Review: The Jennifer Morgue, Charles Stross

Summary: Bob Howard, government IT specialist with a license to exorcise, is sent out once again by the Laundry, Britain's primary defence against Things Man Was Not Meant to Know (But Screws With Anyway) to defend The Realm. This time around he's sent out to stop the plans of a billionaire megalomaniac determined to bring up a Deep Ones artifact from the ocean floor, using Howard Hughes' resurrected Glomar Explorer, before it's Too Late.

Now if he could just figure out why vodka martinis taste like shit.

( Spoilers under the cut )

Thirty Days of Drabbles - Day Two

Catching up here.

For ankewehner ’s prompt of “…I’d be interested in seeing something about the Dragon States…”

( Ostentation, thy name is Dragon )

Thirty Days of Drabbles - Day Three

For scarfman ’s prompt of “A Doctor Who/Girl Genius crossover.”

( Oh, look. Running down corridors again… )

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Thirty Days of Drabbles: Update

Seven more slots to fill! While you're trying to decide why don't you grab a coupon code and check out my Smashwords sale?

1. aberranteyes: A minor AMoS character is actually an IN celestial.
2. ankewehner: I'd be interested in something about the dragon states, or the dragons.
3. scarfman: A Doctor Who/Girl Genius crossover.
4. chewipaka: Finding a babysitter in a post-apocalyptic world. (completed, waiting to post)
5. akaihyo: A swordfight between two rivals in an exotic locale. (completed, waiting to post)
6. seawasp: Daleks. Because everything's better with Daleks. (COMPLETED. WAITING TO POST!)
7. drakemagi: Novalis surprising Dominic with a redemption candidate who is ASKING for Judgement.
8. The Doctor wakes from a pleasant dream about any former companion.
9. sraun: The jaegers discover GURPS.
10. Mark Vorkosigan hires Agatha Heterodyne to build a special piece of equipment.
11. lilfluff: One of Tez's great-great-grandchildren seeks him out.
12. avanti_90: Aral Vorkosigan meets River Song.
13. drakemagi: Airwolf meets Dr. Who! Specifically, Dominic meets the Doctor.
14. mmegaera: Pym's point of view on Miles Vorkosigan's courtship of Ekaterin.
15. mjkj: Something concerning the Red Vixen
16. The Ferin manning a space-ship to seek out a planet for them
17. A continuation of the Dragon's companion
18. The Terinu crew ending up in another alt.universe
19. A continuation with Nan and Nez at the First One's sanctuary.
20. avanti_90: Daleks invading Barrayar.
21. allah_sulu: Something in the Yamatoverse.
22. chaypeta: [Holding slot open]
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Note: In fairness to anyone who wants to post another drabble idea, only plot bunnies from people who haven't already contributed will be accepted. One idea only, please.