The laundry is an rpg based on the laundry files series of novels by charles stross. His work has been translated into over twelve languages. Laundry files world is not our own, magic was always there, outside of public eye for last couple centuries due to enlightenment and scientific revolution and huge inherent risks of doing magic in your head. This reading order mostly corresponds to the chronological publication order. A laundry files novel ebook written by charles stross. These are collected in the atrocity archives, the jennifer morgue, the. Com original equoid, down on the farm, overtime ebook written by charles stross. Usa as a new nation, founded during enlightenment and at start of industrial revolution had no official occult secret agency. Bob howard is a lowlevel techie working for a supersecret government agency. Thatll be the last chance for the merchant princesempire games series i dont currently have any plans after book 10, invisible sun, comes out in 2019, and probably the last chance for the laundry files for a long time im taking a year off to recharge my creative juices after the labyrinth index, so two more books would take us. The laundry files book series by charles stross includes books the atrocity archives, the jennifer morgue, equoid, and several more.
Charles david george charlie stross born 18 october 1964 is a british writer of science fiction, lovecraftian horror, and fantasy. Charles stross the atrocity archives laundry files book 1 is the first book in his laundry files series and is a compendium of two stories. Lovecraft, the xfiles and science fiction and you get the atrocity archives, the first book of the laundry series. In the afterword to the science fiction book club 2in1 edition of the atrocity archives and the jennifer morgue, stross notes that friends warned him against.
Five books or series to read if you like the laundry files. A resident of edinburgh scotland, stross is the author of 6 nominated novels and also the winner of the hugo awards for the best novella. The atrocity archives is an actual archive in amsterdam where occult and bizarre objects are kept. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. So, the laundry files is a series of science fiction spy thrillers written by british writer charles stross. Below is a list of charles stross books in order of when they were originally released. While his colleagues are out saving the world, bobs under a desk restoring lost data. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the delirium brief.
Rules for creating your laundry agents equipment, computational sorcery, magic items, budgeting and infernal bureaucracy dossiers on topics from other uk agencies and international occintel groups to cults, monsters and the inevitable end of the world codenamed case nightmare green. He is the author of seven hugonominated novels, including accelerando, neptunes brood, saturns children and the laundry files series, and winner of three hugo awards for best novella. The laundry filesseries timeline charlies diary antipope. The series main character is bob howard, a onetime i. But if you cant wait that long take a look at the spectacular or perhaps tentacular cover design below and read on for a taste of whats in store in a world where magic has gone mainstream, a. The laundry files series written by author charles stross is one of his most successful novel series. The atrocity archives laundry files book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Charles stross reveals how his laundry files world is. The atrocity archive first serialized in 2001 and note the singular and the concrete jungle im not sure when it was first published, but i believe it was with this book, so say 2004.
By the end of the book, one is definitely dead and one is presumed dead, and so are dozens of people inside the laundry. The laundry files are a longrunning series of stories and novels ive been writing since roughly 1999. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The atrocity archives is the first in charles stross the laundry files books. This wiki aims to have entries on all placenames, characters, missions, gadgets, etc. This third entry in his edgy spoof of cold war spy thrillers booklist finds covert agent bob howard learning about a topsecret dossier that vanishes with his boss.
Just so that you dont miss out on the joy of reading the whole saga and seeing everything develop. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The laundry files are a series of science fiction spy thrillers written by british writer charles stross. Charles stross is the author of the bestselling merchant princes series, the laundry series, and several standalone novels including glasshouse, accelerando, and saturns children. The annihilation score, book a of the laundry files. Get the audible audio editions of the the laundry files series from the. This reading order does not include the rpg game supplements, discussed at the laundry game. Laundry files fanfiction archive with over 7 stories. But its not actually part of the same story line at all rather, its the start of a spinoff series, set in the world of the new management, after the end of the main laundry files story about bob et al. Over the next decade and a half he worked as a pharmacist, a technical writer, a software.
They mix the genres of lovecraftian horror, spy thriller, science fiction, and workplace humour. The initial novel of this series was titled as the attrocity archives and was released by the ace publishers in the year 2004. Their main character for the first five novels is bob howard a pseudonym taken for security purposes, a onetime i. In it, players take on the roles of british intelligence agents tasked with protecting the uk and the world in that order from supernatural horrors, while muddling through bureaucratic red tape. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine computer shopper and was responsible for the monthly linux column. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the atrocity archives laundry files book 1. Jennifer morgue book 2 in the laundry files paperback by. Download the the laundry files audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. The laundry files is a series of novels by charles stross. Wondering what other books laundry files fans are enjoying between releases of stross titles. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera.
The author of six hugonominated novels and winner of the 2005, 2010, and 2015 hugo awards for best novella, his works have been translated into over twelve languages. Charles strosss equoid is a dark fantasy tale from the hugowinning author of rule 34, halting state, the atrocity archives, and many others. It consists of a total of 7 novels and 4 novellas, which were published between the years 2004 and 2016. The atrocity archives laundry files book 1 kindle edition by stross, charles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The washington post book world imagine a world where gnarly lovecraftian demons are all too real yet are routinely neutralized with hightech wizardry by a supersecret british spy agency, and youll get an inkling of the genrebending territory stross explores in his. Charles stross is a fulltime science fiction writer and resident of edinburgh, scotland. And, for a change of pace that i found delightful, the narrator this time around isnt bob. Stross has had his work translated into more than twelve languages. Small ones to ensure secrecy are thrown around all the time. The labyrinth index laundry files book 9 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Ive been writing the laundry files series for 16 years at this point.
I have a deep love for charles strosss the laundry files series which are best described as cthulhu meets james bond meets the existential horror of a government bureaucratic job and have been looking for sortof similar books the authors own recommendations took me to declare. The atrocity archives by charles stross is the first book in the laundry files series. The annihilation score is the sixth installment of charles strosss laundry files series. Personally, i could never get into reddit favorites like the bob universe books or ready player one or the martian or any books starring smug white guys who have the emotional iq of a yo coder. The apocalypse codex laundry files book 4 kindle edition by stross, charles. Determined to discover the contents of this memorandum, howard runs afoul of russian spies, ancient demons, and apostles of a. Laundry files series 10 primary works 16 total works the multiple hugo awardwinning laundry files series follows the exploits of a former tech support worker nowturned field agent, bob howard, at the laundry, a top secret british intelligence agency dedicated to protecting the cosmos and the human race from nefarious supernatural phenomenon beyond spacetime.
The atrocity archive 2004, novella the concrete jungle 2005, short story. Charles stross published his first book in 1996, a nonfiction book entitled the web architects handbook. Charles stross is a full time and an award winning science fiction writer of lovecraftian fantasy and horror. Born in leeds, england, in 1964, stross studied in london and bradford, earning degrees in pharmacy and computer science. Bob howard is a computerhacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless amount of work hes got on his desk. Charles stross, born in 1964, is a fulltime science fiction writer and resident of edinburgh, scotland. He stopped writing for the magazine to devote more time to novels. See the complete laundry files series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. This is the seventh book in the laundry files series, so if youre looking for a place to start i recommend book 1, the atrocity archives. When i began, i intended the short novel the atrocity archive published with the concrete jungle in the book. Dead lies dreaming ukanz, a brand new novel from hugo awardwinning author charles stross, is out in october 2020. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the apocalypse codex laundry files book 4.
His most recent novel prior to this is the labyrinth index, also part of the laundry files, published in 2018. The laundry files is a series of hard science fictionhorrorfantasy novels by british author charles stross. A laundry files novel series charles stross a unique blend of espionage thrillers and lovecraftian horror, the laundry files follows the misadventures of bob howard, an unwilling agent of her majestys government, tasked with protecting humanity from the forces of darkness. The laundry is an ultra top secret british agency in an alternate version or our modern world that battles supernatural forces right out of the cthulhu mythos. Some of the material on the amazon product page says these are two related long novellas.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. His first novel to be published was singularity sky, published in 2003. Welcome to the the laundry files wikia edit this wikia is a place for information and discussion about any novella or novel from charles stross the laundry files. He has won three hugo awards for best novella, most recently for the laundry files tale equoid.