The Fuller Memorandum

The Fuller Memorandum is a book by Charles Stross, the third full-length novel in his Laundry Files series. It was first published in hardcover by Ace in 2010.
==Synopsis==
The document that provides the book's title describes a supernatural entity, the Eater of Souls, connected to the founding of the Laundry. Both the document and Bob Howard's boss, James Angleton, go missing, leaving Howard and his wife and fellow Laundry agent Dominique O'Brien to deal with the threat of a mole inside the agency. The mole turns out to be a cultist loyal to Nyarlathotep, who captures Howard and plans to bind the Eater of Souls to Howard's body--a plot that is foiled when it turns out that the Eater of Souls was bound to Angleton decades ago. 
==Behind the Mythos==
The title is inspired by The Quiller Memorandum (originally The Berlin Memorandum), a 1965 spy novel by Elleston Trevor (writing as Adam Hall). Stross originally intended The Fuller Memorandum to be an homage to Hall's Quiller series, but ended up using the spy novels of Anthony Price as his model instead.Charlie's Diary, "The Laundry Files: A Updated Chronology".
The Fuller referred to in the title is Major-General J. F. C. Fuller, a historical figure who was an influential popularizer of military doctrine. He was also a close associate of occultist Aleister Crowley, and an enthusiastic supporter of Adolf Hitler--even after World War II, which he believed was won by the wrong side.Wikipedia, "J. F. C. Fuller".
==Publication History==
The Fuller Memorandum was first published in hardcover in 2010 by Ace Books, a switch from the first two Laundry Files books, which were published by in hardcover by Golden Gryphon Press. Orbit put out a paperback edition in 2010 as well.The Internet Speculative Fiction Database, "Title: The Fuller Memorandum". 
==References==
Category:Charles Stross works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Novels