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Charles Stross

チャールズ・ストロス

Chāruzu Sutorosu

Aliases: Charlie Stross / Charles David George Stross

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964-10-18 （Leeds, England）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Leeds, England (birthplace)

Career

Occupations
science fiction writer, fantasy writer, horror writer, pharmacist, programmer, technical author
Active Years
1987-2024
Influenced By
George R. R. Martin
Nominations
Singularity Sky Hugo nominee, Iron Sunrise Prometheus nominee, Accelerando John W. Campbell Memorial nominee

Education

Unknown
Pharmacy
Degree: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: United Kingdom
Undergraduate Pharmacy degree
University of Bradford
Computer Science
Period: 1989-1990
Country: United Kingdom
Postgraduate studies (did not complete, started working)

Awards

Hugo Award
2005
Work: The Concrete Jungle
Category: Best Novella
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Locus Award
2006
Work: Accelerando
Category: Best Science Fiction Novel
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
2010
Work: Palimpsest
Category: Best Novella
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Locus Award
2007
Work: Missile Gap
Category: Best Novella
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: Winner
Prometheus Award
2007
Work: Glasshouse
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Libertarian Futurist Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
2014
Work: Equoid
Category: Best Novella
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Locus Award
2013
Work: The Apocalypse Codex
Category: Best Fantasy Novel
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: Winner
Edward E. Smith Memorial Award
2008
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Singularity Sky

2003 Hard Science Fiction

A space opera set in a post-singularity society.

SingularityInformation theory

Accelerando

2005 Hard Science Fiction

A novel depicting accelerating technological singularity.

PosthumanismEconomics

Glasshouse

2006 Science Fiction

A story exploring identity in a post-war society.

Surveillance societyGender

The Atrocity Archives

2004 Horror Science Fiction

British intelligence agency fights otherworldly horrors.

LovecraftianMagic

Missile Gap

2006 Alternate History SF

A world where the Cold War continues on a cosmic scale.

Cold WarSpace

Bibliography

  • The Family Trade
  • The Hidden Family
  • The Clan Corporate
  • The Merchants' War
  • The Revolution Business
  • The Trade of Queens
  • Empire Games
  • Dark State
  • Invisible Sun
  • The Atrocity Archives
  • The Jennifer Morgue
  • The Fuller Memorandum
  • The Apocalypse Codex
  • The Rhesus Chart
  • The Annihilation Score
  • The Nightmare Stacks
  • The Delirium Brief
  • The Labyrinth Index
  • Halting State
  • Rule 34

Adaptations

  • Rogue Farm animated short

Translations of Works

  • Glasshouse (German: Glashaus)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard science fictionspace operasatirical
Recurring Motifs
technological singularitybureaucracyLovecraftian horror

Health

  • Autism spectrum
    Self-diagnosed, no professional diagnosis sought. Coping strategies developed.

Legacy

Renowned innovator in hard SF, winner of multiple Hugo and Locus Awards. Popular for Laundry Files series.

In Popular Culture

  • Influence on RPGs (created D&D monsters)

Trivia

  • Wrote his first SF story at age 12.
  • Wrote Linux column for Computer Shopper (1994-2004).
  • Attended Finncon 2019.