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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.

[livejournal.com profile] iclysdale and [livejournal.com profile] sinvokasha, you in particular SERIOUSLY need to check these out if you haven't already.

Date: 2009-04-23 02:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dagibbs.livejournal.com
Those sound like fun.

Date: 2009-04-23 03:20 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2009-04-23 05:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2009-04-23 12:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dibs-and-dlas.livejournal.com
They are indeed an excellent pair of collections.

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