![]() ![]() The mathematical references are frequent and explicit. But, as long as you can handle some disgusting stuff and keep in mind that its all just made up, its a rather fun ride! ![]() Some of the descriptions are a bit on the disgusting side, so I would definitely not recommend this book for children. The plot involves the notion that the Nazis were heavily involved in the use of this occult mathematics for the purpose of summoning "demons".and that they actually did so in a "nearby" alternate universe. Lovecraft are likely to enjoy this book, but it is actually closer to hard SF than it is to straight horror. But this novella (which only takes up half the book, and was originally published as a series in Spectrum in 2001) does a great job of making it seem real, and quite funny as well. Of course, even though there was a real Alan Turing, he did not do any work on "extra-dimensional summoning". The occult implications of mathematics became clear with Alan Turing's paper "Phase Conjugate Grammars for Extra-dimensional Summoning." In Turing's day, it was not a big deal, but now with computers everywhere it is just too easy for people to accidentally call upon other dimensional beings, making their job very difficult. "The Laundry" is a British spy organization which is responsible for suppressing certain dangerous math research. (click on names to see more mathematical fiction A list compiled by Alex Kasman ( College of Charleston) ![]()
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