Charles Stross Libri

Un futuro diverso, molto diverso, ci attende. Grazie alle nuove tecnologie, intorno al 2010, l'economia globale è in ripresa. Al passo - sempre più accelerato - delle nuove informazioni, tutto progressivamente cambia: corpi, menti, società, politica ed economia. Ad affrontare il nuovo mondo sono (nelle nove sezioni che compongono "Accelerando") tre generazioni della famiglia Macx, che coprono tutto il corso del Ventunesimo secolo. Manfred Macx sa capire quali sono le idee che contano: le inventa, le manipola e le fa circolare. È lui, ora, nella posizione migliore per comprendere il mistero che si affaccia dallo spazio, proprio nel momento in cui avverte l'approssimarsi di un punto di svolta allo stesso tempo evolutivo, sociopolitico e tecnologico. Ancora di più, le vite di Amber, figlia di Manfred e pilota spaziale, e quella di Sirhan, figlio di Amber e storico, saranno immerse negli incessanti mutamenti e conflitti, ormai universali, determinati dalla nuova "postumanità". In un vertiginoso tour de force di idee e invenzione linguistica, incontriamo lo sconvolgente evento della singolarità, che modificherà il tessuto stesso dell'universo, aprendo la strada a strane, nuove forme di intelligenza, naturale e cibernetica, aliene e terrestri, individuali e collettive. In un omaggio a tanta fantascienza scritta e cine-televisiva, la galassia "postumana" risultante sarà il teatro epico per dilemmi antichi e scenari imprevedibili.

Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time Ben Aaronovitch, author of RIVERS OF LONDON

In The Atrocity Archive, English hacker and government agent Bob Howard, seconded to field-work with no training, tangles with a Nazi death-cult with access to parallel dimensions. In The Jennifer Morgue, a billionaire businessman, obsessed with a certain series of spy novels and movies, has concocted a fiendish scheme to raise a cyclopean entity from the ocean floor, and only Bob--in an ill-fitting tuxedo and a gimmicked econobox car--can stop him. Also includes the novellas "The Concrete Jungle" (a Hugo winner) and "Pimpf," along with an introduction by Ken MacLeod, afterwords by the author, and an extensive glossary of spy terms.

The third and fourth instalments of The Merchant Princes series - Charles Stross's ambitious thrill-a-minute saga of multiple worlds.

The arrival of vast, alien, inhuman intelligences reshaped the landscape for human affairs across the world, and the United Kingdom is no exception. Things have changed in Britain since the dread elder god Nyarlathotep ascended to the rank of Prime Minister. Mhari Murphy, recently elevated to the House of Lords and head of the Lords Select Committee on Sanguinary Affairs (think vampires), finds herself in direct consultation with the creeping chaos, who directs her to lead a team of disgraced Laundry personnel into the dark heart of America. It seems the Creeping Chaos is concerned about foreign relations.A thousand-mile-wild storm system has blanketed the midwest, and the President is nowhere to be found. In fact, for reasons unknown the people of America are forgetting that the executive branch ever existed. The government has been infiltrated by the shadowy Black Chamber, and the Pentagon and NASA have been refocused on the problem of summoning Cthulhu.Somewhere, the Secret Service battle to stay awake, to remind the President who he is, and to stay one step ahead of the vampiric dragnet that’s searching for him.

'Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time' -Ben Aaronovitch (author of RIVERS OF LONDON) The fifth Laundry Files novel by Charles Stross, but also a jumping-on point for readers new to the series, The Rhesus Chart sees hacker and supernatural spy Bob Howard take on the (literal) bloodsuckers running London's financial district. LONDON CAN DRAIN THE LIFE OUT OF YOU . . . Bob Howard is an intelligence agent working his way through the ranks of the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry'. When occult powers threaten the realm, they'll be there to clean up the mess - and deal with the witnesses. There's one kind of threat that the Laundry has never come across in its many decades, and that's vampires. Mention them to a seasoned agent and you'll be laughed out of the room. But when a small team of investment bankers at one of Canary Wharf's most distinguished financial institutions discovers an arcane algorithm that leaves them fearing daylight and craving O positive, someone doesn't want the Laundry to know. And Bob gets caught right in the middle.

A new adventure begins in the bestselling world of the Laundry Files: a nightmarish vision of a Britain where magic has gone mainstream . . .

National bestselling author Charles Stross brings back Bob Howard-"a British super spy with a long-term girlfriend, no fashion sense, and an aversion to martinis" (San Francisco Chronicle) Bob Howard is taking a much needed break from the field to catch up on his filing in The Laundry's archives when a top secret dossier known as The Fuller Memorandum vanishes-along with his boss, who the agency's executives believe stole the file. Determined to discover exactly what the memorandum contained, Bob runs afoul of Russian agents, ancient demons, and the apostles of a hideous faith, who have plans to raise a very unpleasant undead entity known as the Eater of Souls...

Set in a world where parallel universes intersect, the series follows a powerful family engaged in a bitter struggle for control and survival. The narrative intricately weaves themes of power, betrayal, and identity as characters navigate complex political landscapes and personal loyalties. With a blend of science fiction and fantasy elements, the omnibus edition combines the first two novels, offering readers a rich exploration of a unique multiverse filled with intrigue and adventure.

James Bond meets H. P. Lovecraft in the latest occult thriller from Hugo Award winner Charles Stross, in a series where British spies take on the supernatural