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Bob Howard, geekish demonology hacker extraordinaire for "The Laundry," must stop ruthless billionaire Ellis Billington from unleashing an eldritch horror, codenamed "Jennifer Morgue," from the ocean's depths for the purpose of ruling the world...
In theory, I should really love this series, but for the 2nd book in a row, the story just kind of dragged on for me. I loved the first half of the book and then couldn't wait for it to be over. This was the same experience as the first book. I might give it one more go but this might also be the end for me. ( )
A four star, but the author hit my boss key near the end of the main story. That would be by blithely tramping into impossible land for ACTION... Even with magic you can't fire a pistol after yanking the slide back (ejects the ammo you know? And No, that wasn't the only s0y0d m0m3nt)!! ( )
I still can't decide whether I really like Stross's writing or not. This is good, and brimming with ideas. It's also exciting and it really fits the bill for an exciting spy novel/thriller conclusion. But Stross's prose is still very thick, for me. It's difficult to read, simply. Even just parsing it feels unnatural. I felt satisfied at reading it in the end, and getting all the technical references, but it took me some time! ( )
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For Andrew, Lorna, and James
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August 25, 1975 165 W, 30 N The guys from the "A" and "B" crews have been sitting on their collective ass for five weeks, out in the middle of nowhere.
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The Laundry operations manual is notably short on advice for how to comport oneself when being held prisoner aboard a mad billionaire necromancer's yacht, other than the usual stern admonition to keep receipts for all expenses incurred in the line of duty.
Give me root access on a hostile necromancer's server farm, and I am at home.
The Laundry collects computer scientists who accidentally discover the elements of computational demonology, in much the same way as Stalin used to collect jokes about himself.3
3He had two Gulags full.
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And as we walk along the beach, holding hands and laughing, I realize that we're free.
Bob Howard, geekish demonology hacker extraordinaire for "The Laundry," must stop ruthless billionaire Ellis Billington from unleashing an eldritch horror, codenamed "Jennifer Morgue," from the ocean's depths for the purpose of ruling the world...
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