{"product_id":"a-conventional-boy-by-charles-stross-9780356524658","title":"A Conventional Boy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Conventional Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, the fate of the world will depend on a roll of the dice... twenty-sided dice, that is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1984, Derek Reilly was just another teenage nerd growing up in middle England. But his love of D\u0026amp;D caused him to fall afoul of the Laundry, a government agency tasked with suppressing supernatural threats. It turns out that sometimes ninth level wizard spells drawn on the back of your maths textbook can look suspiciously like \u003ci\u003eactual\u003c\/i\u003e magic...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDecades later, Derek is a long-term inmate at Camp Sunshine, a centre for deprogramming captured cultists. But Derek finally has reason to escape, and an escape plan to put into action: he wants to attend his first gaming convention. While Derek's D\u0026amp;D games were fictional, a game at the con really \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a dread ritual designed to summon a great evil into our world, and it's up to Derek and his players to stop them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fate of the world may depend on the contents of Derek's dice bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Laundry Files series follows an agency of British spies who deal with supernatural threats; they also have to deal with chronic underfunding, government ministers, rival agencies and worst of all, each other. Think \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with the monsters from \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e, this series is funny, nerdy, and a cult classic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishing ahead of the final Laundry Files novel (The Regicide Report), this new collection includes the never before published Laundry Files novel A Conventional Boy\u003c\/i\u003e - inspired by the 1980s Satanic Panic - and two other short stories in this joyous celebration of all things Laundry Files.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA CONVENTIONAL BOY (53.3k words)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDOWN ON THE FARM (12.7k words)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOVERTIME (8.7k words)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso includes exclusive afterword from Charles Stross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429676335340,"sku":"9780356524658","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780356524658.jpg?v=1774560067","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-conventional-boy-by-charles-stross-9780356524658","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}