Description
In a world where magic has gone mainstream, a policewoman and a group of petty criminals are pulled into a heist to find a forbidden book of spells that should never be opened.
A new adventure begins in the world of the Laundry Files.
Dead Lies Dreaming presents a nightmarish vision of a Britain 'under New Management', sliding unknowingly towards occult cataclysm . . .
'Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time' Ben Aaronovitch, on the Laundry Files
'Stross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it better' Kirkus
'Ferociously enjoyable' SFX
Laundry Files series:
THE ATROCITY ARCHIVES
THE JENNIFER MORGUE
THE FULLER MEMORANDUM
THE APOCALYPSE CODEX
THE RHESUS CHART
THE ANNIHILATION SCORE
THE NIGHTMARE STACKS
THE DELIRIUM BRIEF
THE LABYRINTH INDEX
The Laundry Files: Under New Management
DEAD LIES DREAMING
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
Reviews
Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same timeCharles Stross owns this field, and his vast, cool intellect has launched yet another mad, sly entertainment that will strangle the hell out of anything else on offer right nowStross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it betterAlternately chilling and hilariousFerociously enjoyable
Book Information
ISBN 9780356513799
Author Charles Stross
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Orbit
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Series The New Management
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 218mm * 142mm * 38mm
