The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD 2018 Bob Howard's career in the Laundry, the secret British government agency dedicated to protecting the world from the supernatural, has involved brilliant hacking, ancient magic and combat with creatures of pure evil. Now the Laundry's existence has become public, and Bob is being trotted out on TV to answer pointed questions about elven asylum seekers. What neither Bob nor his managers have foreseen is that their organisation has earned the attention of a horror far more terrifying than any demon: a government looking for public services to privatise. There are things in the Laundry's assets that big business would simply love to get its hands on . . . Inch by inch, Bob Howard and his managers are forced to consider the truly unthinkable: a coup against the British government itself. 'Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time' Ben Aaronovitch Previous titles in this series: THE ATROCITY ARCHIVES THE JENNIFER MORGUE THE FULLER MEMORANDUM THE APOCALYPSE CODEX THE RHESUS CHART THE ANNIHILATION SCORE THE NIGHTMARE STACKS
Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time -- Ben Aaronovitch, author of RIVERS OF LONDON
Ferociously enjoyable -- SFX
Charles Stross owns this field, and his vast, cool intellect has launched yet another mad, sly entertainment that will strangle the hell out of anything else on offer right now -- Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan
Alternately chilling and hilarious -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it better -- KIRKUS
Ferociously enjoyable -- SFX
Charles Stross owns this field, and his vast, cool intellect has launched yet another mad, sly entertainment that will strangle the hell out of anything else on offer right now -- Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan
Alternately chilling and hilarious -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it better -- KIRKUS
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780356508283 |
| ISBN 10 | 0356508285 |
| Title | The Delirium Brief |
| Author | Charles Stross |
| Series | Laundry Files |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2017-07-13 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Locus Best Fantasy Novel 2018 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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