Dead Lies Dreaming
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Dead Lies Dreaming is an urban fantasy novel by Charles Stross set in his Laundry Files universe, blending occult magic, bureaucratic satire, and heist-thriller elements in a post-apocalyptic London.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heist novel
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novel ⓘ urban fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cthulhu Mythos–inspired cosmology of the Laundry Files ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinSeries | set after the apocalyptic events in later Laundry Files novels ⓘ |
| continuity | shares continuity with the Laundry Files main series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features | new protagonists distinct from the original Laundry Files main characters ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Laundry Files NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bureaucratic satire
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fantasy ⓘ heist thriller ⓘ occult fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ science fantasy ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Lovecraftian horror elements
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criminal underworld ⓘ magic system based on mathematics and computation ⓘ occult rituals ⓘ secret agencies ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
Lovecraftian urban fantasy
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bureaucratic fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bureaucracy
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mythos horror ⓘ occult magic ⓘ post-apocalyptic society ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ satire of government ⓘ surveillance state ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
comic horror
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satirical prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | heist plot ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Laundry Files universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor.com NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Laundry Files universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
post-apocalyptic London ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workType | spin-off novel ⓘ |
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