Charles Stross

14 Series

Charles Stross is a British author known for his science fiction, horror, and fantasy works, including the Laundry Files and Merchant Princes series. He began writing science fiction at age 12 and later earned a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy before pursuing a postgraduate degree in computer science at Bradford University. Stross transitioned from a career as a technical writer and programmer to become a full-time fiction author in 2000.

Charles Stross's "Approaching Xanadu," also known as "Dark State," delves into a future where technology and humanity intersect in unforeseen ways. Co-authored with Cory Doctorow, "The Rapture of the Nerds" explores the consequences of a technological singularity. Both novels offer gripping narratives centered on the impact of advanced technology on society. Stross masterfully weaves intricate plots with thought-provoking themes, making these works essential reads for fans of speculative fiction.

Singularity Sky

(2003)

Iron Sunrise

(2004)

Accelerando

(2005)

The Merchant Princes

The Family Trade

(2004)

The Hidden Family

(2005)

The Clan Corporate

(2006)

The Merchants' War

(2007)

The Revolution Business

(2009)

The Trade of Queens

(2010)

Laundry Files

The Atrocity Archives

(2004)

The Jennifer Morgue

(2006)

Pimpf

(2006)

Down on the Farm

(2010)

Equoid

(2010)

Overtime

(2010)

The Fuller Memorandum

(2010)

The Apocalypse Codex

(2012)

The Rhesus Chart

(2014)

The Annihilation Score

(2015)

The Nightmare Stacks

(2016)

The Delirium Brief

(2017)

The Labyrinth Index

(2018)

Dead Lies Dreaming

(2020)

Quantum of Nightmares

(2022)

Escape from Yokai Land

(2022)

Season of Skulls

(2023)

A Conventional Boy

(2025)

The New Management

Dead Lies Dreaming

(2020)

Quantum of Nightmares

(2022)

Season of Skulls

(2023)

Laundry Files Collections

Three Tales from the Laundry Files

(2014)

Halting State

(2007)

Rule 34

(2011)

Freyaverse

Saturn's Children

(2008)

Neptune's Brood

(2013)

Empire Games

(2017)

Dark State

(2018)

Invisible Sun

(2021)

Standalone Novels

Glasshouse

(2006)

Missile Gap

(2006)

Scratch Monkey

(2011)

The Rapture of the Nerds

(2012)(With: Cory Doctorow)

Short Stories/Novellas

Approaching Xanadu

(1989)

A Colder War

(2000)

Lobsters

(2001)

Halo

(2002)

Nightfall

(2003)

Festival of Fools

(2003)

The Concrete Jungle

(2004)

Elector

(2004)

Palimpsest

(2009)

A Tall Tail

(2012)

Short Story Collections

Toast, and Other Stories

(2002)

Wireless

(2009)

Non-Fiction

The Web Architect's Handbook

(1996)

Warhammer 40,000

Deathwing

(1980)(With: Dan Abnett,Ian Watson,Storm Constantine,Gav Thorpe,William King,Graham McNeill,Neil Jones,David Pringle,Neil McIntosh)

Draco

(1990)(By: Ian Watson)

Inquisitor

(1990)(By: Ian Watson)

Harlequin

(1994)(By: Ian Watson)

Chaos Child

(1994)(By: Ian Watson)

Eye of Terror

(1999)(By: Barrington J. Bayley)

The Wine Of Dreams

(2000)(By: Brian Craig)

Dark Imperium

(2001)(By: Gav Thorpe,William King,Simon Jowett,Matthew Farrer,Ben Counter,Barrington J. Bayley,Marc Gascoigne,Andy Chambers,Robert Earl,Neil Rutledge)

Pawns of Chaos

(2001)(By: Brian Craig)

Storm of Iron

(2002)(By: Graham McNeill)

Words of Blood

(2002)(By: Christian Dunn,Marc Gascoigne)

Farseer

(2002)(By: William King)

Crucible of War

(2003)(By: Dan Abnett,Graham McNeill,Christian Dunn,Matthew Farrer,Sandy Mitchell,Simon Spurrier,Jonathan Green,Marc Gascoigne,Edward Rusk,David Charters,Matt Ralphs)

Lone Wolves

(2003)(By: Dan Abnett)

What Price Victory

(2004)(By: Marc Gascoigne)

The Inquisition War

(2004)(By: Ian Watson)

Iron Hands

(2004)(By: Jonathan Green)

Bringers of Death

(2005)(By: Simon Jowett,Mike Lee,Christian Dunn,Sandy Mitchell,Marc Gascoigne,Mitchel Scanlon,C.S. Goto)

Let the Galaxy Burn

(2006)(By: Dan Abnett,Gav Thorpe,William King,Graham McNeill,Christian Dunn,Ben Counter,Marc Gascoigne,Mark Brendan,Jonahan Curran,C.S. Goto,Andras Millward,Neil Rutledge)

Tales from the Dark Millennium

(2006)(By: Dan Abnett,Mike Lee,Graham McNeill,Christian Dunn,Steve Parker,Marc Gascoigne,Matt Keefe,C.S. Goto,Darren-Jon Ashmore)

The Inquisition

(2007)(By: Nick Kyme)

Blood & Thunder

(2008)(By: Dan Abnett)

Relentless

(2008)(By: RichardWilliams)

Planetkill

(2008)(By: Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Steve Parker,Lindsey Priestley,RichardWilliams,Henry Zou,Simon Dyton,Robey Jenkins)

Assault on Black Reach

(2009)(By: Nick Kyme)

Thunder from Fenris

(2009)(By: Nick Kyme)

Dawn of War II

(2009)(By: Chris Roberson)

Atlas Infernal

(2011)(By: Rob Sanders)

Sabbat Worlds: A Good Man

(2011)(By: Sandy Mitchell)

The Alien Beast Within

(2012)(By: Ian Watson)

Iron Warrior

(2012)(By: Graham McNeill)

The Iron Without

(2012)(By: Graham McNeill)

The Beast of Calth

(2012)(By: Graham McNeill)

Flesh

(2012)(By: Chris Wraight)

Sons of Russ

(2012)(By: Nick Kyme)

Treacheries of the Space Marines

(2012)(By: Christian Dunn)

Perfection

(2012)(By: Nick Kyme)

Mephiston: Lord of Death

(2013)(By: David Annandale)

Down Amongst the Dead Men

(2013)(By: Steve Lyons)

Crucible

(2013)(By: John French)

Spirit War

(2013)(By: Rob Sanders)

The Path Forsaken

(2013)(By: Rob Sanders)

We Are One

(2013)(By: John French)

Iron Harvest

(2013)(By: Guy Haley)

Engine of Mork

(2013)(By: Guy Haley)

Cold Blood

(2013)(By: David Guymer)

Cold Steel

(2013)(By: David Guymer)

Machine Spirit

(2013)(By: Nick Kyme)

Nurgle's Gift & The Tallyman

(2014)(By: Guy Haley)

Wolves of Fenris

(2014)(By: Chris Wraight)

Knights of the Imperium

(2014)(By: Graham McNeill)

The Tribute of Flesh

(2014)(By: David Annandale)

Valedor

(2014)(By: Guy Haley)

The Last Days of Ector

(2014)(By: Guy Haley)

Devil’s Trappings

(2014)(By: Nick Kyme)

The Carnac Campaign

(2015)(By: Rob Sanders)

The Cost of Command

(2015)(By: Sandy Mitchell)

Whiteout

(2015)(By: Andy Clark)

Necessary Evil

(2015)(By: Rob Sanders)

Grey Knights: Sons of Titan

(2015)(By: David Annandale)

Eye of the Dragon

(2015)(By: Steve Lyons)

Dark City

(2015)(By: Steve Lyons)

Siegemaster

(2015)(By: Chris Wraight)

The Prodigal

(2015)(By: David Annandale)

The Staff of Asclepius

(2015)(By: Graham McNeill)

Curse of the Wulfen

(2016)(By: David Annandale)

Total War: Lord of Chaos

(2016)(By: Rob Sanders)

Deathwatch: Swordwind

(2016)(By: Ian St. Martin)

The Burden of Angels

(2016)(By: Nick Kyme)

The Dark Hollows of Memory

(2016)(By: David Annandale)

The Prisoner

(2016)(By: Graham McNeill)

The Heraclitus Effect

(2016)(By: Graham McNeill)

Way of the Dead: Three Knights

(2016)(By: Graham McNeill)

Prometheus Requiem

(2016)(By: Nick Kyme)

Death and Dishonour

(2016)(By: Chris Wraight)

The Everliving Legion

(2016)(By: Nick Kyme)

Warped Stars

(2016)(By: Ian Watson)

Becoming

(2016)(By: Andy Clark)

A Trick of the Light

(2017)(By: Joshua Reynolds)

The Vorago Fastness

(2017)(By: David Annandale)

Kingsblade

(2017)(By: Andy Clark)

Dante

(2017)(By: Guy Haley)

Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine

(2017)(By: David Annandale)

Legacy of the Wulfen

(2017)(By: David Annandale,Robbie MacNiven)

Left for Dead

(2017)(By: Steve Lyons)

Fearful Symmetries

(2017)(By: Rob Sanders)

Shroud of Night

(2017)(By: Andy Clark)

Soulfuel

(2017)(By: Rob Sanders)

The Path Unclear

(2017)(By: Mike Brooks)

Exodus

(2017)(By: Steve Lyons)

Champions of the Eternal War

(2017)(By: Joshua Reynolds)

Endurance

(2017)(By: Chris Wraight)

Sons of the Hydra

(2017)(By: Rob Sanders)

Knightsblade

(2018)(By: Andy Clark)

Lukas the Trickster

(2018)(By: Joshua Reynolds)

Defiant

(2018)(By: Andy Clark)

Crusade

(2018)(By: Andy Clark)

Choke Point

(2018)(By: Mike Brooks)

The Lords of Silence

(2018)(By: Chris Wraight)

The Armour of Fate

(2018)(By: Guy Haley)

Lightning Run

(2018)(By: Peter McLean)

Judge of the Wastes

(2018)(By: David Annandale)

Masters of Stone and Steel

(2018)(By: Gav Thorpe,Nick Kyme)

Prophets of Waaagh!

(2018)(By: Guy Haley)

The Enemy of My Enemy

(2018)(By: Nate Crowley)

Spear of the Emperor

(2018)(By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden)

Celestine: The Living Saint

(2019)(By: Andy Clark)

Celestine: Revelation

(2019)(By: Andy Clark)

Sabbat Crusade: The Deeper Wounds

(2019)(By: David Annandale)

Knights of Caliban

(2019)(By: Gav Thorpe)

Redemption Through Sacrifice

(2019)(By: Justin Woolley)

Agents of the Imperium

(2019)(By: David Annandale)

Servants of the Imperium

(2019)(By: Nick Kyme,Danie Ware,Ian St. Martin)

Born of the Storm

(2019)(By: Edoardo Albert)

To Speak as One

(2019)(By: Guy Haley)

Last Flight

(2019)(By: Edoardo Albert)

Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work

(2019)(By: Guy Haley)

The Strong Among Us

(2019)(By: Steve Lyons)

Inferno! Volume 4

(2019)(By: Edoardo Albert)

The Colonel's Monograph

(2019)(By: Graham McNeill)

Ghosts of Iron

(2019)(By: Marc Collins)

Vaults of Obsidian

(2019)(By: David Annandale,Gav Thorpe,Nick Kyme,Darius Hinks,Joshua Reynolds,Guy Haley,J.C. Stearns,Denny Flowers,Nicholas Wolf)

Mark of Faith

(2019)(By: Rachel Harrison)

Assassinorum: Divine Sanction

(2019)(By: Robert Rath)

Journey of the Magi

(2020)(By: Jonathan Green)

Lord of the Dark Millennium

(2020)(By: Dan Abnett)

Knights of Macragge

(2020)(By: Nick Kyme)

The Adeptus Astartes

(2020)(By: Nick Kyme)

War in the Museum

(2020)(By: Robert Rath)

Where Dere’s da Warp Dere’s a Way

(2020)(By: Mike Brooks)

Night Shriekers

(2020)(By: Justin Woolley)

Warriors and Warlords

(2020)(By: Gav Thorpe,Steve Lyons,Graham McNeill,Joshua Reynolds,Peter McLean,Guy Haley,Chris Wraight,Robbie MacNiven,Rachel Harrison,Phil Kelly,MattSmith)

Savage

(2020)(By: Guy Haley)

The Oath in Darkness

(2020)(By: David Annandale)

Unification

(2020)(By: Chris Wraight)

Empra

(2020)(By: Nate Crowley)

Indomitus

(2020)(By: Gav Thorpe)

The Karsharat Abomination

(2020)(By: George Mann)

Imperium at War

(2020)(By: Steve Lyons,Nate Crowley,Danie Ware,Thomas Parrott,Edoardo Albert)

Assassinorum: Iron Sight

(2020)(By: Robert Rath)

The Hammer and the Eagle: Icons of Warhammer

(2020)(By: Dan Abnett,David Annandale,Gav Thorpe,Graham McNeill,Aaron Dembski-Bowden,Nick Kyme,Sandy Mitchell,Joshua Reynolds,Danie Ware,Guy Haley,Chris Wraight,David Guymer,Andy Clark,C.L. Werner,Justin D. Hill,Rachel Harrison,John French,Nick Horth)

Green and Grey

(2020)(By: Edoardo Albert)

Brutal Kunnin'

(2020)(By: Mike Brooks)

The Infinite and The Divine

(2020)(By: Robert Rath)

Nexus & Other Stories

(2020)(By: Dan Abnett,Steve Parker,Joshua Reynolds,Peter McLean,Mike Brooks,Danie Ware,Guy Haley,Chris Wraight,Rachel Harrison,Robert Rath,J.C. Stearns,Thomas Parrott,Phil Kelly,Marc Collins)

Darkness in the Blood: Blood Angels

(2020)(By: Guy Haley)

The Shapers of Scars

(2020)(By: Marc Collins)

Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint

(2020)(By: David Annandale)

Assassinorum: Live Wire

(2020)(By: Robert Rath)

Recongregator

(2021)(By: David Annandale)

The Tear of Selevia

(2021)(By: Mike Brooks)

The Labyrinth of Lost Souls

(2021)(By: Graham McNeill)

Warsphere

(2021)(By: Darius Hinks)

Silent Hunters

(2021)(By: Edoardo Albert)

Sabbat War

(2021)(By: Dan Abnett,Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Justin D. Hill,Rachel Harrison,John French,Edoardo Albert,John French Sloan)

The Twice-Dead King: Ruin

(2021)(By: Nate Crowley)

Da Gobbo's Revenge

(2021)(By: Mike Brooks)

The Wolftime

(2021)(By: Gav Thorpe)

The Emperor's Sword

(2021)(By: Steve Lyons)

Volpone Glory

(2021)(By: Nick Kyme)

Mad Dok

(2021)(By: Nate Crowley)

A Small Cog

(2022)(By: Mitchel Scanlon)

Krieg

(2022)(By: Steve Lyons)

Fool's Ruin

(2022)(By: Mike Brooks)

Astorath: Angel of Mercy

(2022)(By: Guy Haley)

Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh!

(2022)(By: Nate Crowley)

Assassinorum Kingmaker

(2022)(By: Robert Rath)

Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom

(2022)(By: Mike Brooks)

Sacred Hate

(2022)(By: David Annandale)

The Brightest And Best

(2022)(By: Mike Brooks)

It Bleeds

(2022)(By: David Guymer)

Awakenings

(2022)(By: George Mann)

Helbrecht Knight Of The Throne

(2022)(By: Marc Collins)

Kasrkin

(2022)(By: Edoardo Albert)

Void King

(2022)(By: Marc Collins)

The Twice-Dead King: Reign

(2022)(By: Nate Crowley)

Renegades: Harrowmaster

(2022)(By: Mike Brooks)

Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium

(2022)(By: Edoardo Albert)

Packin' Heat

(2022)(By: Mike Brooks)

Less Than Human

(2023)(By: Steve Lyons)

The Bleeding Stars

(2023)(By: Robert Rath)

The Iron Kingdom

(2023)(By: Nick Kyme)

Warboss

(2023)(By: Mike Brooks)

The Lion: Son of the Forest

(2023)(By: Mike Brooks)

Cypher: Lord of the Fallen

(2023)(By: John French)

Forges of Mars

(2023)(By: Graham McNeill)

Once A Killer

(2023)(By: Mike Brooks)

Galaxy of Horrors

(2023)(By: Steve Lyons)

The Long Promise

(2023)(By: Mike Brooks)

The Price of Morkai

(2023)(By: Marc Collins)

God-Machines

(2023)(By: David Annandale)

One Million Years

(2023)(By: Nate Crowley)

Sea of Souls

(2024)(By: Chris Wraight)

Yarrick: The Omnibus

(2024)(By: David Annandale)

Da Big Dakka

(2024)(By: Mike Brooks)

Lelith Hesperax: Queen of Knives

(2024)(By: Mike Brooks)

The High Kâhl's Oath

(2024)(By: Gav Thorpe)

Solemnity

(2024)(By: Nick Kyme)

Soldiers of the Imperium

(2025)(By: Steve Lyons)

Anthologies

Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2001

(2001)

Supermen

(2002)

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15

(2002)

Year's Best SF 8

(2003)

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16

(2003)

ReVisions

(2004)

The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition

(2004)

Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2004

(2004)

One Million A.D.

(2005)

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels

(2005)

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction

(2006)

The Space Opera Renaissance

(2006)

Rewired

(2007)

Space Opera

(2007)

Fables from the Fountain

(2011)

The Book of Cthulhu

(2011)

The Recent Weird

(2011)

New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird

(2011)

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 4

(2012)

Digital Rapture

(2012)

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 edition

(2013)

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013

(2013)

The Time Traveler's Almanac

(2013)

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012

(2013)

Zombies: More Recent Dead

(2014)

More Recent Weird

(2015)

Shoreline of Infinity 8½: Edinburgh International Book Festival Special Edition

(2017)

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