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 Quantum of Nightmares, by Charles Stross, is another book in the Laundry series universe (Lovecraft horror/fantasy), as it carefully points out in the cover, but it doesn't have what used to be the main characters - which I imagine are harder to use now that Bob is super powerful. The Eater of Souls is  only mentioned once in the whole book, as a major threat the government dangles. However, as in the last book, that doesn't make it worse, just different. The gang from the last book is back (Eve, Imp, Doc, Game boy, Wendy, Deliverator, etc), and they have to undo a gigantic mess that was started by Rupert, before he disappeared in the end of the last book (it is still unknow if he actually died). I really like the big plan - feels a little silly but pretty grandiose use of the author's rules for the reality.  Overall, pretty much great.

 Hammers on Bones, by Cassandra Shaw, is a very Lovecraftian horror book. I really, really liked it. It is pretty short (around 100 pages), and the writing is just delightful.  A lot of what is happening is not very clear. The main character is a PI that is some sort of creature inhabiting a dead body. And that is the good guy. In the first page, a kid asks him to kill his stepdad, who is a monster. Overall, strongly recommended for fans of the genre.

 The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, is a gothic horror novel written long ago - 1959 - and adapted on movies and TV several times. It feels pretty generic right now, of course, after decades of similar novels. I really liked the beginning, and the overall haunting part is ok, if a little underwhelming. By the end it was just ok for me.

 The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag is a novella by Robert Heinlein. I'd say it is not SF (as typical for Heinlein) but horror. **SPOILERS FOLLOW** This was mentioned to me as the first story about simulation theory. It follows the story of a man who doesn't remember what he does, and then hires a detective to figure it out. Naturally, a lot of weirdness follows. The ending is adequate, and the tone of the novel is suitably creepy for an horror story. I'd say the conclusion does not fit simulation theory, but it is adjacent - they live in a world created by others, from another universe.

 I recently viewed The Shining (the movie), so that I could see Dr. Sleep (also the movie). I liked Dr.Sleep, but felt that while the atmosphere, photography and acting in The Shining were great, the story itself was barely OK. So I decided to read the book (maybe again - if I read it before it was on the early 90s and I don't recall it), and it was not at all surprising that it was much, much better. As usual per King, it is more verbose and longer than would be necessary, but it works well. Halloran has a much better story, and the ending felt a lot better too. Overall, strongly recommended for horror fans.  I have now started reading Dr. Sleep (which I actually bought around release, then forgot completely), and so far it is pretty good.

I've just finished The Fuller Memorandum - by Charles Stross. I'm a big fan of Stross, and I've enjoyed many of his series and short stories. This book is the latest in the Laundry Files series. The Laundry Files were described as a mix of Lovecraft horror and spy series. I guess it also has a little geek mixed in - magic works on large form by computation, which is a large part of how things work in the Laundry's universe. When I first heard about the book, I decided to download a sample for my Kindle for PC software on my notebook (I don't have a Kindle - there were iPad rumors when the international version was released, and I'm waiting for the Android/Linux/Windows 7 pads to be available to be able to decide what's best). After reading the sample, I was hooked and immediately bought the Kindle version - my first purchase at Amazon in about 7 years  (there was a time when I bought 30-40 books a year from them, but them I started switching to e-books...