Quantum of Nightmares
Quantum of Nightmares by Charles Stross, published by Tor Publishing Group on January 11, 2022, is a trade paperback that spans 368 pages. This installment in the Laundry Files series presents a unique blend of espionage thrills and Lovecraftian horror, set in a transformed Britain where an ancient eldritch god serves as Prime Minister. The narrative follows various characters navigating a world where crime is severely punished and supernatural powers are both a boon and a burden.
Readers will encounter Eve Starkey, who has taken control of the Bigge Corporation after defeating her former boss in a supernatural duel, only to find herself ensnared in a deadly trap. Wendy Deere, equipped with transhuman abilities, investigates unauthorized supernatural activities while grappling with her past connections to Eve’s brother. Meanwhile, Mary Macandless, posing as a nanny, faces challenges while attempting to kidnap the children of government-sanctioned superheroes. Amanda Sullivan, an HR manager, becomes embroiled in a disturbing scheme involving human flesh. These intertwining stories culminate in world-bending consequences, reflecting themes of power and morality within a dark fantasy framework.
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Now in trade paper, a unique blend of espionage thrills and Lovecraftian horror, Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross’s Laundry Files continues with Quantum of Nightmares.
It’s a brave new Britain under the New Management. The avuncular Prime Minister is an ancient eldritch god of unimaginable power. Crime is plummeting as almost every offense is punishable by death. And everywhere you look, there are people with strange powers, some of which they can control, and some, not so much.
Hyperorganized and formidable, Eve Starkey defeated her boss, the louche magical adept and billionaire Rupert de Montfort Bigge, in a supernatural duel to the death. Now she’s in charge of the Bigge Corporation—just in time to discover the lethal trap Rupert set for her long ago.
Wendy Deere’s transhuman abilities have gotten her through many a scrape. Now she’s gainfully employed investigating unauthorized supernatural shenanigans. She swore to herself she wouldn’t again get entangled with Eve Starkey’s bohemian brother Imp and his crew of transhuman misfits. Yeah, right.
Mary Macandless has powers of her own. Right now she’s pretending to be a nanny in order to kidnap the children of a pair of famous, Government-authorized superheroes. These children have powers of their own, and Mary Macandless is in way over her head.
Amanda Sullivan is the HR manager of a minor grocery chain, much oppressed by her glossy blonde boss—who is cooking up an appalling, extralegal scheme literally involving human flesh.
All of these stories will come together, with world-bending results…
“For all of Stross’s genuine ability to spook and dismay, The Laundry Files are some of the most tremendously humane books I’ve ever read.”
—Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth
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