Trade of Queens
The worst and deepest
secret is now revealed: behind the horrifying plot is a faction of the
US government itself, preparing for a political takeover in the
aftermath of disaster. There is no safe place for Miriam and her Clan
except, perhaps, in the third alternate world, New Britain — which has
just had a revolution and a nuclear incident of its own.
Charles
Stross's Merchant Princes series reaches a spectacular climax in this
sixth volume. Praised by Nobel laureate Paul Krugman as "great fun,"
this is state of the art, cutting edge SF grown out of a fantastic
premise.
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Charles Stross
Charles Stross doesn’t just write science fiction—he reverse-engineers the future. Whether unraveling the complexities of AI, economics, or cosmic horror, his stories feel less like speculative fiction and more like eerily plausible roadmaps to tomorrow. A former software developer and technical writer, Stross brings a hacker’s mindset to storytelling, dissecting the machinery of reality and exposing the glitches beneath.
Born in Leeds, England, Stross grew up surrounded by the last vestiges of the Industrial Age, a landscape that would later inform his fascination with systems—both human and technological. Before becoming a full-time author, he dabbled in everything from pharmacy to computer science, experiences that lend his work an uncanny level of authenticity. His early exposure to computing and online culture made him one of the first sci-fi writers to deeply explore the implications of a hyper-connected world, long before the tech boom turned cyberpunk into a reality.
The Merchant Princes
The Merchant Princes consists of six books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series The Merchant Princes Universe
