The Annihilation Score: A Laundry Files novel
Jul 2015 · Hachette UK
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NOBODY DOES IT BETTER . . .
Dr Mo O'Brien is an intelligence agent at the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess and deal with the witnesses.
But the Laundry is recovering from a devastating attack and when average citizens all over the country start to develop supernatural powers, the police are called in to help. Mo is appointed as official police liaison, but in between dealing with police bureaucracy, superpowered members of the public and disgruntled politicians, Mo discovers to her horror that she can no longer rely on her marriage, nor on the weapon that has been at her side for eight years of undercover work, the possessed violin known as 'Lecter'.
If this wasn't bad enough, a mysterious figure known as Dr Freudstein is committing heists and sending increasingly threatening messages to the police. Who is Freudstein and what is he planning?
Dr Mo O'Brien is an intelligence agent at the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess and deal with the witnesses.
But the Laundry is recovering from a devastating attack and when average citizens all over the country start to develop supernatural powers, the police are called in to help. Mo is appointed as official police liaison, but in between dealing with police bureaucracy, superpowered members of the public and disgruntled politicians, Mo discovers to her horror that she can no longer rely on her marriage, nor on the weapon that has been at her side for eight years of undercover work, the possessed violin known as 'Lecter'.
If this wasn't bad enough, a mysterious figure known as Dr Freudstein is committing heists and sending increasingly threatening messages to the police. Who is Freudstein and what is he planning?
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4.3
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Graeme Castle
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November 10, 2017
It's awful when one of your favourite authors buys into Scientology and then starts shoveling ideological dogma into their books. In this case it's feminism rather than Scientology, but the effect is the and. I'm so glad this seems to be a one off and the next book in the series is not pushing ideology. Will skip all future books with Mo as the lead.
stephen neiland
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May 16, 2017
Awful entry in the series. Crapping on super heroes is more cliche than super heroes. Mo reads less like Agent Candid and more like a male feminists idea of how awful it is to be a woman. Stross has lost his touch
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WaitForPete
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July 21, 2018
Thoroughly enjoyed this installment. This story is told from the
perspective of agent CANDID who gets to show her own capabilities and
concerns. I would leave it to a female reviewer as to the accuracy of the
portrayal of her inner life. As involving as Stross' other works, I
actually worried about one of the supporting characters.
About the author
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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