Laundry Files book 1 · 2004
The Atrocity Archives
Bob Howard, who works in IT support at the Laundry, a secret British agency that fights otherworldly horrors with mathematics, gets his first taste of fieldwork.
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Book facts
- Author
- Charles Stross
- Series
- Laundry Files, book 1 of 9
- Published
- 2004
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Atrocity Archives
4 recurring or key characters from Charles Stross’s chart. Introduces Bob Howard, Mo O'Brien, Angleton and Mhari Murphy.
Lead 1
- Bob HowardFirst appearanceLaundry IT officer turned agent
Major 2
- Mo O'BrienFirst appearanceCombat epistemologist, Bob's wife
- AngletonFirst appearanceBob's ancient, terrifying boss
Minor and cameo 1
- Mhari MurphyFirst appearanceBob's ex, later a vampire
Also featuring these characters
Other Charles Stross books that share the most characters with The Atrocity Archives.
- The Rhesus Chart2014 · Laundry Files · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Fuller Memorandum2010 · Laundry Files · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Apocalypse Codex2012 · Laundry Files · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Nightmare Stacks2016 · Laundry Files · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon