A review by dan_tee
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Bob, our protagonist, works in a mundane office job filled with internal politics, boring training seminars, and Escher-like occult computers which protect us all from an incursion of arcane horrors. Oh, and an audit is due. 

So it's weird, quirky and filled with dry British humour that satarises office politics and manages to be it's own thriller while revelling in how daft and mundane saving the world is. 

There are a lot of good hooks in this book (which is actually two novellas in one, which I was unaware of) - enough to make me want to continue the series. 

There's nothing too deep here so far, but I enjoyed these first two books and will continue with the series in the future. 

I look forward to seeing how the authors writing changes and develops over time.