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The Atrocity Archives

Charles Stross Hen MacLeod

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English
ACE BOOKS
01 January 2006
Series: Laundry Files
Charles Stross takes a departure from his epic science fiction to craft this cross between Len Deighton—style espionage and H.P. Lovecraftian horror.

Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless paperwork he has to do on a daily basis. He should never be called on to do anything remotely heroic.

But somehow, he is...
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Imprint:   ACE BOOKS
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 202mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   318g
ISBN:   9780441013654
ISBN 10:   0441013651
Series:   Laundry Files
Pages:   368
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Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for The Atrocity Archives

Like his peer Cory Doctorow, Stross has an ironic Generation X sensibility, conditioned, in his case, by time spent in the simultaneously thrilling and boring world of information technology. In The Atrocity Archives, Stross's genius lies in devoting fully as much time to the bureaucratic shenanigans of the Laundry as he does to its thaumaturgic mission. - The Washington Post Book World Much of the action is completely nuts, but Stross manages to ground it in believability through his protagonist's deadpan reactions to both insane office politics and supernatural mayhem. - San Francisco Chronicle If this keeps up, 'Strossian' is going to become a sci-fi adjective...Charles Stross writes with intelligence and enjoys lifting the rock to show you what's crawling underneath...The clever results will bring a smile to your face. - The Kansas City Star It's science fiction's most pleasant surprise of the year. - San Francisco Chronicle


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