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Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross continues to make a name for himself in the sci-fi genre. The Jennifer Morgue is an extension of Stross' award-winning novella The Concrete Jungle. Bob Howard is a special operative for the British agency called The Laundry, and his task is to stop a rogue billionaire from using an artifact, known as Gravedust, with the power to reanimate the dead. The U.S. Black Agency sends the lethal Ramona Random to aid Bob's mission, but she seems to have a different agenda.
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"In our house, all you have to say is, "I'm reading a Charlie Stross," as shorthand for "a wildly inventive, absorbing, thoughtful read." This follows THE ATROCITY ARCHIVES aka Cold War spy agencies with delusions of bureaucratic paperwork in Cthulu-Land. Now our computer-geek hero (and his violin-waving philosopher lady) are trapped in an unfolding James Bond scenario."
— Deborah (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Charles Stross owns the cutting edge of science fiction.”
— James Patrick Kelly, author of “Think Like a Dinosaur,” a Hugo Award–winning story -
“If this keeps up, ‘Strossian’ is going to become a sci-fi adjective.”
— Kansas City Star
The Jennifer Morgue Listener Reviews
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Michael Sprague, 8/7/2024
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Sara Cosgrove, 6/16/2019
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Christian, 6/23/2014
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" This was fun, although I realized too late that I should have read The Atrocity Archives first. "
— Emily, 2/10/2014 -
" Appeals to the HP Lovecraft and Linux geek crowd, a very small demographic, which I think might consist of only me and the author. This is an alternative reality, horror punk meets cyberpunk style novel. It's a good, fun breezy read. Though it's part of a trilogy, it can be read independently without losing too much. "
— Andy, 2/7/2014 -
" I enjoyed reading Jennifer Morgue. It dates itself badly, with all the references to 2005-era tech: Treos and Palm Pilots and Neverwinter Nights, but should be familiar to anyone who's experienced the past decade. Having read his more recent stuff (Glasshouse, Accelerando), I'm struck by the contrast in style between his Singularity-punk and Laundry series. "
— Dennis, 1/23/2014 -
" Lots of fun, and a very successful unholy melding of two genres. Playing up to every spy trope while delivering on them with bubbly joy, and letting the cosmic horror shudder away throughout. Larks ahoy. "
— Peter, 1/13/2014 -
" Just a great, fun, rollicking good-time read. Few authors would dare to put Cthulhu, James Bond, and Geek-L33T hackery together in a comedic and engaging book. Highly recommended. "
— Karlo, 1/8/2014 -
" As in the other books in this series, some of the computer / programming terminology is beyond me. However, I did think the references and homage to Ian Fleming's James Bond novels was great. The added short story by Stross at the end of the novel was again a great one. "
— Renee, 12/15/2013 -
" The James Bond theme was lost on me, but it's probably my small brain not being able to handle such a potent amalgam. "
— Ben, 12/6/2013 -
" I'm really enjoying Stross' "Laundry Files" series. They're spy novels crossed with the Xfiles and Terry Pratchett where the protagonist is a computer geek and his wife (one of the other main characters) is a philosopher-mathematician. It's pretty great. "
— Christine, 12/2/2013 -
" I love these books... thought provoking, and also funny enough for me to make a fool out of myself laughing out loud at the gym. "
— Erin, 11/6/2013 -
" Not as good as Atrocity Archives, but fun summer reading. "
— Petar, 6/4/2013 -
" The fact that the schmuck from the Atrocity Archives has to emulate James Bond in order to take care of things made me laugh until I couldn't breathe. "
— Mickey, 4/30/2013 -
" I didn't like this quite as much as the Atrocity Archives. Maybe because I've never gotten into the James Bond thing as much, and the love-complication didn't seem as resolved as I would have liked. But still a great time. The Afterword bit was very fun. "
— Bill, 12/14/2012 -
" Who knew James Bond and Cthulhu works so good together. A great read with more of the humor that made The Atrocity Archives great. "
— Albin, 8/11/2012 -
" Still a genius concept! The middle part dragged a lot and the ending was rushed and felt a bit stilted. (Still want a novel-length "a colder war"!) "
— Olof, 2/21/2012 -
" Excellent I am enjoying the laundry series just as much as the halting states books, going straight into number 3 now . "
— Gregor, 10/21/2011 -
" Did not enjoy as much as the first one though the short story was a lot of fun. "
— Mark, 10/20/2011 -
" Loved the interview with Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the back. "
— Andy, 8/26/2011 -
" A enjoyable mix of technology and the occult.<br/><br/>I got completely lost about half way through, but persevered to the end and all the pieces fell together. "
— Damien, 6/6/2011 -
" Awesome mythos, good humor, and one of THE best sudden twist endings ever. "
— Brewergnome, 5/2/2011 -
" Just as good as <em>The Atrocity Archives</em>. "
— Matthew, 4/22/2011 -
" I'm not quite sure how to rate this book. There are some really nice ideas, and it's a fun read, but there were points where I got bored and wandered off to read something else. I'm still enjoying the Laundry books but it just could have been so much better. "
— Rachel, 4/17/2011 -
" Too much Bond but still an enjoyable read "
— Christian, 3/30/2011 -
" The main story was OK, but it kind of dragged in the middle. Thankfully, things picked up again towards the end. I enjoyed the short story a lot more, so maybe he does better when he has more limited pages in which to tell his story. "
— Kris, 3/30/2011 -
" As in the other books in this series, some of the computer / programming terminology is beyond me. However, I did think the references and homage to Ian Fleming's James Bond novels was great. The added short story by Stross at the end of the novel was again a great one. "
— Renee, 3/23/2011 -
" I liked it. A fun novel with a strange Cthulhu/computer relationship. I'd definitely like to read the first one. "
— Kate, 3/22/2011 -
" A sometimes fun James Bond-meets-cthulhu story, but not as good as the first Laundry book (Atrocity Archives). "
— Jeffrey, 3/15/2011 -
" Quite a fun read. Interesting mix of techno-geek (pretty hardcore, for that matter) and Lovecraftian Cthulhu mythos. In this sequel to 'The Atrocity Archive' Stross has a lot of fun playing with James Bond conventions and cliches. "
— Alain, 3/13/2011 -
" James Bond crossed with the X-Files crossed with Dilbert. Perfect. "
— Heath, 3/10/2011 -
" Ehn. Fun, but cliched to the max. Got boring at the end. "
— Alice, 2/28/2011 -
" Excellent story, well told. Secret agent meets Lovecraft mythos. "
— Martin, 2/27/2011
About Charles Stross
Charles Stross is the author of the bestselling Merchant Princes series, the Laundry series, and several stand-alone novels, including Glasshouse, Accelerando, and Saturn’s Children. Born in Leeds, England, in 1964, Stross studied in London and Bradford, earning degrees in pharmacy and computer science. Over the next decade and a half he worked as a pharmacist, a technical writer, a software engineer, and eventually as a prolific journalist covering the IT industry. His short fiction began attracting wide attention in the late 1990s; his first novel, Singularity Sky, appeared in 2003. He has subsequently won the Hugo Award twice. He lives with his wife in Edinburgh, Scotland, in a flat that is slightly older than the state of Texas.
About Gideon Emery
Gideon Emery was raised in England and South Africa, where he won the National Vita Award for Comedy and a Gold Craft Award for Voice-over. Now based in Los Angeles, he has appeared on such television series as 24, Burn Notice, Eleventh Hour, CSI:NY, and Moonlight. His film credits include Primeval, Train, and Takers. He is also an in-demand voice for video games.