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Charles Stross Books in Order
Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a prominent author based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He weaves a diverse range of genres, including science fiction, Lovecraftian horror, and fantasy. Renowned for his hard science fiction and space opera, Stross is often associated with a new generation of British science fiction writers, alongside notable contemporaries Alastair Reynolds, Ken MacLeod, Liz Williams, and Richard Morgan. With a prolific career, Stross has captivated audiences worldwide. His works continue to be celebrated and widely read, solidifying his position as a leading figure in the science fiction genre.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Charles Stross's book series? Charles Stross has written 11 book series. The most notable is the Empire Games series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Charles Stross
- #1
Empire Games(2017) - #2
Dark State(2018) - #3
Invisible Sun(2021)
- #1
Saturn's Children(2008) - #2
Neptune's Brood(2013)
- #1
Halting State(2007) - #2
Rule 34(2011)
- #1
The Atrocity Archives(2004) - #2
The Jennifer Morgue(2006) - #3Pimpf(2006)
- #4
Down on the Farm(2010) - #5
Equoid(2010) - #6
Overtime(2010) - #7
The Fuller Memorandum(2010) - #8
The Apocalypse Codex(2012) - #9
The Rhesus Chart(2014) - #10The Annihilation Score(2015)
- #11
The Nightmare Stacks(2016) - #12
The Delirium Brief(2017) - #13
The Labyrinth Index(2018) - #14
Dead Lies Dreaming(2020) - #15
Quantum of Nightmares(2022) - #16
Escape from Yokai Land(2022) - #17
Season of Skulls(2023) - #18
A Conventional Boy(2025) - #19
The Regicide Report(2026)
- #1
The Web Architect's Handbook(1996)
- #1Singularity Sky(2003)
- #2Iron Sunrise(2004)
- #3Accelerando(2005)
- #1Glasshouse(2006)
- #2Missile Gap(2006)
- #3
Scratch Monkey(2011) - #4
The Rapture of the Nerds (With: Cory Doctorow)(2012) - #5
Approaching Xanadu(1989) - #6
A Colder War(2000) - #7
Lobsters(2001) - #8
Halo(2002) - #9
Nightfall(2003) - #10
Festival of Fools(2003) - #11The Concrete Jungle(2004)
- #12
Elector(2004) - #13
Palimpsest(2009) - #14
A Tall Tail(2012) - #15Toast, and Other Stories(2002)
- #16Wireless(2009)
- #1
The Family Trade(2004) - #2
The Hidden Family(2005) - #3
The Clan Corporate(2006) - #4
The Merchants' War(2007) - #5
The Revolution Business(2009) - #6
The Trade of Queens(2010)
- #1Dead Lies Dreaming(2020)
- #2Quantum of Nightmares(2022)
- #3Season of Skulls(2023)
- #4Three Tales from the Laundry Files(2014)
- #1
Deathwing(1980) - #2
Draco (By: Ian Watson)(1990) - #3
Inquisitor (By: Ian Watson)(1990) - #4
Harlequin (By: Ian Watson)(1994) - #5
Chaos Child (By: Ian Watson)(1994) - #6
Eye of Terror (By: Barrington J. Bayley)(1999) - #7
The Wine Of Dreams (By: Brian Craig)(2000) - #8
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) - #9
Pawns of Chaos (By: Brian Craig)(2001) - #10
Storm of Iron (By: Graham McNeill)(2002) - #11
Words of Blood (By: Christian Z. Dunn,Marc Gascoigne)(2002) - #12
Farseer (By: William King)(2002) - #13
Lone Wolves (By: Dan Abnett)(2003) - #14
What Price Victory (By: Marc Gascoigne)(2004) - #15
The Inquisition War (By: Ian Watson)(2004) - #16
Iron Hands (By: Jonathan Green)(2004) - #17
Eldar Prophecy (By: C.S. Goto)(2007) - #18
The Inquisition (By: Nick Kyme)(2007) - #19
Blood & Thunder (By: Dan Abnett)(2008) - #20
Relentless (By: Richard Williams)(2008) - #21
Planetkill (By: Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Steve Parker,Lindsey Priestley,Richard Williams,Henry Zou,Simon Dyton,Robey Jenkins)(2008) - #22
Assault on Black Reach (By: Nick Kyme)(2009) - #23
Thunder from Fenris (By: Nick Kyme)(2009) - #24
Dawn of War II (By: Chris Roberson)(2009) - #25
Fear the Alien (By: Christian Z. Dunn)(2010) - #26
Atlas Infernal (By: Rob Sanders)(2011) - #27
Sabbat Worlds: A Good Man (By: Sandy Mitchell)(2011) - #28
The Alien Beast Within (By: Ian Watson)(2012) - #29
Beneath the Flesh (By: Andy Smillie)(2012) - #30
Iron Warrior (By: Graham McNeill)(2012) - #31
The Iron Without (By: Graham McNeill)(2012) - #32
The Beast of Calth (By: Graham McNeill)(2012) - #33
Flesh (By: Chris Wraight)(2012) - #34
Reparation (By: Andy Smillie)(2012) - #35
Sons of Russ (By: Nick Kyme)(2012) - #36
Treacheries of the Space Marines (By: Christian Z. Dunn)(2012) - #37
Perfection (By: Nick Kyme)(2012) - #38
Mephiston: Lord of Death (By: David Annandale)(2013) - #39
Down Amongst the Dead Men (By: Steve Lyons)(2013) - #40
Crucible (By: John French)(2013) - #41
Spirit War (By: Rob Sanders)(2013) - #42
The Path Forsaken (By: Rob Sanders)(2013) - #43
We Are One (By: John French)(2013) - #44
Iron Harvest (By: Guy Haley)(2013) - #45
Know Thyself (By: Andy Smillie)(2013) - #46
Engine of Mork (By: Guy Haley)(2013) - #47
Cold Blood (By: David Guymer)(2013) - #48
Cold Steel (By: David Guymer)(2013) - #49
Machine Spirit (By: Nick Kyme)(2013) - #50
Nurgle's Gift & The Tallyman (By: Guy Haley)(2014) - #51
Wolves of Fenris (By: Chris Wraight)(2014) - #52
Knights of the Imperium (By: Graham McNeill)(2014) - #53
The Tribute of Flesh (By: David Annandale)(2014) - #54
Crimson Dawn (By: Christian Z. Dunn)(2014) - #55
The Kauyon (By: Christian Z. Dunn)(2014) - #56
Atrophy (By: Christian Z. Dunn)(2014) - #57
Valedor (By: Guy Haley)(2014) - #58
The Last Days of Ector (By: Guy Haley)(2014) - #59
Devil’s Trappings (By: Nick Kyme)(2014) - #60
Trial by Blood (By: Andy Smillie)(2014) - #61
The Lords of Borsis (By: L.J. Goulding)(2015) - #62
The Carnac Campaign (By: Rob Sanders)(2015) - #63
The Cost of Command (By: Sandy Mitchell)(2015) - #64
Whiteout (By: Andy Clark)(2015) - #65
Necessary Evil (By: Rob Sanders)(2015) - #66
Grey Knights: Sons of Titan (By: David Annandale)(2015) - #67
Eye of the Dragon (By: Steve Lyons)(2015) - #68
Dark City (By: Steve Lyons)(2015) - #69
Curse of the Wulfen (By: David Annandale)(2016) - #70
Total War: Lord of Chaos (By: Rob Sanders)(2016) - #71
Deathwatch: Swordwind (By: Ian St. Martin)(2016) - #72
Death's Shepherd (By: Andy Smillie)(2016) - #73
The Burden of Angels (By: Nick Kyme)(2016) - #74
The Dark Hollows of Memory (By: David Annandale)(2016) - #75
The Prisoner (By: Graham McNeill)(2016) - #76
The Heraclitus Effect (By: Graham McNeill)(2016) - #77
Way of the Dead: Three Knights (By: Graham McNeill)(2016) - #78
Prometheus Requiem (By: Nick Kyme)(2016) - #79
Death and Dishonour (By: Chris Wraight)(2016) - #80
The Everliving Legion (By: Nick Kyme)(2016) - #81
Warped Stars (By: Ian Watson)(2016) - #82
Becoming (By: Andy Clark)(2016) - #83
A Trick of the Light (By: Joshua Reynolds)(2017) - #84
The Vorago Fastness (By: David Annandale)(2017) - #85
Kingsblade (By: Andy Clark)(2017) - #86
Heloth (By: L.J. Goulding)(2017) - #87
Dante (By: Guy Haley)(2017) - #88
Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine (By: David Annandale)(2017) - #89
Terminal Velocity (By: L.J. Goulding)(2017) - #90
Legacy of the Wulfen (By: David Annandale,Robbie MacNiven)(2017) - #91
Left for Dead (By: Steve Lyons)(2017) - #92
Fearful Symmetries (By: Rob Sanders)(2017) - #93
Shroud of Night (By: Andy Clark)(2017) - #94
Soulfuel (By: Rob Sanders)(2017) - #95
The Path Unclear (By: Mike Brooks)(2017) - #96
Exodus (By: Steve Lyons)(2017) - #97
Champions of the Eternal War (By: Joshua Reynolds)(2017) - #98
Endurance (By: Chris Wraight)(2017) - #99
Sons of the Hydra (By: Rob Sanders)(2017) - #100
Knightsblade (By: Andy Clark)(2018) - #101
Lukas the Trickster (By: Joshua Reynolds)(2018) - #102
The Tau'va (By: Andy Smillie)(2018) - #103
Defiant (By: Andy Clark)(2018) - #104
Hunger (By: Andy Smillie)(2018) - #105
Crusade (By: Andy Clark)(2018) - #106
Choke Point (By: Mike Brooks)(2018) - #107
The Lords of Silence (By: Chris Wraight)(2018) - #108
The Armour of Fate (By: Guy Haley)(2018) - #109
Lightning Run (By: Peter McLean)(2018) - #110
Judge of the Wastes (By: David Annandale)(2018) - #111
Masters of Stone and Steel (By: Gav Thorpe,Nick Kyme)(2018) - #112
Prophets of Waaagh! (By: Guy Haley)(2018) - #113
The Enemy of My Enemy (By: Nate Crowley)(2018) - #114
Spear of the Emperor (By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden)(2018) - #115
Celestine: The Living Saint (By: Andy Clark)(2019) - #116
Celestine: Revelation (By: Andy Clark)(2019) - #117
Sabbat Crusade: The Deeper Wounds (By: David Annandale)(2019) - #118
Knights of Caliban (By: Gav Thorpe)(2019) - #119
Redemption Through Sacrifice (By: Justin Woolley)(2019) - #120
Agents of the Imperium (By: David Annandale)(2019) - #121
Servants of the Imperium (By: Nick Kyme,Danie Ware,Ian St. Martin)(2019) - #122
Born of the Storm (By: Edoardo Albert)(2019) - #123
To Speak as One (By: Guy Haley)(2019) - #124
Last Flight (By: Edoardo Albert)(2019) - #125
Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (By: Guy Haley)(2019) - #126
The Strong Among Us (By: Steve Lyons)(2019) - #127
Inferno! Volume 4 (By: Edoardo Albert)(2019) - #128
The Colonel's Monograph (By: Graham McNeill)(2019) - #129
Ghosts of Iron (By: Marc Collins)(2019) - #130
Mark of Faith (By: Rachel Harrison)(2019) - #131
Assassinorum: Divine Sanction (By: Robert Rath)(2019) - #132
Journey of the Magi (By: Jonathan Green)(2020) - #133
Lord of the Dark Millennium (By: Dan Abnett)(2020) - #134
Knights of Macragge (By: Nick Kyme)(2020) - #135
The Adeptus Astartes (By: Nick Kyme)(2020) - #136
War in the Museum (By: Robert Rath)(2020) - #137
Where Dere’s da Warp Dere’s a Way (By: Mike Brooks)(2020) - #138
Night Shriekers (By: Justin Woolley)(2020) - #139
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) - #140
Savage (By: Guy Haley)(2020) - #141
The Oath in Darkness (By: David Annandale)(2020) - #142
Unification (By: Chris Wraight)(2020) - #143
Empra (By: Nate Crowley)(2020) - #144
Indomitus (By: Gav Thorpe)(2020) - #145
The Karsharat Abomination (By: George Mann)(2020) - #146
Imperium at War (By: Steve Lyons,Nate Crowley,Danie Ware,Thomas Parrott,Edoardo Albert)(2020) - #147
Assassinorum: Iron Sight (By: Robert Rath)(2020) - #148
Green and Grey (By: Edoardo Albert)(2020) - #149
Brutal Kunnin' (By: Mike Brooks)(2020) - #150
The Infinite and The Divine (By: Robert Rath)(2020) - #151
Darkness in the Blood: Blood Angels (By: Guy Haley)(2020) - #152
The Shapers of Scars (By: Marc Collins)(2020) - #153
Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint (By: David Annandale)(2020) - #154
Assassinorum: Live Wire (By: Robert Rath)(2020) - #155
Recongregator (By: David Annandale)(2021) - #156
The Tear of Selevia (By: Mike Brooks)(2021) - #157
The Labyrinth of Lost Souls (By: Graham McNeill)(2021) - #158
Warsphere (By: Darius Hinks)(2021) - #159
Silent Hunters (By: Edoardo Albert)(2021) - #160
The Book Of Martyrs (By: Danie Ware)(2021) - #161
Sabbat War (By: Dan Abnett,Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Justin D. Hill,Rachel Harrison,John French,Edoardo Albert,John French Sloan)(2021) - #162
The Twice-Dead King: Ruin (By: Nate Crowley)(2021) - #163
Da Gobbo's Revenge (By: Mike Brooks)(2021) - #164
The Emperor's Sword (By: Steve Lyons)(2021) - #165
Volpone Glory (By: Nick Kyme)(2021) - #166
Mad Dok (By: Nate Crowley)(2021) - #167
A Small Cog (By: Mitchel Scanlon)(2022) - #168
Krieg (By: Steve Lyons)(2022) - #169
Fool's Ruin (By: Mike Brooks)(2022) - #170
Astorath: Angel of Mercy (By: Guy Haley)(2022) - #171
Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh! (By: Nate Crowley)(2022) - #172
Assassinorum Kingmaker (By: Robert Rath)(2022) - #173
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom (By: Mike Brooks)(2022) - #174
The Triumph Of Saint Katherine (By: Danie Ware)(2022) - #175
Sacred Hate (By: David Annandale)(2022) - #176
The Brightest And Best (By: Mike Brooks)(2022) - #177
It Bleeds (By: David Guymer)(2022) - #178
Awakenings (By: George Mann)(2022) - #179
Helbrecht Knight Of The Throne (By: Marc Collins)(2022) - #180
Kasrkin (By: Edoardo Albert)(2022) - #181
Void King (By: Marc Collins)(2022) - #182
The Twice-Dead King: Reign (By: Nate Crowley)(2022) - #183
Renegades: Harrowmaster (By: Mike Brooks)(2022) - #184
Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (By: Edoardo Albert)(2022) - #185
The Skull Forge (By: Danie Ware)(2022) - #186
Packin' Heat (By: Mike Brooks)(2022) - #187
Less Than Human (By: Steve Lyons)(2023) - #188
The Bleeding Stars (By: Robert Rath)(2023) - #189
The Iron Kingdom (By: Nick Kyme)(2023) - #190
Warboss (By: Mike Brooks)(2023) - #191
The Lion: Son of the Forest (By: Mike Brooks)(2023) - #192
Cypher: Lord of the Fallen (By: John French)(2023) - #193
The Devouring Void (By: Danie Ware)(2023) - #194
Forges of Mars (By: Graham McNeill)(2023) - #195
Once A Killer (By: Mike Brooks)(2023) - #196
Galaxy of Horrors (By: Steve Lyons)(2023) - #197
The Long Promise (By: Mike Brooks)(2023) - #198
The Price of Morkai (By: Marc Collins)(2023) - #199
God-Machines (By: David Annandale)(2023) - #200
One Million Years (By: Nate Crowley)(2023) - #201
Sea of Souls (By: Chris Wraight)(2024) - #202
Da Big Dakka (By: Mike Brooks)(2024) - #203
Lelith Hesperax: Queen of Knives (By: Mike Brooks)(2024) - #204
Saints and Martyrs (By: Danie Ware)(2024) - #205
Lords Of Nocturne (By: Nick Kyme)(2024) - #206
The High Kâhl's Oath (By: Gav Thorpe)(2024) - #207
Solemnity (By: Nick Kyme)(2024) - #208
Soldiers of the Imperium (By: Steve Lyons)(2025) - #209
Interceptor City (By: Dan Abnett)(2025) - #210
Voidscarred (By: Mike Brooks)(2025) - #211
The Relentless Dead (By: Steve Lyons)(2025) - #212
Archmagos (By: Guy Haley)(2025)
- #1
Year's Best SF(1996) - #2
Year's Best SF 2(1997) - #3
Year's Best SF 3(1998) - #4
Year's Best SF 4(1999) - #5
Year's Best SF 5(2000) - #6
Year's Best SF 6(2001) - #7
Year's Best SF 7(2002) - #8
Year's Best SF 8(2003) - #9
Year's Best SF 9(2004) - #10
Year's Best SF 10(2005) - #11
Year's Best SF 11(2006) - #12
Year's Best SF 12(2007) - #13
Year's Best SF 13(2008) - #14
Year's Best SF 14(2009) - #15
Year's Best SF 15(2010) - #16
Year's Best SF 16(2011) - #17
Year's Best SF 17(2012) - #18
Year's Best SF 18(2013)
About Charles Stross
Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a prominent author based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He weaves a diverse range of genres, including science fiction, Lovecraftian horror, and fantasy. Renowned for his hard science fiction and space opera, Stross is often associated with a new generation of British science fiction writers, alongside notable contemporaries Alastair Reynolds, Ken MacLeod, Liz Williams, and Richard Morgan. With a prolific career, Stross has captivated audiences worldwide. His works continue to be celebrated and widely read, solidifying his position as a leading figure in the science fiction genre.
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