The Jennifer Morgue

Hardcover, 340 pages

English language

Published Nov. 28, 2006 by Golden Gryphon Press.

ISBN:
978-1-930846-45-6
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OCLC Number:
67239775

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4 stars (6 reviews)

Bob Howard, geekish demonology hacker extraordinaire for "The Laundry," must stop ruthless billionaire Ellis Billington from unleashing an eldritch horror, codenamed "Jennifer Morgue," from the ocean's depths for the purpose of ruling the world...

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3 stars

Maths is magic and the Elder Gods are real. Bob Howard works for the Laundry, the UK's secret intelligence agency that protects you from these facts and their consequences, which include such delights as insanity, possession and having one's soul eaten.

I'm reading this series in random order, having gone 3-1-2-4. This is book 2, in which our reluctant hero has to stop the megalomaniac business man turned would-be Ruler of the World by circumventing a fiendish geas that will only allow a highly unrealistic type of super-agent to get close to the villain. Yes, some-one has to become James Bond in order to save the world! Cue stereo-type and cliche subverting jokes such as a glamourous hottie that's really a succubus and minions that are literally zombies.

Great fun.

Subjects

  • Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction - General
  • Horror fiction
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction - Adventure
  • Fiction / Science Fiction / General
  • Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
  • Intelligence service