The Apocalypse Codex

The Apocalypse Codex

Author	Charles Stross
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Ace
Publication date	July 2012
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	336 pp
Award	Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2013)
ISBN	978-1-937007-46-1
Preceded by	The Fuller Memorandum
Followed by	The Rhesus Chart

The Apocalypse Codex (2012) is the fourth novel by Charles Stross in his "Laundry" series of Lovecraftian spy thrillers. The previous novels in the series were The Atrocity Archives (2004), The Jennifer Morgue (2006), and The Fuller Memorandum (2010). The novels follow the protagonist Bob Howard, an agent for the intelligence agency known as the Laundry. According to Stross, while the first three books in the series were written in the style of Len Deighton, Ian Fleming and Anthony Price, respectively, the fourth installment is written in the style of a Peter O'Donnell (Modesty Blaise) novel. For future installments, Stross feels that, "the series has acquired an identity and feel of its own," and does not intend to continue the pastiche motif.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Charles Stross Author Bio". Tor.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21.
↑ Stross, Charles (March 3, 2009). "Light Blogging Alert". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. - "The Apocalypse Codex is going to be the Peter O'Donnell (Modesty Blaise) book. ... the series has acquired an identity and feel of its own ... From #5 onwards, I guess the pastiche element is going to take a back seat to the story arc."

External links

"Crib Sheet: The Apocalypse Codex", essay by Charles Stross

Bibliography of Charles Stross

Eschaton series	Singularity Sky (2003) Iron Sunrise (2004)

Laundry series	The Atrocity Archives (2004) The Jennifer Morgue (2006) The Fuller Memorandum (2010) The Apocalypse Codex (2012) The Rhesus Chart (2014) The Annihilation Score (2015) The Nightmare Stacks (2016) The Delirium Brief (2017)

Merchant Princes series	The Family Trade (2004) The Hidden Family (2005) The Clan Corporate (2006) The Merchants' War (2007) The Revolution Business (2009) The Trade of Queens (2010)

Halting State series	Halting State (2007) Rule 34 (2011)

Saturn's Children series	Saturn's Children (2008) Neptune's Brood (2013)

Other fiction	"A Colder War" (2000) Toast: And Other Rusted Futures (2002) Accelerando (2005) Glasshouse (2006) "Missile Gap" (2007) Wireless: The Essential Charles Stross (2009) "Palimpsest" (2009) The Rapture of the Nerds (2012) (with Cory Doctorow)

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