Jennifer Morgue

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Charles Stross: Jennifer Morgue (2013, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)

English language

Published June 19, 2013 by Little, Brown Book Group Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-356-50238-0
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4 stars (76 reviews)

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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Review of 'The Jennifer Morgue' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This was a bit weird, and I don't mean the story, but the reading of it. On the one hand I read this funny, often hilarious, story about the nerdy protagonist being forced to re-enact a classic Bond (as in 007) plot and it's well written, too. Sometimes a little too detailed on the nerdy stuff ("looking for network interfaces", "corporate windows mono-culture with all the work-stations running the same service-pack") but since I understand all this, it's fun, also power-point bashing is good! But then something does not quite click with me. I tried to analyze what it was and came to the conclusion that I never once doubted the outcome. Just like in the Atrocity Archives the risk soon becomes too great to make the reader believe that the villain will be allowed with his plans. There is not even the option of a partial success for the …

Review of 'The Jennifer Morgue' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Occult covert ops! I'm a sucker for this. The Black Chamber (US) teams up with The Laundry (UK) to fight occult baddies. I particularly love the merging of hi-tech geekery with the magick of various sorts. So many writers do the either/or thing here, presenting the argument that tech in some way limits a mage or shaman. Tech is a natural extension of magickal abilities, so it's enjoyable to read a good fusion of the two.

Review of 'The Jennifer Morgue' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I've tried to read Stross in the past, and this is the first one I've finished. Others I've started and then gotten distracted from, and after completing this book, I really feel I should go back and give them another chance. This is fun book that blends modern day techo-geekery, espionage and the Cthulu mythos. On top of that it has fun poking some fun at the James Bond archetype, and there is a rather interesting little essay about the Bond in the back of the book. The essay isn't groundbreaking, but it's an interesting read.

The story itself is enormous fun. It's not a life-changing book by any means, but it merits the fourth star for the entertainment value alone and the fun of having the hero be computer geek wielding bootable Linux on a USB key. The Bond angle is a fun bit of play, with more than …

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Subjects

  • Fiction, horror
  • Fiction, short stories (single author)
  • Great britain, fiction