
The Atrocity Archives
A Laundry Files Novel
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Gideon Emery
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Charles Stross
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Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless paperwork he has to do on a daily basis. He should never be called on to do anything remotely heroic. But for some reason, he is.
©2004 Charles Stross (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLCReseñas de la Crítica
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For me it was not well spent. I found the book disjointed and dull. I was really looking forward to listening to this one but there were to many problems with this title.Let Down
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Most definitely. The story itself has a lot of small and fascinating details which are a pleasure to find when you re-read or re-listen. Stross is a great author if you like sf with overtones of very modern urban fantasy, sly humor, equally sly horror and characters acting and speaking like live real people (swearing included, warning).Plus an extremely good narration by Gideon Emery which adds a totally new layer of enjoyment to the book.
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Charles Stross himself. It's one of those books when you keep hearing author's voice all the time and you quite like what you hear and would love to meet this person and just listen to them talk.Which scene was your favorite?
The Newton craddle on Angleton's desk.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Mostly laugh -quite often.Any additional comments?
Gideon Emery does a fantastic job with wonderful voice, perfect timing, great accents and nuances - but thankfully without going all theatrical or over the top. Most definitely added to my so far short list of brilliant narrators.great story + brilliant narration
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intelligent & fun
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This book is a great mixture of geekery, Lovecraftian horror, and bureaucracy. Our hero hast to save the world from nameless horrors, but is required to fill out forms justifying his overtime claims. He is a desk jockey at the ultimate secret service, who longs to get out in the field. Unfortunately for him, he gets his wish. Hilarity ensues.
Now as to the reader: He is absolutely top-notch. I didn't come in to this series with any expectation of what the characters sounded like, but now I know exactly what they sound like. Gideon Emery does an outstanding job of vocal characterisation, I know who is speaking, just based on what they sound like. That really improves the quality of a listen. In addition, Mr. Emery clearly has a touch of the geek about himself, as he gets the pronunciation spot on for all the technical terms. That is critical to me, as nothing yanks me out the flow of a good listen faster than a reader who mispronounces words. One or two in the course of a read is acceptable, but dozens ruins it for me. This reader never missed even one, as far as I could tell. So instead, I stayed in the flow the whole time, and the book just blazed past. I have already begun buying the rest of the series, so I can listen all the way to the end. Definitely recommended.
To sum up, if you are a geek, or if you have ever worked for a really large and bureaucratic organisation, you will definitely get the jokes. And the horror, while horrific, is handling with skill, such that I wasn't unable to sleep at night after reading (well, hearing) this book. Urban fantasy fans, don't hesitate to add this to your rota of books to read. I hope you will love it as much as I did. Charles Stross definitely goes on my list of writers I'll be watching, and knowing an audiobook was read by Gideon Emery will be recommendation enough for me.
Outstanding story and an outstanding performance
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Good story well done
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Loved the story
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Imagine an IT guy who finds himself in the James Bond role-- except his agency is on a tight budget, and he has to deal with terrors that Bond never had to face. Monsters. Demons. Occult Nazi Plots Gone Horribly Wrong. And worst of all? Office Politics. Tropes are inverted, subverted, violated, terminated, reanimated, and then put to work filing form 6-ZZ-A-9/GL.
The author does an excellent job of building the world very quickly without getting bogged down in the origin story that often slows down the first entry in a series. That origin story is there, don't get me wrong, but it's handled so expertly that by halfway through the book I sort of felt like I was reading the second book in a franchise where I already knew the universe and was thoroughly invested in the characters. I'm also impressed with the way that the author can simultaneously paint in broad strokes and fine detail, sometimes at the same time.
Between the excellent reader and the well-crafted story, this turned out to be surprisingly immersive.
One thing-- this book is actually a novel AND a novella, so "The Atrocity Archives" wraps up much earlier than expected if you're watching the time on the book. All of the above commentary applies to both.
What did I just "read", and why did I love it??
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The book also establishes the first-person narrator and his situation as a rather unwilling participant in the business of monster hunting and fighting. He was the sort of self-absorbed technocrat with a chip on his shoulder when it comes to the strict functionaries he has to report to, all in a rather unpleasant, misogynistic fashion. I can't say that the run-ins he has at work in the Laundry are exactly enjoyable compared to his exploits in the field which feature all the action you would expect to find in a book with this premise. There is a nagging sense that the the antagonists are just set up as comic foils instead of real characters, most noticeable with the few women depicted. Everyone else is a British male and it felt like a better job of balancing the representation could have helped.
I would probably consider picking up another book in the series at some point if I had reason to believe that it was going to try to make some advances beyond this first installment. There were a couple of grand ideas that I liked which mainly served as ornamentation here which I would like to see treated in a fuller way.
Interesting ideas with some annoyances
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If you could sum up The Atrocity Archives in three words, what would they be?
Nerdy Lovecraftian ActionWhat was one of the most memorable moments of The Atrocity Archives?
To avoid spoiling: There is a point where things get very grim for the first time, it's a great moment and unexpected in the sudden intensity.Have you listened to any of Gideon Emery’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This was the first I have heard but he did a very good job.Any additional comments?
I have been told for years that I have to read these books. I have never quite found the time for one reason or other so the audio book was perfect. A well read and well told story, I will be listening to the rest and likely will add the books to my bookshelf as well.More than I was expecting!
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