The Masquerades of Spring

Set in the 20s in New York, we see Thomas Nightingale on a quest from Molly to find the roots of an enchanted saxaphone.

OK that’s the nub of the story but what we do get is a wonderful insight into the Harlem Renaissance, 20s queer culture, more about Jazz, and as always some of the history of characters that we know little about and are gradually being fed more and more on.

This is another novella outside the main Peter Grant storyline and as always cracks along at a wonderful pace and filling out characters so well in such a limited space , and not only that opening up other worlds for us to explore.

This is the main introduction to Augustus Berrycloth-Young, though he was in a short story in a newsletter not long before this, bit of a fop, but determined and living in New York away from The Folly for a few minor indiscretions with public magic.

We find out more about the Fae in this story as well, set at a great pace and easily read in one sitting, another Ben Aaronovitch book I really enjoyed.