Charlie StrossFeb 21

#PennedPossibilities 937 • Which of your characters is the most controversial? Why?

In the Laundry Files, probably Fabian Everyman MP, who becomes Prime Minister of the UK after book 8.

I mean, "Strong and Stable Goverment Under the New Management" sounds like a reasonable campaign slogan until you realize he's the living avatar of Nyarlathotep, the Black Pharaoh, and he's basically farming us for our souls! Also, pay no attention to the giant skull rack at Marble Arch, or the mass executions!

Show threadGrievous AngelFeb 24
@cstross The important contribution of Fabian Everyman was that he was a great communicator, he really understood the public’s needs and wants, and could marshall the power of the state to deliver a programme of change. And he did literally save the country from a foreign threat. He’s Churchill for the 2020s.
Show threadCharlie Stross
@grievousangel "Churchill, only he occasionally eats someone he disagrees with" is definitely what we need this decade!
Feb 24 at 2:37pmWeb