Under Kite Hill

Rivers of London #8.1

by Ben Aaronovitch

Moment Ten

Under Kite Hill, 14th February 2016

It's Valentine's Day 2016 and for a moment everyone is dreaming about what and who they love and desire the most . .

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal

ebook

Published February 14, 2016

About the author

Ben Aaronovitch's career started with a bang writing for Doctor Who, subsided in the middle and then, as is traditional, a third act resurgence with the bestselling Rivers of London series.

Born and raised in London he says that he'll leave his home when they prise his city out of his cold dead fingers.

Reviews

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aaawww, now this was very cute and sweet (without being too cavity-inducing).

We're back with some of our favorite characters from the Rivers of London series. Originally published for V-day back in 2016, it has everyone dreaming about what and who they love and desire the most - what could possibly go wrong when magic-users do that, right?! ;D

It's not so much a story as a sequence of what the characters are actually dreaming of - wrapped up in a wonderfully poetical description of London by night.

You can read the story for free here: https://us19.campaign-archive.com/?u=...

[Suvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Night chases the naughty hen parties around the wicked West End and whips the memories of sheep and ducks down the Caledonian Road. It rides with spinning lightbars on the roofs of police cars and ambulances. It broadcasts sleep from the tip top of Alexandra Palace and scores runs at the Oval. Night noiselessly fires the big guns outside Bedlam and is answered by a silent salute from HMS Belfast."

Now this is what I've been wanting the moments to be! Lovely descriptions of London at night and a tiny glimpse into the minds of the characters during one night of dreaming. Doesn't advance the story in any way, but adds a little color.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of Aaronovitch's "Moments". This one was perfection.

Available here.

[Kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little snippet available on the author's website. Charming and insubstantial like the dream story it is.

[AcidGirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and funny

[Andrea (mrsaubergine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful language in this short story.

[Jon]

The correct link for this story is here.

[Rachreads22 · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little moment.

[Elizabeth (Miss Eliza) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, kind of sweet, kind of odd, a little creepy in parts. Nothing much but still glad for it.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep. Aaronovitch takes us into the mind of the slumbering denizens of The Rivers of London series.

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, sweet story of longing with a magical twist. It's all fan-service to us, of course, but that doesn't make it any less sweet.

Perfect for V-Day.

[David Shepherd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short Valentines Day Moment (2022) from Ben Aaronovitch. Neat little passage about the city and dreams of the characters on V day.

[Jennybeast · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet. And thank you to those who posted the link to read for free. Much appreciated.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Valentines short with a few words about a number of characters and what they think on this special day.

[Christy MacCallum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet but a tad lackluster?

[Victoria Nika]

A fun, little entry in the series that’s enjoyable.