A great, fun read in this series. Alex, the twenty-something PHANG narrator, is a mostly self-centered, semi-competent young man trying to navigate his condition, his low-paid, involuntary civil service position at The Laundry, and living in the same city as his parents. Oh, and his new girlfriend is a member of the non-human invading force.

And...PHANGs have a counting compulsion! the invaders look like Tolkein elves! My greatest disappointment was the lack of thunder and lightning when Alex completed a compulsive count. Perhaps we get the big finish if he says the answer aloud.

While I miss Bob's POV, I've enjoyed seeing things from Mo's perspective (#6) and now this entry from Alex. I'd love to see Pete as a narrator, or Pinky, or Brain. Maybe the next entry in the series will have multiple POVs...no, wait, I can't wait 5+ years for #8.