Ben Aaronovitch

British author, game designer, and screenwriter · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1964 · age 62

Ben Dylan Aaronovitch is an English author and screenwriter. He is the author of the series of novels Rivers of London. He also wrote two Doctor Who serials in the late 1980s and spin-off novels from Doctor Who and Blake's 7.

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A life in dates

2022“None of those choices seemed likely, but if I’ve learned one thing on the job, it is that a coincidence can kill someone just as easily as malice.”In their wordsChapter 3, “Harsh Language” (p. 36)Read the whole statement

“Giant squids are pretty alien,” I said.“Not to another giant squid,” said Beverley.”In their wordsChapter 4, “Misdirection” (p. 61)Read the whole statement

“According to my therapist, attaching conditionals to your past is a classic distancing technique indicating an unwillingness to face your memories directly.”In their wordsChapter 6, “Spear” (p. 82)Read the whole statement

“Isn’t the internet wonderful?” she said. “Better than dragons any day.”In their wordsChapter 9, “Air Support” (p. 130)Read the whole statement

“This is what’s known as operational flexibility, and definitely not making it up as you go along.”In their wordsChapter 13, “Improvisation” (p. 196)Read the whole statement

“Desperate people do desperate things,” said Spencer-Talbot. “Perhaps if we all did more to make things less desperate, then perhaps there would be less violence.”In their wordsChapter 16, “Commitment” (p. 240)Read the whole statement

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My mum is game for any branch of Christianity that involves singing and hellfire,” I said. “She likes churches so much she switches to a new one twice a year.
2022 · Chapter 4, “Misdirection” (p. 51), Own words
But this was the eighteenth century, when life was cheap and ambition unlimited.
2022 · Chapter 5, “Knowledge” (p. 68), Own words
The trouble with turning a blind eye is that people often take the opportunity to punch you in the face.
2022 · Chapter 10, “Logistics” (p. 153), Own words