Ben Aaronovitch
| Ben Aaronovitch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1964 (age 49–50) London, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | English |
Ben Denis Aaronovitch (born 1964) is the London-born British author of the best selling Rivers of London series of novels.
Biography
Family
Aaronovitch is the son of the late economist and Communist[1] Sam Aaronovitch, and the younger brother of actor Owen Aaronovitch and British journalist David Aaronovitch.[2]
Doctor Who and TV work
Aaronovitch wrote two Doctor Who serials Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) and Battlefield (1989) for BBC television,[3] and also accompanying novelisations.
He wrote one episode for Casualty (1990) and was then a regular writer on science fiction series Jupiter Moon.
He subsequently wrote or co-wrote three Doctor Who spin-off novels in the Virgin Publishing New Adventures range; he created the character Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart who became a semi-regular in the New Adventures. He has also written a novel and several short stories published by Big Finish Productions featuring the character of Bernice Summerfield, who was originally developed in the New Adventures.[4] He also co-wrote a Doctor Who audio drama for Big Finish, and has written a number of Blake's 7 spin-off audio dramas.
Rivers of London
Aaronovitch currently lives in Wimbledon and is working on a series of urban fantasy police procedurals (Rivers of London) which have achieved considerable success.[5][6]
Television
Doctor Who
- Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
- Battlefield (1989)
Casualty
- "Results" (1990)
Jupiter Moon
- Episode 69 (1990)
- Episode 70 (1990)
- Episode 80 (1990)
- Episode 81 (1990)
- Episode 95 (1990)
- Episode 119 (1996)
- Episode 120 (1996)
- Episode 131 (1996)
- Episode 132 (1996)
- Episode 148 (1996)
Dark Knight
- "Stonegod" (2001)[7]
Audio Dramas
Blakes' 7
- Rebel (2007)
- When Vila Met Gan (2008)
- Eye of the Machine (2008)
- Blood and Earth (2009)
Doctor Who
- Earth Aid (with Andrew Cartmel)
Novels
Doctor Who novelisations
Virgin New Adventures (Doctor Who)
Rivers of London
- Rivers of London (known as Midnight Riot in the US) (2011)[8]
- Moon Over Soho (2011)
- Whispers Under Ground (2012)
- Broken Homes (2013) ISBN 9780575132467
Others
Short stories
- Gone Fishing in Short Trips: Time Signature
- Walking Backwards for Christmas in Something Changed
- The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam in Missing Adventures
- The Domestic in the special Waterstones edition of Whispers Under Ground
- The Home Crowd Advantage in the 'London Edition' of Rivers of London
References
- ↑ Barker, Martin (1992). Haunt of Fears: Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign, University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-0-87805-594-4
- ↑ Name * (2011-03-06). "times". The Folly. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ Ben Aaronovitch at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Ben Aaronovitch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ↑ "E-book sales at Hachette UK now 5% and catching US". Thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ↑ "Jamie back on top as Costa winner shows mutability". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ The Dark Knight at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Del Rey Buys Ben Aaronovitch’s RIVERS OF LONDON Series…". Zeno Literary Agency. 2010-03-01. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
External links
- Ben Aaronovitch at the Internet Movie Database
- Ben Aaronovitch at the Internet Book List
- Ben Aaronovitch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Official website
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