Charles Stross
Yes!
New series: 2020's "Dead Lies Dreaming" was sold in the US as book 10 of the Laundry Files but is actually book 1 of the tales of the New Management -- different series, different focus and feel, different characters, but same universe. Book 2, "Quantum of Nightmares", comes out in January 2022 (book 3, "Season of Skulls", doesn't have a firm date yet but is probably going to show up 12 months later).
New standalone: my to-do list for 2022 includes "finish the (long overdue) standalone space opera I worked on in 2016". It exists in first draft, but got interrupted by family medical stuff: I'm ready to go back to work on it again. Won't be out before 2023 (probably 2024 -- it's big): title may or may not be "Ghost Engine" (that's up to the publishers).
Beyond that, I can't say -- I don't want to commit to stuff I won't even start writing for another couple of years -- but with the Merchant Princes/Empire Games series finished, I've got room to start something new.
New series: 2020's "Dead Lies Dreaming" was sold in the US as book 10 of the Laundry Files but is actually book 1 of the tales of the New Management -- different series, different focus and feel, different characters, but same universe. Book 2, "Quantum of Nightmares", comes out in January 2022 (book 3, "Season of Skulls", doesn't have a firm date yet but is probably going to show up 12 months later).
New standalone: my to-do list for 2022 includes "finish the (long overdue) standalone space opera I worked on in 2016". It exists in first draft, but got interrupted by family medical stuff: I'm ready to go back to work on it again. Won't be out before 2023 (probably 2024 -- it's big): title may or may not be "Ghost Engine" (that's up to the publishers).
Beyond that, I can't say -- I don't want to commit to stuff I won't even start writing for another couple of years -- but with the Merchant Princes/Empire Games series finished, I've got room to start something new.
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Nate
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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
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