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Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine computer shopper and was responsible for the monthly linux column. In the apocalypse codex, occasionally hapless british agent bob howard tackles a case involving an american televangelist and a supernatural threat of global proportions. Bob howard is a lowlevel techie working for a supersecret government agency. Howard too much of a coincidence that his hero is named bob howard stross describes an urban fantasy world building where the laundry is an ultrasecret british agency that deals with the paranormal and occult, kind of a. See all books authored by charles stross, including the atrocity archives, and the best of the best. The winner of multiple hugo awards, charles stross is one of the most highly regarded science fiction writers of his time. Charles stross audio books, best sellers, author bio. Jan 15, 2010 listen to atrocity archives audiobook by charles stross.
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The atrocity archives by charles stross rakuten kobo. Bob howard is an agent of the laundry, a deeply secret british intelligence agency which is focused on saving the world from the supernatural. Charles stross is a fulltime science fiction writer and resident of edinburgh, scotland. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Oct 16, 2018 the atrocity archives by charles stross, lucius shepard, 2004, golden gryphon press edition, in english 1st ed.
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Bob howard is an it guy who stumbled across secrets man is not yet ready to know. Buy a cheap copy of the atrocity archives book by charles stross. Charles david george charlie stross born 18 october 1964 is a british writer of science fiction, lovecraftian horror, and fantasy. I suspect that many authors, when they embark on a series of books, never intended to.
Jan 03, 2006 the atrocity archives ebook written by charles stross. The atrocity archive, one of his first published books, is the foundation for the excellent series of laundry novels. Charles stross continues the adventures of bob howard the atrocity archives with the jennifer morgue. The author of six hugonominated novels and winner of the 2005, 2010, and 2015 hugo awards for best novella, stross s works have been translated into over twelve languages.
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