Charles Stross

Charles David George Stross (born Leeds, October 18, 1964) is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. His works range from science fiction and Lovecraftian horror to fantasy.

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Leeds - October 18 - 1964 - Edinburgh - Scotland - Science fiction - Lovecraftian horror - Fantasy

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Stross is sometimes regarded as being part of a new generation of British science fiction writers who specialise in hard science fiction and space opera. His contemporaries include Alastair Reynolds, Ken MacLeod and Liz Williams.

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Hard science fiction - Space opera - Alastair Reynolds - Ken MacLeod - Liz Williams

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His first published short story, The Boys, appeared in Interzone in 1987: his first novel, Singularity Sky was published by Ace in 2003 and was nominated for the Hugo Award. A collection of his short stories, ' appeared in 2002. Subsequent short stories have been nominated for the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and other awards. His novella "The Concrete Jungle" (available online) won the Hugo award for its category in 2005.

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Interzone - 1987 - Singularity Sky - 2003 - Hugo Award - 2002 - Nebula Award - The Concrete Jungle

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In the 1970s and 1980s, Stross published some role-playing game articles for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the White Dwarf magazine. Some of his creatures, such as the githyanki (borrowed from George R. R. Martin's book, Dying of the Light), githzerai, and slaadi were later published in the Fiend Folio expansion and are still popular among gamers.

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1970s - 1980s - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - White Dwarf - Githyanki - George R. R. Martin - Dying of the Light - Githzerai - Slaadi - Fiend Folio

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His novel Accelerando has been released as a free ebook under a Creative Commons license.

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Accelerando - Ebook - Creative Commons

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In addition to working as a writer of fiction he has worked as a technical author, freelance journalist, programmer, and pharmacist at different times. He holds degrees in Pharmacy and Computer Science.

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A machinima film based on his short story Rogue Farm debuted in August 2004.

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Machinima - 2004

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