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  • There is No Antimemetics Division.

    From Titus G@noone@nowhere.com to rec.arts.sf.written on Thu Dec 11 16:28:05 2025
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    There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.

    (qntm has a real name which is Sam Hughes.)

    In its concept, this was fascinating, but turned into a bit of a horror
    story despite the imaginative ideas and non standard presentation, a
    variety of connected reports and short stories.
    A "bit" of a horror story as there was no tension and the characters
    were similar shades of plastic. And the antimeme premise was perhaps
    extreme. Five stars for the concept but I was disappointed so Three
    stars or maybe Two.
    I read this as it featured in the London newspaper, The Guardian, as one
    of the five best SF novels from 2025. Touted as The Laundry Files on
    steroids. so it may appeal more to Stross fans.
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