With sinister echoes of 1984 and Brave New World, this original novel features a near-future city where medical science invents a single-dose pill for eradicating many common genetic defects . . .
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From the acclaimed author of Mr. Shivers and The Company Man comes a new tale of gothic intrigue set during the Vaudeville era.
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- - September 24th, 2007
There was a terrific double review in The Telegraph over the weekend, looking at Charles Stross’ latest books, The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue. Charlie is described as “British science fiction’s hot new writer, having turned out half a dozen novels in what seems like the last five minutes . . . Tremendously good, geeky fun.”
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gavsstudio
September 24, 2007
at 4:23 pm
That just about sums him up! The more I’m reading the more I’m loving!
gav.
MonkeyMagic
September 25, 2007
at 11:09 am
I find this hard to believe. I’ve only read the Glasshouse, which was very average, and appeared to be a writer firing on all cylinders, and still not getting beyond pulp fiction. Much of it seemed to be for shock effect, with a very studied attempt at casualness that just didn’t work. Perhaps Glasshouse was a weak moment for Stross, but to label this guy as a hot writer is pushing it.
ekithump
September 25, 2007
at 6:30 pm
Stross is fantastic, and Glasshouse IMNSHO was excellent. The Atrocity Archives and Jennifer Morgue are amongst some of the funniest and geekiest SF I’ve read in a long time, and his other novels are up there with Alastair Reynolds, Richard Morgan, and the best (i.e. first three) William Gibson.