The Nightmare Stacks - Book Review
Just finished The Nightmare Stacks, by Charles Stross - the latest volume in the Laundry series.
Again, in this one Bob Howard doesn't even appear. I don't know if he's ever going to get back or if he got too powerful for a full book, but this time I didn't mind. In his place is Alex Schwartz, a vampire and a new hire to the Laundry (from 2 books ago).
Unlike the last book, which I felt was a bit too annoying, this one was pretty great. The beginning was a little slow, but from the middle to the end it was great.
I liked the choice of the "monster of the week", as well as how they were used, and the fact that instead of the hero just stopping the attack at the last second before any damage was done, that this time it went full CASE NIGHTMARE RED.
The only thing I wanted was a little more of an aftermath, instead of abruptly stopping at the last second of a conclusion that should have been obvious way back in the book.
Again, in this one Bob Howard doesn't even appear. I don't know if he's ever going to get back or if he got too powerful for a full book, but this time I didn't mind. In his place is Alex Schwartz, a vampire and a new hire to the Laundry (from 2 books ago).
Unlike the last book, which I felt was a bit too annoying, this one was pretty great. The beginning was a little slow, but from the middle to the end it was great.
I liked the choice of the "monster of the week", as well as how they were used, and the fact that instead of the hero just stopping the attack at the last second before any damage was done, that this time it went full CASE NIGHTMARE RED.
The only thing I wanted was a little more of an aftermath, instead of abruptly stopping at the last second of a conclusion that should have been obvious way back in the book.
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