The Laundry Files - will I hate them?

[slightlyglitterbrained]

I keep having Charlie Stross turn up in Amazon recs, but have always dismissed them as "it'll be too dark/gross/grim for me".

But read this recently which really makes me want to read The Laundry Files series: www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2016/08/reality-is-broken-1.html

Are they a good read for someone not too fond of grim? (Just returned The North Water cos reviews emphasised unremitting grimness). I'm not expecting blithe and sunny optimism in a series apparently about a branch of the Civil Service, but I'm kind of hoping for more on the Peter Grant end of the scale than say, Game of Thrones, IYSWIM?

www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2016/08/reality-is-broken-1.html

I think if you like Peter Grant you've got a fair chance of enjoying Laundry. It hints at grim but I don't find it truly depressing - it's basically fun Cthulhu Mythos meets John Le Carre games - and not nearly as tough as the bad stuff in GOT.

That was a pretty good summary - just finished reading the first Laundry book, and while there are hints of grimness he doesn't get down and wallow in it.

Thoroughly enjoyed it - thank you!

That was quick - glad you enjoyed it.

I might have stayed up a bit late after buying it