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A review by danielwestheide
The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
4.0
Charles Stross is an enormously versatile author. From near future to hard SF or parallel universes, he excels in all of them - not a single bit less in the unique genre mix of Lovecraftian spy thriller that he pursues with the Laundry series.
"The Fuller Memorandum" is the third book in this series about Bob Howard, who is working for the Laundry, a super-secret branch of Her Majesty's Secret Service that is responsible for dealing with all kinds of occult threats.
People keep saying that it is darker and lacks the humour of the two previous books. The former is certainly true, but I have to disagree with the latter. "The Fuller Memorandum" is so full of nerd and geek references and jokes that it really made me laugh out loud and often.
While the plot was not as tantalizing as in the previous books, it was still highly entertaining and kept me reading on far longer than I intended to a couple of nights. I would recommend reading "The Atrocity Archives" and "The Jennifer Morgue" first, though, not only because they are awesome, but because they give important background information that is not fully explained again in "The Fuller Memorandum".
"The Fuller Memorandum" is the third book in this series about Bob Howard, who is working for the Laundry, a super-secret branch of Her Majesty's Secret Service that is responsible for dealing with all kinds of occult threats.
People keep saying that it is darker and lacks the humour of the two previous books. The former is certainly true, but I have to disagree with the latter. "The Fuller Memorandum" is so full of nerd and geek references and jokes that it really made me laugh out loud and often.
While the plot was not as tantalizing as in the previous books, it was still highly entertaining and kept me reading on far longer than I intended to a couple of nights. I would recommend reading "The Atrocity Archives" and "The Jennifer Morgue" first, though, not only because they are awesome, but because they give important background information that is not fully explained again in "The Fuller Memorandum".