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[[Speculative Fiction]] author with a bent for [[Post Cyber Punk]] work dealing with [[Transhuman|posthumanism]] and [[The Singularity]], but who also has a vast array of other fiction out there. Early in his career, he invented several iconic [[Dungeons
== Works by Charles Stross: ==
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* '''[[Accelerando|The Accelerando Series]]''': Two books (and [[Word of God|a third planned]]), ''Accelerando'' and ''Glasshouse'', that explore the concept of [[The Singularity]] and its aftermath.
* '''[[The Laundry Series]]''': Also known as The Bob Howard Series, about a special agent for the "Laundry", which is basically [[MI 6]] crossed with [[H.P. Lovecraft]].
* '''[[The Merchant Princes Series]]''': A journalist discovers she has the ability to travel to an [[Alternate Universe]] at will, where her long-lost family are powerful traders.
* '''[[The Eschaton Series]]''': A far-future series featuring UN weapons inspector Rachel Mansour and Martin Springfield, set in a universe where a [[A God Am I|godlike AI]] called the "Eschaton" has spread humanity across the stars.
He also has some stand-alone works, including:
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