The Fuller Memorandum

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Call Number: Science Fiction / Stross, Charles
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Highly entertaining submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 23, 2012, 3:16pm If you've read the earlier books his Charles Stross' "The Laundry" series, you'll understand and enjoy this one. If not, read "The Atrocity Archives" then "The Jennifer Morgue" first.
In this edition about British government officials who secretly protect the world from the supernatural, particularly demons, our geeky hero Bob must rescue his boss. We continue to cheer for his girlfriend, the take-no-prisoners Mo, and his colleagues, a gay couple nicknamed Pinky and the Brain. The series includes a lot of geek jokes and is tremendously entertaining. I'm glad to read online that the author is writing more!

Great reading submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on August 14, 2013, 8:48pm I seriously forget how much I like these Laundry Files books by Stross. Some of his stuff is worthless (cf. the Merchant Princes series) but this bunch is funny, creative, and simply a great read. GhostBusters meets the Matrix plus James Bond.

I'm sure there's a lot of detail tracking that I miss because I can't be bothered to keep it straight (i.e. there could be inconsistencies and I wouldn't notice, because I'm not reading to that level of detail at the moment), but Bob is alternately funny and just savvy enough to put it all together, and that makes for a great character to follow. The universe is ours, but with hidden layers of "magic" (upper level math that opens portals to the universe's creepy crawlies) that the Laundry keeps us regular schmucks safe from. And chaos ensues.

Great reading. Start from The Atrocity Archives, though. You'll be glad you did.