This is really going to be nothing but a jumping off point for discussion about spy horror. The Atrocity Archives is a reasonably entertaining novel about a supernatural intelligence agency dealing. There are bad things Out There that want in here, and this agency - the Laundry - is tasked with stopping them. I enjoyed the book, and if you enjoy ( Read more... )

I just got done reading Glasshouse by Charles Stross and while I am finding that I am enjoying his books, I didn't like this one quite so well as Accelerando. Or, rather, I really, really enjoyed the first half of Glasshouse and found the second half tolerable but quite weak compared to the first half of the book ( Read more... )

I just got done reading Accelerando by Charles Stross and I'm gonna talk about it! Since I actually like the book, I'm not going to give any spoilers. Or I think I won't ( Read more... )