next one probably will be too." ( The Bookbag)
"Aaronovitch deftly balances urban fantasy with the police procedural. As for Grant, he's a wonderful blend of laconic copper and, methodically researching how magic works, full-on nerd." ( Crime Scene)
"This series is brilliant!" ( Teen Librarian)

Delightful writing and narration

This author and narrator team make the Peter Grant series my favorite audio book series. The writing is imaginative - with twisty plots and characters with depth and layers.

The narration is fabulous, with interesting change-ups in pacing, fantastic and recognizable voices.

Ben Aaronovitch and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith do outstanding work. I always look forward to the next book and find listening to this series delightful.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Don't miss The Furthest Station

What do I love about this audiobook series? The vivid London landscape, the digressions about architecture, the musicality, the diverse backgrounds of all the characters (not one character is a cardboard stand in -- even if we're not told their whole story), the details of a police procedural, Peter's efforts to apply science to magic, the dashing Nightingale, the rich context of history, class, and region... and I could go on. There could not be a better narrator for this series than Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. If you haven't read the series, start at the beginning and don't skip this installment-- even if it's a novella, it's a wonderful listen. I can't wait for the next full length novel. Thank you, Mr. Aaronovich, now back to work!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Very well done all around.

Loved it as usual but as good as it is, I know it's a short but I miss a chat with Peter's Parents all though it was nice to have more of Abigail. I'd love to see another series with just Abigail and I don't particularly like children in books but I'd make an exception for her.

The audio was really well done as usual.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Worth a listen for fans of this series.

Any additional comments?

Fun series. Perfect narrator. I typically become bored with lengthy series. This one is no exception. But so far, all have been fun enough to continue. I'll plan on listening to the next one assuming the narrator hasn't changed. I think if Ben were to change narrators I might move on though. Story is entertaining, but no longer has the vibrancy of the earlier books in this series... The mystery is interesting, but I'm not on the edge of my seat..

Great Addition to a Great series

Would you consider the audio edition of The Furthest Station to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version.

Who was the most memorable character of The Furthest Station and why?

Peter Grant is of course the most memorable character, but his cousin Abigail is a really great character.

Any additional comments?

This is another great addition to the Rivers of London series, but it would be hard to understand the characters if I had not already listened to the other books.

Good Novella to tide fans over

Enjoyed the small novella. I love the world of Peter Grant. More please!

I found the footnotes to Reynolds (Americans) helpful.

-Tom

Great writing. and superb narration!

The only downside is that there is an end to each episode. A great sense of humor and the ability to build plausability into each story.

Who doesn't enjoy trains and River God's?

Another enjoyable and enchanting (enchanted?) Peter Grant tale. The style of the writer continues to engage you with the characters and the sometimes gritty side of London through the perspective and procedures of PC Grant. Kabna Holdbrook-Smith's narrative provides great distinction between the characters, enabling the reader to build an image and invest their attention into the characters, enhancing the immersion into the story. The only complaint I have is the story was too short. I want more Peter Grant adventures!

Brilliant

Another amazon entry in the series. Performed brilliantly and just a joy to listen to!

More Excellent Peter Grant

Peter Grant remains an unpretentiously witty and winning character. A strong writer with a great ear for both internal and spoken dialog, Ben Aaronovitch seems to have improved as the series has progressed. He elaborates Peter and Inspector Nightingale's universe while keeping it grounded in ours. I think that this would make a reasonable introduction to the series as long as you know that bad architecture is Peter's pet peeve. My only complaint is the short format - more Peter is definitely better.

Good but too short

As always a good story but this time much too short.

I look forward to the next novel

9 of 9 people found this review helpful

not long enough

not long enough by far, it only just got going when it came to an end.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Not of the normal standard

This is a very short book in relation to the other books also it is more like a "stand alone" accompanying novel not adding much to the ongoing theme.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Ok but

The short stories / novellas are not a patch on the books. It is all rather lightweight and thin

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Much better but

Left wondering why this story wasn't incorporated into a full length novel. Good story more akin to the early books, with touches of Neverwhere. But some unresolved plot holes and the asides to American listeners /readers niggled. Teen character may please younger audience but overall not sure this was worth a credit.

11 of 12 people found this review helpful

Slightly disappointed

I love the peter grant mysteries. This one is very short. Doesn't really get off the ground. Lacks a lot of the usual humour and heart of the earlier books. The basic plot has substance and could of gone a lot further. Seemed slightly rushed.

11 of 12 people found this review helpful

rather disappointing to be honest.

compared to the previous six books in the series,I felt robbed of a decent storyline,I was so looking forward to this book,but alas it was very short,and it seems the author was stuck for a decent worthwhile story. sadly disappointed.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Below par

Sadly short and although narration was up to the normal excellence the story was perhaps not on form. Not the best considering I have been waiting since April. Very disappointing, I’m almost ashamed to say.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Great story, superb narration

Ben Aaronovitch and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith are my dream team audio book pairing. Engaging stories full of the believable and unbelievable, narrated with clarity, precision, humour and an uncanny ability to move between character voices.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Not the best Peter Grant book by a long shot

If you only read this Peter Grant book you probably won’t read any more. Definitely not up to the usual standard in characters or story. Should be seen as a side story and not a novel but as a fan I wasn’t impressed at all. Here’s hoping the next one has more thought put into it

7 of 8 people found this review helpful