Down on the Farm
In Charles Stross’s novel The Atrocity Archive and its sequels, the “Laundry” is a secret British agency responsible for keeping dark interdimensional entitities from destroying the cosmos and, not...
View ArticleOvertime
All bureaucracies obey certain iron laws, and one of the oldest is this: get your seasonal leave booked early, lest you be trampled in the rush. I broke the rule this year, and now I’m paying the...
View ArticleEquoid
Winner of the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novella. Charles Stross’s “Equoid” is a new story in his ongoing “Laundry” series of Lovecraftian secret-agent bureaucratic dark comedies, which has now grown to...
View ArticleShort Fiction Spotlight: “Equoid” by Charles Stross
Welcome back to the Short Fiction Spotlight, a space for conversation about recent and not-so-recent short stories. For the past couple of installments we’ve discussed recent anthologies—a favorite...
View ArticleBack to the Laundry: The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross
Everyone knows vampires don’t exist—until a group of high-level data analysts messing around with some very suspicious math manage to come down with a case of V-syndrome, and Bob Howard has to deal...
View ArticleThe Laundry Files Sweepstakes!
If the three Tor.com originals from Charles Stross’ Laundry Files weren’t enough to keep you sated, you’re in luck—The Rhesus Chart is the fifth Laundry novel and it’s out now from Ace! Bob Howard’s...
View ArticleThe Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Charles Stross
Welcome back to The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe, a recurring series here on Tor.com featuring some of our favorite science fiction and fantasy authors, artists, and others! Today we’re joined...
View ArticleMo’s Turn: The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross
The Annihilation Score is the sixth installment of Charles Stross’s “Laundry Files” series. And, for a change of pace that I found delightful, the narrator this time around isn’t Bob Howard: this story...
View ArticleBack with a Fresh Look: The Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross
The Nightmare Stacks, seventh in Charles Stross’s ongoing Laundry Files series, once again takes us to the urban-science-fantasy-Lovecraftian-potential-apocalypse, this time from the perspective of...
View ArticleTor.com Acquires a New Laundry Files Novel by Charles Stross!
We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of The Delirium Brief, a new Laundry Files novel by Charles Stross! The series explores the workings of the Laundry, a secret British agency responsible for...
View ArticleRevealing the Cover for Charles Stross’ New Laundry Files Novel The Delirium...
We’re delighted to share the cover for Charles Stross’ The Delirium Brief, the eighth Laundry Files novel! The series explores the workings of the Laundry, a secret British agency responsible for...
View ArticleLovecraft in Downing Street: Revealing Charles Stross’ The Labyrinth Index
The Lovecraftian Singularity has descended on the world, beginning an exciting new story arc in the Laundry Files series! The ninth case in Charles Stross’ Hugo-winning series, The Labyrinth Index...
View ArticleThe Mandate’s Song
For your musical accompaniment needs: Full size version of the lyric sheet here (9 MB) for all your printing needs. (You can really see the pixels!) The Labyrinth Index, the latest in The Laundry Files...
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