The apocalypse codex
by Charles Stross · first published 2001
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"For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the fast track for promotion to management within the Laundry, the supersecret British government agency tasked with defending the realm from occult threats. Assigned to External Assets, Bob discovers the company--unofficially--employs freelance agents to deal with sensitive situations that may embarrass Queen and Country. So when Ray Schiller--an American televangelist with the uncanny ability to miraculously heal the ill--becomes uncomfortably close to the Prime Minister, External Assets disp
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…http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/14516485... Hackers - Steven Levy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer... Artificial Life - Steven Levy. http://www.stevenlevy.com/index.php/books/artificial-life The Apocalypse Codex - Charles Stross. My first foray into "The Laundry Files" and it was a good one. When somebody first recommended this series to me, they said it was "sci fi with a Lovecraftian bent" which caught my…
on “Ask HN: Best books you read in 2012” ↗…strongest sort of argument that can be made. As noted above, seatbelts are another sort of device that I don't think we need randomized trials to test the efficacy of. p.s. Just finished (and enjoyed) the Apocalypse Codex. The Laundry Files is one of my favorite series of books as someone who's always believed that empiricism and existentialism are reconcilable. Please write more :)
on “Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma due to gravitational challenge” ↗I'm not in nanowrimo because I was 56,000 words into this one before November 1st, but ... I'm continuing to write "The Apocalypse Codex", the fourth Laundry Files novel. At the start of the series, Bob Howard, a slashdot-reading sandal-wearing geek, accidentally got himself conscripted by the Laundry, that branch of the British secret…
on “Ask HN: What Novel Are you Writing This Month?” ↗