The Regicide Report

Laundry Files, Book 14

De: Charles Stross

Narrado por: Gideon Emery

An occult assassin, a living god and an elderly queen face off in A Regicide Report, the thrilling conclusion to Charles Stross’ Hugo Award-winning Laundry Files series.

After 60-plus years in power in the UK, Queen Elizabeth II has gathered a surplus of mana from believers spread across the British Commonwealth. That makes her a threat to the Elder God recently installed as Prime Minister—and a target to a shadowy faction within the Laundry looking to depose the Black Pharaoh.

An assassin is dispatched to take out Queen Elizabeth and neutralize the threat of the Black Pharaoh. Bob Howard and Dominique "Mo" O'Brien return for the last time, reluctantly pressed into service protecting the queen.

Plus, Mhari Murphy and her team, many of whom are now infected with vampirism, are back from their mission to Washington, DC, with mixed success.

God save the Queen—someone has to.

©2025 Charles Stross (P)2026 Recorded Books

Always a fun read

The narrator, Gideon Emery, makes the story worth twice the price of admission. This telling is Bob-centric and I love his sarcastic and witty takes on the impossible scenario of a dark overlord taking control of the government and the human sycophants that do his bidding. Pretty outrageous. Impossible to imagine. …unless you live in the US.

Enjoyed the story.

I enjoyed the way this story rounded out Bob's career. And remember nothing lasts forever...