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A review by nedhayes
Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross
5.0
Another brilliant series begins by SFF wunderkind [a:Charles Stross|8794|Charles Stross|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1355510574p2/8794.jpg]. This series is ostensibly tied to The Laundry Files, and in fact it does take place in the same universe, but with much more eldritch terror to hand and a very personal involvement in familial magic.
The characters and the ideas and the social commentary are all Stross, and I'm struck anew how carefully and thoughtfully he structures his multi-threated plots (in a lesser hand these would be anodyne or predictable) and how hilariously he places his cultural references. His evocation of Peter Pan is especially brilliant in this novel.
Looking forward to the next installment in this series!
The characters and the ideas and the social commentary are all Stross, and I'm struck anew how carefully and thoughtfully he structures his multi-threated plots (in a lesser hand these would be anodyne or predictable) and how hilariously he places his cultural references. His evocation of Peter Pan is especially brilliant in this novel.
Looking forward to the next installment in this series!