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[sexy_romulan]

I've been reading Charles Stross's Bob Howard books - The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue - and they have, in manner quite delightful, warped my fragile little mind. They're this inimitable combination of James Bond, Dilbert, and Cthulhu, all wrapped up in snarky British IT-geek-speak. The idea is basically that magic works through math and electricity - hence, through computers and electronics - and the main character is an agent of the secret government agency that keeps tabs on things occult...except, like government agencies everywhere, it is riddled with bureaucratic stupidity.

iclysdale and sinvokasha, you in particular SERIOUSLY need to check these out if you haven't already.

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[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Those sound like fun.

[iclysdale.livejournal.com]

I'm quite fond of them - I like most of Stross's stuff, all things considered. I was going to comment on your last post about them, but I've been feeling relatively mellow and un-posty lately. :)

Incidentally, I'm going to be a lonely bachelor for most of May, cause I'll be back in Ottawa and Marna's going to be travelling - so excuses to come over, hang out, see Ms. Rose would be fabulous if we can work something out. I'll give you a call when I'm back in town or something.

[sinvokasha.livejournal.com]

Heh, James Bond, Dilbert, and Cthulhu all in one sounds pretty awesome alright. :) I'll have to try to find time to check these out at some point.

[dibs-and-dlas.livejournal.com]

They are indeed an excellent pair of collections.