#9 Escape from Yokai Land by Charles Stross

 

This novella fits between previous books and I had missed reading about Bob. This covers events where Bob was missing in the main line series since he was off in Japan.  And now we find out just what he was doing there. Angleton didn’t make any friends when he helped with an incursion and now Bob is being sent to fill Angleton’s place on a job there.  Bob is tested when he arrives to see if he can handle what he needs to work on.  The story is classic Laundry Files, and I was glad to read it since I prefer this to the last few books that have come out in the offshoot of the main storyline

 

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss

#10 Sacrifice Your Tears by Seanan McGuire

This is the wedding of Simon to Patrick and Dianda, told from the view of Simon.  The Sea Witch officiates it and one of the things I liked about it was the interactions between Simon and his daughter August.  What I liked was due to how the divorce went Simon hadn’t planned on August being with him so there is this lovely ceremony and the work on fitting August into the newly combined household.   A lot of Simon’s thoughts are spoken out loud and available for the reader after all these books where he was the villain. 

 

I have to say that Seanan’s Pateron is worth the money to access her short story every month. You may not always get a story in your favorite setting you still get a great story, and it is worth the cash.