The Apocalypse Codex: 4th in the 'Laundry Files' series of books

Stross, Charles

ISBN 10: 0356500985 / ISBN 13: 9780356500980

Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group / Orbit, 2012

Beschreibung

© 2012: 4th in the 'Laundry Files' series of books. 1st printing of 2012 edition:- Synopsis: Bob Howard may be humanity's last hope. Start praying. For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on a career fast-track within the Laundry, the branch of the Secret Service that fights otherworldly threats. But when he is called to investigate a miracle-working American televangelist who seems suspiciously interested in the Prime Minister, Bob finds an occult mess that even the Laundry may be unable to clean up:- Review(s): Praise for the 'Laundry' novels: "Beautifully handled, believable and well envisioned - a highly enjoyable bit of Spy-Fi" - SFX / "This dark, funny blend of SF and horror reads like James Bond written in the style of H P Lovecraft" - Waterstone's Books Quarterly / "Stross writes hard SF, paranormal espionage and near-future techno-thrillers with equal facility and intelligence" - Guardian:- (original cost £7.99). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 19.002.00052

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Apocalypse Codex: 4th in the 'Laundry ...

Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group / Orbit

Erscheinungsdatum: 2012

Einband: Paperback: 7¾" x 5"

Illustrator: Cover Art: Uncredited

Zustand: Near Fine: Small signs of wear

Auflage: 2012 Edition

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Bob Howard used to fix computers for the Laundry - the branch of the British Secret Service that deals with otherworldly threats - but those days are over. He's not only been promoted to active service but actually survived missions against cultists, enemy spies and tentacled horrors from other dimensions. Willingly or not, he's on his way up in this dangerous organisation.

When a televangelist with connections to 10 Downing Street seems able to work miracles, the Laundry takes an interest. But an agency that answers to the Prime Minister can't spy on him themselves, and Bob's shadowy superiors come up with a compromise - they hire 'freelancers', with Bob in charge.

British citizens who discover the occult are either forcibly recruited by the Laundry or disposed of, and Bob's never heard of freelancers before. Officially they don't exist. Anyone who's big and bad enough to remain independent is going to be hard to handle, and Bob's not too sure that the one-week 'people management' course he was sent on in Milton Keynes is going to be enough . . .

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Charles Stross is a full-time science fiction writer and resident of Edinburgh, Scotland. The author of seven Hugo-nominated novels and winner of three Hugo awards for best novella, two of which are part of the Laundry Files series, Stross's works have been translated into over twelve languages. As the owner of degrees in pharmacy and computer science, he graduated as the world's only academically qualified cyberpunk writer just as cyberpunk died. Today he describes his job as telling lies for money and tormenting his imaginary friends. Follow his blog at http://www.accelerando.org/ and his Twitter feed at @cstross.