Nightingale in New York for the Harlem Renaissance

Superb characterisation. And great fun. Another great episode in a wonderful series. Jazz and magic in Harlem.

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Need more Nightingale!

This Novella was a fantastic dip back into the world of Rivers of London but from the view point of the early days of the Foley. Getting a glimpse into the history of old New York fills each page with the same rich texture that surrounds London in all of Grant's books. I'd love to read/hear more from a younger Nightingale and getting a glimpse into the roguish wizard that becomes a lonely bagstiane of the glory days later in life. Once again it is read perfectly by Smith and I would accept no other narrator. Each character is independent, meaningful and well executed as always.

The story while short is packed with history, action and moments of pure emotion. All while still being filled with fun and hilarious moments effortless slipped in to catch you off guard. Definitely one for fans of the main series and will leave you craving more from Ben and the young Nightingale.

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Loved it!

Another excellent story & a great depiction of fringe culture in NYC during the jazz age, but what makes it better is this time it's with Newtonian magic and a young Nightingale who finds bigotry very unBritish. Love the POV of the main character, how well researched & the respect the topics are given. Kobna's narration was great as ever, well worth the listen while we wait for the next instalment of the Peter Grant novels.

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Brilliant

This is one of the best books in the series, I didn’t want it to end

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Brilliant

Great story and great story telling - more please and please let us hear more of Peter Grant, Beverly Brook and The Nightingale, thanks for such great entertainment

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Delightful addition to the canon

I almost quit! But so glad I didn't. Kobna doesn't really pull off the accent and mannerisms of the protagonist and at first it feels like a bad pastiche, but he tones it down and his evident affection for the character wins out. The story itself is a delight and I ate it up in a day. I still think a different reader might have suited this one better, in line with the other "seasons" novellas, but it was so much fun I can't knock off more than one star on the performance. It's also very funny, especially in the last third or so.

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Another Bally Belter from Ben!

Although it is yet another bally belter from Ben, I'm gutted that a) it was toooooooo short, and b) it'll be months and months before the next installment in this wonderful world of magic and the demi-mond.

Please can you write faster Ben????

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Superb Novella

Another great novella and cannot wait for more, possibly finding out more what happened to these characters. Well written and another great performance.

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a view into nightingale as a younger man!

it was a cracking performance from narrator as always such a fantastic range of voices, the story was great with a fantastic glimpse into a younger Nightingale and others close to him I am looking forward to more in the future it felt like a real treat peeking behind Nightingale's curtain .

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Fabulous

Simply fabulous. Loved a story about Nightingale. Lots of fun and sparked my imagination.
Also interesting to learn more about New York in the 1920s

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