Charles Stross was born in Leeds, England, in 1964. He has worked as a software engineer and freelance journalist but now writes science fiction and crime thrillers full-time.
Ferociously enjoyable -- SFX Alternately chilling and hilarious -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Stross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it better -- KIRKUS Charles Stross owns this field, and his vast, cool intellect has launched yet another mad, sly entertainment that will strangle the hell out of anything else on offer right now -- Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan Brilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time -- Ben Aaronovitch, author of RIVERS OF LONDON