Nate asked Charles Stross:

Hey Charles, I recall reading somewhere (possibly in one of your Reddit posts) that you were writing a novel that took place in the same universe as "Glasshouse" that was (dare I say, as I'm sure you're tired of hearing the comparison), similar to The Culture series. Just curious if it was still in the works. Any idea for release date? Thanks, Nate

Charles Stross "Glasshouse" was my worst-selling SF novel in the US market. Although I previously had plans for a sequel (provisional title "Ghost Engine"), that book will now never be written.

However, I am working on a space opera called "Ghost Engine" — it's just the first book in an entirely new setting, and I recycled a perfectly good title that happens to fit quite well.

However-however ... (this) "Ghost Engine" was due with my editors back in July, but it put up a struggle, and due to other big life events (my father died) I went stale on it while revising it. So it's going on the shelf for a little while, and instead I'm working on "The Labyrinth Index", Laundry Files book nine, which is going to replace it as my July 2018 title. ("Ghost Engine" should now be published in July 2019.)

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