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Regular readers of Charles Stross''s Laundry Files might have noticed Bob Howard''s absence from the events of The Nightmare Stacks, and his subsequent return from Tokyo at the start of The Delirium Brief.

Escape from Yokai Land explains what he was doing there.

Bob''s been assigned to work with the Miyamoto Group, checking the wards that lock down Japan''s warded sitesa task previously handled by his predecessor Dr. Angleton, the Eater of Souls. This mostly involves policing yokai: traditional magical beings, increasingly grown more annoying and energetic.

But then Bob''s simple trip turns into a deadly confrontation with the ultimate yokai. It''s massively powerful. It''s pink. And it says Hello.

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2022
      ISBN13: 9781250805706, 978-1250805706
      ISBN10: 1250805708

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Regular readers of Charles Stross''s Laundry Files might have noticed Bob Howard''s absence from the events of The Nightmare Stacks, and his subsequent return from Tokyo at the start of The Delirium Brief.

      Escape from Yokai Land explains what he was doing there.

      Bob''s been assigned to work with the Miyamoto Group, checking the wards that lock down Japan''s warded sitesa task previously handled by his predecessor Dr. Angleton, the Eater of Souls. This mostly involves policing yokai: traditional magical beings, increasingly grown more annoying and energetic.

      But then Bob''s simple trip turns into a deadly confrontation with the ultimate yokai. It''s massively powerful. It''s pink. And it says Hello.

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