Dead Lies Dreaming

Stephen reviewed Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross

Review of 'Dead Lies Dreaming' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Really didn't like the first quarter of this book, and this would have been a much more negative review. The characters aren't particularly likeable, but maybe after reading the previous Stross book to this, they feel better developed and more believable. There's less terrible sex too (although not none).

Described correctly here on GoodReads as the start of a new series, as opposed to on Amazon which claims against Stross' wishes that it's a sequel in the Laundry sequence. These are entirely new characters doing their own thing in the same universe. It continues chronologically, but that's it.

Frank Burns reviewed Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross

Review of 'Dead Lies Dreaming' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Peter Pan meets the world of Case Nightmare Green. A decent romp setting up a new series in the Laundry Files setting.
This was a decent read, despite me not actually liking any of the characters much. It had the signature Lovecraftian horror meets modern outsourced bureaucracy vibe which is trademark of the series. This had a rotating cast of PoV characters instead of a single protagonist and I always feel Stross is stronger when he uses a single voice (even if it is an unreliable one).
J M Barrie's famous children's tale is cast in a more, accurate, light. It's a horror tale that fits the setting well.
This was also a little, bitty. It didn't have the author's usual flow. Understandable given the personal circumstances under which it was written.
Don't get me wrong, this is good reading, but I am always harder on authors who I have …

Peter Pan meets the world of Case Nightmare Green. A decent romp setting up a new series in the Laundry Files setting.
This was a decent read, despite me not actually liking any of the characters much. It had the signature Lovecraftian horror meets modern outsourced bureaucracy vibe which is trademark of the series. This had a rotating cast of PoV characters instead of a single protagonist and I always feel Stross is stronger when he uses a single voice (even if it is an unreliable one).
J M Barrie's famous children's tale is cast in a more, accurate, light. It's a horror tale that fits the setting well.
This was also a little, bitty. It didn't have the author's usual flow. Understandable given the personal circumstances under which it was written.
Don't get me wrong, this is good reading, but I am always harder on authors who I have given multiple 5 stars to in the past.

2021 Re-read
Again, I rate this slightly higher on a re-read. The things that I pointed out above didn't seem such an issue.

jonathan.brodsky@bookwyrm.social reviewed Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross

good nonsense

3 stars

I like this silly series. Glad that it is branching out to tell stories that aren't focused on the laundry and just set in the general world.

Damien Ryan reviewed Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross

Review of 'Dead Lies Dreaming' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Perfect, if dystopic, next step in the universe of the New Management. Love the heist, love the diverse group of kids, love the hints of a world post CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN. More please!

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