I know, I know. But Charles Stross is just so entertaining when he’s being terrified over nothing! A CONVENTIONAL BOY will be his latest Laundry novel, and this one’s going to be over, God help us all, D&D. It’ll almost certainly be highly distressed over precisely the wrong things, but Stross is a legitimately good writer and I don’t really consider these books to be horror novels anymore. I know, they’re supposed to be, and if they are for other people? Well, you know. It’s no skin off my nose if others find them appealing for more conventional reasons.
#commissionearned
What percentage of Steven King stories could be easily resolved with the introduction of a firearm in the first act?
Look, I know exactly how strong and tough St Bernards are. I currently own 4 of the slobbering beasties.
I have a good idea about the effects of rabies.
I am confused about why a rabies vaccination used to be good for the dog’s entire life, but now they need a booster every year. (But they were available and generally legally required when the book was published.)
And I am absolutely certain that buckshot and tears would resolve the situation.
A cloaking robe of elvenkind
Hangs in my wardrobe behind
All those things that mother said
Were proper for a boy…