Charles Stross
Charles Stross is a British author of science fiction, horror and fantasy. He writes the Laundry Files series and the Merchant Princes series. Charles wrote his first science fiction story when he was 12 years old. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, and soon after became a qualified pharmacist. A couple of years later, he enrolled at Bradford University for his post-graduate degree in computer science, and began working as a technical author and programmer the next year. In 2000, Charles became a full-time technical writer, and then transitioned into becoming a writer of fiction.

Charles Stross published his first book in 1996, a non-fiction book entitled The Web Architect’s Handbook. His first novel to be published was Singularity Sky, published in 2003. Below is a list of Charles Stross’ books in order of when they were originally released:

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Publication Order of Singularity Sky Books

Publication Order of The Merchant Princes Books

The Family Trade(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hidden Family(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Clan Corporate(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Merchants' War(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Revolution Business(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Trade of Queens(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Laundry Files Books

The Atrocity Archives(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Jennifer Morgue(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pimpf(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Down on the Farm(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Equoid(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Overtime(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fuller Memorandum(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Apocalypse Codex(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rhesus Chart(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Annihilation Score(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Nightmare Stacks(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Delirium Brief(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Labyrinth Index(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Lies Dreaming(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quantum of Nightmares(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Escape from Yokai Land(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Season of Skulls(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Conventional Boy(2025)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The New Management Books

Dead Lies Dreaming(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quantum of Nightmares(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Season of Skulls(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Laundry Files Collections

Three Tales from the Laundry Files(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Halting State Books

Publication Order of Freyaverse Books

Saturn's Children(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Neptune's Brood(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Empire Games Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Glasshouse(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Missile Gap(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scratch Monkey(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rapture of the Nerds (With: Cory Doctorow)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Toast, and Other Stories(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wireless(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Web Architect's Handbook(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Warhammer 40,000 Books

Deathwing (With: Dan Abnett,Ian Watson,Storm Constantine,Gav Thorpe,William King,Graham McNeill,Neil Jones,David Pringle,Neil McIntosh)(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Draco (By: Ian Watson)(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Inquisitor (By: Ian Watson)(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Harlequin (By: Ian Watson)(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chaos Child (By: Ian Watson)(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eye of Terror (By: Barrington J. Bayley)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wine Of Dreams (By: Brian Craig)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Imperium (By: Gav Thorpe,William King,Simon Jowett,Matthew Farrer,Ben Counter,Barrington J. Bayley,Marc Gascoigne,Andy Chambers,Robert Earl,Neil Rutledge)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pawns of Chaos (By: Brian Craig)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Storm of Iron (By: Graham McNeill)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Words of Blood (By: Christian Dunn,Marc Gascoigne)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Farseer (By: William King)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crucible of War (By: Dan Abnett,Graham McNeill,Christian Dunn,Matthew Farrer,Sandy Mitchell,Simon Spurrier,Jonathan Green,Marc Gascoigne,Edward Rusk,David Charters,Matt Ralphs)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lone Wolves (By: Dan Abnett)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What Price Victory (By: Marc Gascoigne)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Inquisition War (By: Ian Watson)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Iron Hands (By: Jonathan Green)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bringers of Death (By: Simon Jowett,Mike Lee,Christian Dunn,Sandy Mitchell,Marc Gascoigne,Mitchel Scanlon,C.S. Goto)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Let the Galaxy Burn (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)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales from the Dark Millennium (By: Dan Abnett,Mike Lee,Graham McNeill,Christian Dunn,Steve Parker,Marc Gascoigne,Matt Keefe,C.S. Goto,Darren-Jon Ashmore)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Inquisition (By: Nick Kyme)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood & Thunder (By: Dan Abnett)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Relentless (By: RichardWilliams)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Planetkill (By: Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Steve Parker,Lindsey Priestley,RichardWilliams,Henry Zou,Simon Dyton,Robey Jenkins)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Assault on Black Reach (By: Nick Kyme)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thunder from Fenris (By: Nick Kyme)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dawn of War II (By: Chris Roberson)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Atlas Infernal (By: Rob Sanders)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sabbat Worlds: A Good Man (By: Sandy Mitchell)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Alien Beast Within (By: Ian Watson)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Iron Warrior (By: Graham McNeill)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Iron Without (By: Graham McNeill)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Beast of Calth (By: Graham McNeill)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flesh (By: Chris Wraight)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sons of Russ (By: Nick Kyme)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Treacheries of the Space Marines (By: Christian Dunn)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Perfection (By: Nick Kyme)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mephiston: Lord of Death (By: David Annandale)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Down Amongst the Dead Men (By: Steve Lyons)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crucible (By: John French)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spirit War (By: Rob Sanders)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Path Forsaken (By: Rob Sanders)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
We Are One (By: John French)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Iron Harvest (By: Guy Haley)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Engine of Mork (By: Guy Haley)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cold Blood (By: David Guymer)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cold Steel (By: David Guymer)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Machine Spirit (By: Nick Kyme)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nurgle's Gift & The Tallyman (By: Guy Haley)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wolves of Fenris (By: Chris Wraight)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Knights of the Imperium (By: Graham McNeill)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tribute of Flesh (By: David Annandale)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Valedor (By: Guy Haley)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Days of Ector (By: Guy Haley)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Devil’s Trappings (By: Nick Kyme)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Carnac Campaign (By: Rob Sanders)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cost of Command (By: Sandy Mitchell)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Whiteout (By: Andy Clark)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Necessary Evil (By: Rob Sanders)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Grey Knights: Sons of Titan (By: David Annandale)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eye of the Dragon (By: Steve Lyons)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark City (By: Steve Lyons)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Siegemaster (By: Chris Wraight)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Prodigal (By: David Annandale)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Staff of Asclepius (By: Graham McNeill)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Curse of the Wulfen (By: David Annandale)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Total War: Lord of Chaos (By: Rob Sanders)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deathwatch: Swordwind (By: Ian St. Martin)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Burden of Angels (By: Nick Kyme)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dark Hollows of Memory (By: David Annandale)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Prisoner (By: Graham McNeill)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Heraclitus Effect (By: Graham McNeill)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Way of the Dead: Three Knights (By: Graham McNeill)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prometheus Requiem (By: Nick Kyme)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death and Dishonour (By: Chris Wraight)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Everliving Legion (By: Nick Kyme)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Warped Stars (By: Ian Watson)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Becoming (By: Andy Clark)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Trick of the Light (By: Joshua Reynolds)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Vorago Fastness (By: David Annandale)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kingsblade (By: Andy Clark)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dante (By: Guy Haley)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine (By: David Annandale)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Legacy of the Wulfen (By: David Annandale,Robbie MacNiven)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Left for Dead (By: Steve Lyons)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fearful Symmetries (By: Rob Sanders)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shroud of Night (By: Andy Clark)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Soulfuel (By: Rob Sanders)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Path Unclear (By: Mike Brooks)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Exodus (By: Steve Lyons)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Champions of the Eternal War (By: Joshua Reynolds)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Endurance (By: Chris Wraight)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sons of the Hydra (By: Rob Sanders)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Knightsblade (By: Andy Clark)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lukas the Trickster (By: Joshua Reynolds)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Defiant (By: Andy Clark)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crusade (By: Andy Clark)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Choke Point (By: Mike Brooks)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lords of Silence (By: Chris Wraight)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Armour of Fate (By: Guy Haley)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lightning Run (By: Peter McLean)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Judge of the Wastes (By: David Annandale)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Masters of Stone and Steel (By: Gav Thorpe,Nick Kyme)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prophets of Waaagh! (By: Guy Haley)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Enemy of My Enemy (By: Nate Crowley)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spear of the Emperor (By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Celestine: The Living Saint (By: Andy Clark)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Celestine: Revelation (By: Andy Clark)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sabbat Crusade: The Deeper Wounds (By: David Annandale)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Knights of Caliban (By: Gav Thorpe)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Redemption Through Sacrifice (By: Justin Woolley)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Agents of the Imperium (By: David Annandale)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Servants of the Imperium (By: Nick Kyme,Danie Ware,Ian St. Martin)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Born of the Storm (By: Edoardo Albert)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To Speak as One (By: Guy Haley)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Last Flight (By: Edoardo Albert)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (By: Guy Haley)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Strong Among Us (By: Steve Lyons)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Inferno! Volume 4 (By: Edoardo Albert)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Colonel's Monograph (By: Graham McNeill)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghosts of Iron (By: Marc Collins)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vaults of Obsidian (By: David Annandale,Gav Thorpe,Nick Kyme,Darius Hinks,Joshua Reynolds,Guy Haley,J.C. Stearns,Denny Flowers,Nicholas Wolf)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mark of Faith (By: Rachel Harrison)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Assassinorum: Divine Sanction (By: Robert Rath)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Journey of the Magi (By: Jonathan Green)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lord of the Dark Millennium (By: Dan Abnett)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Knights of Macragge (By: Nick Kyme)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Adeptus Astartes (By: Nick Kyme)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
War in the Museum (By: Robert Rath)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Where Dere’s da Warp Dere’s a Way (By: Mike Brooks)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Night Shriekers (By: Justin Woolley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Warriors and Warlords (By: Gav Thorpe,Steve Lyons,Graham McNeill,Joshua Reynolds,Peter McLean,Guy Haley,Chris Wraight,Robbie MacNiven,Rachel Harrison,Phil Kelly,MattSmith)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savage (By: Guy Haley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Oath in Darkness (By: David Annandale)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unification (By: Chris Wraight)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Empra (By: Nate Crowley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Indomitus (By: Gav Thorpe)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Karsharat Abomination (By: George Mann)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Imperium at War (By: Steve Lyons,Nate Crowley,Danie Ware,Thomas Parrott,Edoardo Albert)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Assassinorum: Iron Sight (By: Robert Rath)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hammer and the Eagle: Icons of Warhammer (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)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Green and Grey (By: Edoardo Albert)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brutal Kunnin' (By: Mike Brooks)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Infinite and The Divine (By: Robert Rath)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nexus & Other Stories (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)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Darkness in the Blood: Blood Angels (By: Guy Haley)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shapers of Scars (By: Marc Collins)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint (By: David Annandale)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Assassinorum: Live Wire (By: Robert Rath)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Recongregator (By: David Annandale)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tear of Selevia (By: Mike Brooks)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Labyrinth of Lost Souls (By: Graham McNeill)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Warsphere (By: Darius Hinks)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silent Hunters (By: Edoardo Albert)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sabbat War (By: Dan Abnett,Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Justin D. Hill,Rachel Harrison,John French,Edoardo Albert,John French Sloan)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Twice-Dead King: Ruin (By: Nate Crowley)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Da Gobbo's Revenge (By: Mike Brooks)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wolftime (By: Gav Thorpe)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Emperor's Sword (By: Steve Lyons)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Volpone Glory (By: Nick Kyme)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mad Dok (By: Nate Crowley)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Small Cog (By: Mitchel Scanlon)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Krieg (By: Steve Lyons)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fool's Ruin (By: Mike Brooks)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Astorath: Angel of Mercy (By: Guy Haley)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh! (By: Nate Crowley)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Assassinorum Kingmaker (By: Robert Rath)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom (By: Mike Brooks)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sacred Hate (By: David Annandale)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Brightest And Best (By: Mike Brooks)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
It Bleeds (By: David Guymer)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Awakenings (By: George Mann)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Helbrecht Knight Of The Throne (By: Marc Collins)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kasrkin (By: Edoardo Albert)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Void King (By: Marc Collins)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Twice-Dead King: Reign (By: Nate Crowley)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Renegades: Harrowmaster (By: Mike Brooks)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (By: Edoardo Albert)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Packin' Heat (By: Mike Brooks)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Less Than Human (By: Steve Lyons)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bleeding Stars (By: Robert Rath)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Iron Kingdom (By: Nick Kyme)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Warboss (By: Mike Brooks)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lion: Son of the Forest (By: Mike Brooks)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cypher: Lord of the Fallen (By: John French)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Forges of Mars (By: Graham McNeill)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Once A Killer (By: Mike Brooks)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Galaxy of Horrors (By: Steve Lyons)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Long Promise (By: Mike Brooks)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Price of Morkai (By: Marc Collins)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
God-Machines (By: David Annandale)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Million Years (By: Nate Crowley)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sea of Souls (By: Chris Wraight)(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Yarrick: The Omnibus (By: David Annandale)(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Da Big Dakka (By: Mike Brooks)(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lelith Hesperax: Queen of Knives (By: Mike Brooks)(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Notes: Approaching Xanadu was also published as Dark State. The Rapture of the Nerds was written with Cory Doctorow.

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Charles Stross Synopses: Singularity Sky is the first book in a series of the same name by Charles Stross. Four hundred years in the future, time travel has been mastered and groundbreaking developments in AI have been made. But is this a great big step forward for humanity – or is it its ultimate downfall?

Halting State is the first Halting State novel by Charles Stross. In the year 2018, a bold bank robbery has occured at Hayek Associates. The suspects are a band of marauding orcs, with a dragon in tow for fire support, and the bank is located within the virtual reality land of Avalon Four. But Sergeant Sue Smith discovers that this virtual world robbery may be linked to some real world devastation.

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