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by Charles Stross

The national bestselling author takes a departure from his epic science fiction to craft this cross between Len Deighton-style espionage and H.P. Lovecraftian horror.

Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless paperwork he has to do on a daily basis. He should never be called on to do anything remotely heroic. (read review)

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Simon m
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Wonderfully entertaining - a deliberate attempt to merge the spy fiction of Len Deighton with the occult horror of H P Lovecraft. Magic as a branch of IT; Fourth Reich Nazis in a parallel universe; something nasty in Milton Keynes. If only Torchwood or the X-Files were this good...

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