The Annihilation Score (Laundry Files)

The Annihilation Score (Laundry Files)

Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross presents the next case in The Laundry Files, â€œa weirdly alluring blend of super-spy thriller, deadpan comic fantasy, and Lovecraftian horrorâ€ (Kirkus Reviews).Â

Dominique Oâ€™Brienâ€”her friends call her Moâ€”lives a curious double life with her husband, Bob Howard. To the average civilian, theyâ€™re boring middle-aged civil servants. But within the labyrinthian secret circles of Her Majestyâ€™s government, theyâ€™re operatives working for the nationâ€™s occult security service known as the Laundry, charged with defending Britain against dark supernatural forces threatening humanity.

Moâ€™s latest assignment is assisting the police in containing an unusual outbreak: ordinary citizens suddenly imbued with extraordinary abilities of the super-powered kind. Unfortunately these people prefer playing super-pranks instead of super-heroics. The Mayor of London being levitated by a dumpy man in Trafalgar Square would normally be a source of shared amusement for Mo and Bob, but theyâ€™re currently separated because somethingâ€™s come between themâ€”something evil.Â Â

An antique violin, an Erich Zann original, made of human white bone, was designed to produce music capable of slaughtering demons. Mo is the custodian of this unholy instrument. It invades her dreams and yearns for the blood of her colleaguesâ€”and her husband. And despite Moâ€™s proficiency as a world class violinist, it cannot be controlledâ€¦
Country USA
Binding Paperback
EAN 9780356505329
ISBN 0356505324
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Manufacturer Orbit
NumberOfItems 1
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Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780356505329
ISBN	0356505324
Label	Orbit
Manufacturer	Orbit
NumberOfItems	1
Publisher	Orbit
Studio	Orbit
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Annihilation Score (Laundry Files)

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