Charles Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy. As well as copious short fiction and a few standalone novels, Stross is known for several series of novels: the Saturn's Children series of space opera, the hard-SF Eschaton series, the Lovecraftian spy thrillers ...
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What H.P. Lovecraft stories do Charles Stross's Laundry series reference?
I've recently read a few of Charles Stross's Laundry series of books. These obviously reference Lovecraft in many ways but-- since I've never read any Lovecraft -- I don't know which stories are most ...
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What is the relationship between A Colder War and the Laundry Series?
The novella A Colder War by Charles Stross seems thematically quite similar to his Laundry series (cold war + Cthulhu and Lovecraftian spy thriller, respectively). Are they supposed to belong to the ...
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How Herman could ignore the motive of the ReMastered?
Warning: The following paragraphs contain a large number of spoilers, so stop right now if you don't want to be spoiled.
At different points in Charles Stross's Iron Sunrise, Herman explains to ...
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In Singularity Sky, why did Eschaton kidnap majority of the Earth's population?
Was a simple warning not enough? Or was it a demonstration of power?
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Reading Charles Stross Laundry Series out of order
I have just bought the The Fuller Memorandum and realized that it is the 3rd book in a series.
Is it OK to read just this one, or should I read the other 2 first?
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Are there any other stories set in Charles Stross Palimpsest universe?
I enjoyed Palimpsest by Charles Stross. It seems to be a one-off novella, I was wondering if any of his other short stories, etc. are set in that universe? Wikipedia was of no help...
