Paul reviewed The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross
Review of 'The Delirium Brief' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
My biggest complaint is I want the next one now!
381 pages
English language
Published Nov. 9, 2017 by A Tom Doherty Associates Books.
4 stars
(34 reviews)
Someone is dead set to air the spy agency's dirty laundry in The Delirium Brief the next installment to Charles Stross' Hugo Award-winning comedic dark fantasy Laundry Files series! Bob Howard's career in the Laundry, the secret British government agency dedicated to protecting the world from unspeakable horrors from beyond spacetime, has entailed high combat, brilliant hacking, ancient magic, and combat with indescribably repellent creatures of pure evil. It has also involved a wearying amount of paperwork and office politics, and his expense reports are still a mess. Now, following the invasion of Yorkshire by the Host of Air and Darkness, 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 organization has earned the attention of a horror far more terrifying than any demon: a British …
Someone is dead set to air the spy agency's dirty laundry in The Delirium Brief the next installment to Charles Stross' Hugo Award-winning comedic dark fantasy Laundry Files series! Bob Howard's career in the Laundry, the secret British government agency dedicated to protecting the world from unspeakable horrors from beyond spacetime, has entailed high combat, brilliant hacking, ancient magic, and combat with indescribably repellent creatures of pure evil. It has also involved a wearying amount of paperwork and office politics, and his expense reports are still a mess. Now, following the invasion of Yorkshire by the Host of Air and Darkness, 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 organization has earned the attention of a horror far more terrifying than any demon: a British government looking for public services to privatize. Inch by inch, Bob Howard and his managers are forced to consider the truly unthinkable: a coup against the British government itself .
Jason Molenda reviewed The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross (The Laundry)
Review of 'The delirium brief' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
It was a good entry in this series of lovecraftian horror plus secret spy agency novels, but the start of the series had a lot more fun and whimsy in it. I think with the stakes being raised so much in this one, the tone is going to be more serious because of it. The way the heroes prevail and save the day sets up the next book where I'm genuinely curious to see how the author moves the world forward.
Daniel Andrlik reviewed The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross (The Laundry)
Review of 'The delirium brief' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This is easily my favorite book in the Laundry Files so far, which is interesting because in many ways it is very different from the preceding volumes. Bob Howard is back, and the Laundry faces its greatest threat yet: privatization of government services.
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Subjects
- Intelligence service
- Bob Howard (Fictitious character)
- Demonology
- Fiction
Places
- Great Britain