Charles Stross is a highly acclaimed author from Leeds, England, who currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is known for his works in the genres of science fiction, crime, horror, and thriller. Stross has received six Hugo Award nominations and has won the award for best novella in 2005, 2010, and 2015. His writings have been translated into twelve foreign languages, showcasing his global appeal.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Stross worked in a variety of jobs, including programmer, tech writer, pharmacist, and journalist. He holds graduation degrees in Computer Science and Pharmacy. His writing style and unique descriptions have been praised by many prominent personalities, including Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman.
Stross's works encompass science fiction, Lovecraftian horror, and fantasy. He is often regarded as part of a new generation of British science fiction writers who specialize in hard science fiction and space opera. His contemporaries include Alastair Reynolds, Ken MacLeod, Liz Williams, and Richard Morgan. Despite his success in the science fiction genre, Stross has not limited himself to it and has explored various genres in his writing career.
Singularity Sky Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Singularity Sky
2003
2
Iron Sunrise
2004
3
Accelerando
2005
The Merchant Princes Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Family Trade
2004
2
The Hidden Family
2005
3
The Clan Corporate
2006
4
The Merchants' War
2007
5
The Revolution Business
2009
6
The Trade of Queens
2010
Laundry Files Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
The Atrocity Archives
2004
2
The Jennifer Morgue
2006
3
Pimpf
2006
4
Down on the Farm
2010
5
Equoid
2010
6
Overtime
2010
7
The Fuller Memorandum
2010
8
The Apocalypse Codex
2012
9
The Rhesus Chart
2014
10
The Annihilation Score
2015
11
The Nightmare Stacks
2016
12
The Delirium Brief
2017
13
The Labyrinth Index
2018
14
Dead Lies Dreaming
2020
15
Quantum of Nightmares
2022
16
Escape from Yokai Land
2022
17
Season of Skulls
2023
18
A Conventional Boy
2025
19
The Regicide Report
2026
The New Management Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Dead Lies Dreaming
2020
2
Quantum of Nightmares
2022
3
Season of Skulls
2023
Laundry Files Collections
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Three Tales from the Laundry Files
2014
Halting State Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Halting State
2007
2
Rule 34
2011
Freyaverse Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Saturn's Children
2008
2
Neptune's Brood
2013
Empire Games Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
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Empire Games
2017
2
Dark State
2018
3
Invisible Sun
2021
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
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Glasshouse
2006
2
Missile Gap
2006
3
Scratch Monkey
2011
4
The Rapture of the Nerds (With: Cory Doctorow)
2012
5
The Rapture of the Nerds
2012
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
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Approaching Xanadu
1989
2
A Colder War
2000
3
Lobsters
2001
4
Halo
2002
5
Nightfall
2003
6
Festival of Fools
2003
7
The Concrete Jungle
2004
8
Elector
2004
9
Palimpsest
2009
10
A Tall Tail
2012
Short Story Collections
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Toast, and Other Stories
2002
2
Wireless
2009
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Web Architect's Handbook
1996
Year's Best SF Anthology Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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Year's Best SF
1996
2
Year's Best SF 2
1997
3
Year's Best SF 3
1998
4
Year's Best SF 4
1999
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
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Year's Best SF 6
2001
7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
9
Year's Best SF 9
2004
10
Year's Best SF 10
2005
11
Year's Best SF 11
2006
12
Year's Best SF 12
2007
13
Year's Best SF 13
2008
14
Year's Best SF 14
2009
15
Year's Best SF 15
2010
16
Year's Best SF 16
2011
17
Year's Best SF 17
2012
18
Year's Best SF 18
2013
Warhammer 40,000 Books
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Year
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Deathwing (With: Dan Abnett, Ian Watson, Storm Constantine, Gav Thorpe, William King, Graham McNeill, Neil Jones, David Pringle, Neil McIntosh)
1980
2
Deathwing
1980
3
Draco ( By: Ian Watson)
1990
4
Draco
1990
5
Inquisitor ( By: Ian Watson)
1990
6
Inquisitor
1990
7
Harlequin ( By: Ian Watson)
1994
8
Harlequin
1994
9
Chaos Child
1994
10
Chaos Child (By: Ian Watson)
1994
11
Eye of Terror (By: Barrington J. Bayley)
1999
12
Eye of Terror
1999
13
Dark Imperium
2001
14
The Wine Of Dreams (By: Brian Craig)
2000
15
Dark Imperium (By: Gav Thorpe, William King, Simon Jowett, Matthew Farrer, Ben Counter, Barrington J. Bayley, Marc Gascoigne, Andy Chambers, Robert Earl, Neil Rutledge)
2001
16
Storm of Iron
2002
17
Words of Blood
2002
18
Pawns of Chaos (By: Brian Craig)
2001
19
Farseer
2002
20
Storm of Iron (By: Graham McNeill)
2002
21
Crucible of War
2003
22
Words of Blood (By: Christian Z. Dunn, Marc Gascoigne)
2002
23
Farseer ( By: William King)
2002
24
Lone Wolves
2003
25
What Price Victory
2004
26
Crucible of War (By: Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, Christian Z. Dunn, Matthew Farrer, Sandy Mitchell, Simon Spurrier, Jonathan Green, Marc Gascoigne, Edward Rusk, David Charters, Matt Ralphs)
2003
27
The Inquisition War
2004
28
Lone Wolves ( By: Dan Abnett)
2003
29
What Price Victory (By: Marc Gascoigne)
2004
30
Iron Hands
2004
31
The Inquisition War (By: Ian Watson)
2004
32
Bringers of Death
2005
33
Iron Hands (By: Jonathan Green)
2004
34
Let the Galaxy Burn
2006
35
Tales from the Dark Millennium
2006
36
Bringers of Death (By: Simon Jowett, Mike Lee, Christian Z. Dunn, Sandy Mitchell, Marc Gascoigne, Mitchel Scanlon, C.S. Goto)
2005
37
Blood & Thunder
2008
38
Let the Galaxy Burn (By: Dan Abnett, Gav Thorpe, William King, Graham McNeill, Christian Z. Dunn, Ben Counter, Marc Gascoigne, Mark Brendan, Jonahan Curran, C.S. Goto, Andras Millward, Neil Rutledge)
2006
39
Planetkill
2008
40
Tales from the Dark Millennium (By: Dan Abnett, Mike Lee, Graham McNeill, Christian Z. Dunn, Steve Parker, Marc Gascoigne, Matt Keefe, C.S. Goto, Darren-Jon Ashmore)
2006
41
Imperial Guard Omnibus: Volume One
2008
42
Eldar Prophecy (By: C.S. Goto)
2007
43
The Inquisition (By: Nick Kyme)
2007
44
Dawn of War II
2009
45
Sabbat Worlds: A Good Man
2011
46
Blood & Thunder ( By: Dan Abnett)
2008
47
Relentless (By: Richard Williams)
2008
48
The Alien Beast Within
2012
49
Mephiston: Lord of Death
2013
50
Planetkill (By: Graham McNeill, Matthew Farrer, Steve Parker, Lindsey Priestley, Richard Williams, Henry Zou, Simon Dyton, Robey Jenkins)
2008
51
Assault on Black Reach (By: Nick Kyme)
2009
52
Down Amongst the Dead Men
2013
53
The Cost of Command
2015
54
Thunder from Fenris (By: Nick Kyme)
2009
55
Dawn of War II (By: Chris Roberson)
2009
56
Warped Stars
2016
57
Fear the Alien ( By: Christian Z. Dunn)
2010
58
The Macharian Crusade Omnibus
2017
59
The Path Unclear
2017
60
Atlas Infernal (By: Rob Sanders)
2011
61
Choke Point
2018
62
Sabbat Worlds: A Good Man (By: Sandy Mitchell)
2011
63
The Alien Beast Within (By: Ian Watson)
2012
64
Lightning Run
2018
65
Beneath the Flesh (By: Andy Smillie)
2012
66
Masters of Stone and Steel
2018
67
Spear of the Emperor
2018
68
Iron Warrior (By: Graham McNeill)
2012
69
Celestine: The Living Saint
2019
70
The Iron Without (By: Graham McNeill)
2012
71
Redemption Through Sacrifice
2019
72
The Beast of Calth (By: Graham McNeill)
2012
73
Flesh (By: Chris Wraight)
2012
74
Born of the Storm
2019
75
Last Flight
2019
76
Reparation (By: Andy Smillie)
2012
77
Sons of Russ (By: Nick Kyme)
2012
78
Inferno! Volume 4
2019
79
Mark of Faith
2019
80
Treacheries of the Space Marines (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
2012
81
Lord of the Dark Millennium
2020
82
Perfection (By: Nick Kyme)
2012
83
Where Dere’s da Warp Dere’s a Way
2020
84
Mephiston: Lord of Death (By: David Annandale)
2013
85
Down Amongst the Dead Men (By: Steve Lyons)
2013
86
Night Shriekers
2020
87
Warriors and Warlords
2020
88
Crucible (By: John French)
2013
89
The Method of Madness
2020
90
Spirit War (By: Rob Sanders)
2013
91
The Path Forsaken (By: Rob Sanders)
2013
92
Indomitus
2020
93
The Karsharat Abomination
2020
94
We Are One (By: John French)
2013
95
Iron Harvest (By: Guy Haley)
2013
96
Imperium at War
2020
97
Know Thyself (By: Andy Smillie)
2013
98
The Hammer and the Eagle: Icons of Warhammer
2020
99
Green and Grey
2020
100
Engine of Mork (By: Guy Haley)
2013
101
Brutal Kunnin'
2020
102
Cold Blood (By: David Guymer)
2013
103
Cold Steel (By: David Guymer)
2013
104
Nexus & Other Stories
2020
105
Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint
2020
106
Machine Spirit (By: Nick Kyme)
2013
107
Nurgle's Gift & The Tallyman (By: Guy Haley)
2014
108
Recongregator
2021
109
Wolves of Fenris (By: Chris Wraight)
2014
110
The Tear of Selevia
2021
111
Knights of the Imperium (By: Graham McNeill)
2014
112
Silent Hunters
2021
113
The Tribute of Flesh (By: David Annandale)
2014
114
Sabbat War
2021
115
Crimson Dawn (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
2014
116
Da Gobbo's Revenge
2021
117
The Kauyon (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
2014
118
The Wolftime
2021
119
A Small Cog
2022
120
Atrophy (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
2014
121
Fool's Ruin
2022
122
Valedor (By: Guy Haley)
2014
123
Astorath: Angel of Mercy
2022
124
The Last Days of Ector (By: Guy Haley)
2014
125
Devil’s Trappings (By: Nick Kyme)
2014
126
Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh!
2022
127
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom
2022
128
Trial by Blood (By: Andy Smillie)
2014
129
The Carnac Campaign (By: Rob Sanders)
2015
130
Sacred Hate
2022
131
The Cost of Command (By: Sandy Mitchell)
2015
132
The Brightest And Best
2022
133
Whiteout (By: Andy Clark)
2015
134
Awakenings
2022
135
Necessary Evil (By: Rob Sanders)
2015
136
Kasrkin
2022
137
Renegades: Harrowmaster
2022
138
Grey Knights: Sons of Titan (By: David Annandale)
2015
139
Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium
2022
140
Eye of the Dragon (By: Steve Lyons)
2015
141
Dark City (By: Steve Lyons)
2015
142
Packin' Heat
2022
143
Curse of the Wulfen (By: David Annandale)
2016
144
Warboss
2023
145
The Lion: Son of the Forest
2023
146
Total War: Lord of Chaos (By: Rob Sanders)
2016
147
Once A Killer
2023
148
Deathwatch: Swordwind (By: Ian St. Martin)
2016
149
The Long Promise
2023
150
Death's Shepherd (By: Andy Smillie)
2016
151
Yarrick: The Omnibus
2024
152
The Burden of Angels (By: Nick Kyme)
2016
153
The Dark Hollows of Memory (By: David Annandale)
2016
154
The Prisoner (By: Graham McNeill)
2016
155
The Heraclitus Effect (By: Graham McNeill)
2016
156
Way of the Dead: Three Knights (By: Graham McNeill)
2016
157
Prometheus Requiem (By: Nick Kyme)
2016
158
Death and Dishonour (By: Chris Wraight)
2016
159
The Everliving Legion (By: Nick Kyme)
2016
160
Warped Stars (By: Ian Watson)
2016
161
Becoming (By: Andy Clark)
2016
162
A Trick of the Light (By: Joshua Reynolds)
2017
163
The Vorago Fastness (By: David Annandale)
2017
164
Kingsblade (By: Andy Clark)
2017
165
Dante (By: Guy Haley)
2017
166
Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine (By: David Annandale)
2017
167
Legacy of the Wulfen (By: David Annandale, Robbie MacNiven)
2017
168
Left for Dead (By: Steve Lyons)
2017
169
Fearful Symmetries (By: Rob Sanders)
2017
170
Shroud of Night (By: Andy Clark)
2017
171
Soulfuel (By: Rob Sanders)
2017
172
The Path Unclear (By: Mike Brooks)
2017
173
Exodus (By: Steve Lyons)
2017
174
Champions of the Eternal War (By: Joshua Reynolds)
2017
175
Endurance (By: Chris Wraight)
2017
176
Sons of the Hydra (By: Rob Sanders)
2017
177
Knightsblade (By: Andy Clark)
2018
178
Lukas the Trickster (By: Joshua Reynolds)
2018
179
The Tau'va (By: Andy Smillie)
2018
180
Defiant (By: Andy Clark)
2018
181
Hunger (By: Andy Smillie)
2018
182
Crusade (By: Andy Clark)
2018
183
Choke Point (By: Mike Brooks)
2018
184
The Lords of Silence (By: Chris Wraight)
2018
185
The Armour of Fate (By: Guy Haley)
2018
186
Lightning Run (By: Peter McLean)
2018
187
Judge of the Wastes (By: David Annandale)
2018
188
Masters of Stone and Steel (By: Gav Thorpe, Nick Kyme)
2018
189
Prophets of Waaagh! (By: Guy Haley)
2018
190
The Enemy of My Enemy (By: Nate Crowley)
2018
191
Spear of the Emperor (By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden)
2018
192
Celestine: The Living Saint (By: Andy Clark)
2019
193
Celestine: Revelation (By: Andy Clark)
2019
194
Sabbat Crusade: The Deeper Wounds (By: David Annandale)
2019
195
Knights of Caliban (By: Gav Thorpe)
2019
196
Redemption Through Sacrifice (By: Justin Woolley)
2019
197
Agents of the Imperium ( By: David Annandale)
2019
198
Servants of the Imperium (By: Nick Kyme, Danie Ware, Ian St. Martin)
2019
199
Born of the Storm (By: Edoardo Albert)
2019
200
To Speak as One (By: Guy Haley)
2019
201
Last Flight (By: Edoardo Albert)
2019
202
Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (By: Guy Haley)
2019
203
The Strong Among Us (By: Steve Lyons)
2019
204
Inferno! Volume 4 (By: Edoardo Albert)
2019
205
The Colonel's Monograph (By: Graham McNeill)
2019
206
Ghosts of Iron (By: Marc Collins)
2019
207
Vaults of Obsidian (By: David Annandale, Gav Thorpe, Nick Kyme, Darius Hinks, Joshua Reynolds, Guy Haley, J.C. Stearns, Denny Flowers, Nicholas Wolf)
2019
208
Mark of Faith ( By: Rachel Harrison)
2019
209
Assassinorum: Divine Sanction (By: Robert Rath)
2019
210
Journey of the Magi (By: Jonathan Green)
2020
211
Lord of the Dark Millennium (By: Dan Abnett)
2020
212
Knights of Macragge (By: Nick Kyme)
2020
213
The Adeptus Astartes (By: Nick Kyme)
2020
214
War in the Museum (By: Robert Rath)
2020
215
Where Dere’s da Warp Dere’s a Way (By: Mike Brooks)
2020
216
Night Shriekers (By: Justin Woolley)
2020
217
Warriors and Warlords (By: Gav Thorpe, Steve Lyons, Graham McNeill, Joshua Reynolds, Peter McLean, Guy Haley, Chris Wraight, Robbie MacNiven, Rachel Harrison, Phil Kelly, Matt Smith)
2020
218
Savage (By: Guy Haley)
2020
219
The Oath in Darkness (By: David Annandale)
2020
220
Unification (By: Chris Wraight)
2020
221
Empra (By: Nate Crowley)
2020
222
Indomitus (By: Gav Thorpe)
2020
223
The Karsharat Abomination (By: George Mann)
2020
224
Imperium at War (By: Steve Lyons, Nate Crowley, Danie Ware, Thomas Parrott, Edoardo Albert)
2020
225
Assassinorum: Iron Sight (By: Robert Rath)
2020
226
The Hammer and the Eagle: Icons of Warhammer (By: Dan Abnett, David Annandale, Gav Thorpe, Graham McNeill, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Nick Kyme, Sandy Mitchell, Joshua Reynolds, Danie Ware, Guy Haley, Chris Wraight, David Guymer, Andy Clark, C.L. Werner, Justin D. Hill, Rachel Harrison, John French, Nick Horth)
2020
227
Green and Grey (By: Edoardo Albert)
2020
228
Brutal Kunnin' (By: Mike Brooks)
2020
229
The Infinite and The Divine ( By: Robert Rath)
2020
230
Nexus & Other Stories (By: Dan Abnett, Steve Parker, Joshua Reynolds, Peter McLean, Mike Brooks, Danie Ware, Guy Haley, Chris Wraight, Rachel Harrison, Robert Rath, J.C. Stearns, Thomas Parrott, Phil Kelly, Marc Collins)
2020
231
Darkness in the Blood: Blood Angels ( By: Guy Haley)
2020
232
The Shapers of Scars (By: Marc Collins)
2020
233
Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint (By: David Annandale)
2020
234
Assassinorum: Live Wire (By: Robert Rath)
2020
235
Recongregator (By: David Annandale)
2021
236
The Tear of Selevia (By: Mike Brooks)
2021
237
The Labyrinth of Lost Souls (By: Graham McNeill)
2021
238
Warsphere (By: Darius Hinks)
2021
239
Silent Hunters (By: Edoardo Albert)
2021
240
Sabbat War (By: Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, Matthew Farrer, Justin D. Hill, Rachel Harrison, John French, Edoardo Albert, John French Sloan)
2021
241
The Twice-Dead King: Ruin (By: Nate Crowley)
2021
242
Da Gobbo's Revenge (By: Mike Brooks)
2021
243
The Emperor's Sword (By: Steve Lyons)
2021
244
Volpone Glory ( By: Nick Kyme)
2021
245
Mad Dok (By: Nate Crowley)
2021
246
A Small Cog (By: Mitchel Scanlon)
2022
247
Krieg ( By: Steve Lyons)
2022
248
Fool's Ruin (By: Mike Brooks)
2022
249
Astorath: Angel of Mercy (By: Guy Haley)
2022
250
Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh! (By: Nate Crowley)
2022
251
Assassinorum Kingmaker ( By: Robert Rath)
2022
252
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom (By: Mike Brooks)
2022
253
Sacred Hate (By: David Annandale)
2022
254
The Brightest And Best (By: Mike Brooks)
2022
255
It Bleeds (By: David Guymer)
2022
256
Awakenings (By: George Mann)
2022
257
Helbrecht Knight Of The Throne ( By: Marc Collins)
2022
258
Kasrkin (By: Edoardo Albert)
2022
259
Void King ( By: Marc Collins)
2022
260
The Twice-Dead King: Reign (By: Nate Crowley)
2022
261
Renegades: Harrowmaster (By: Mike Brooks)
2022
262
Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (By: Edoardo Albert)
2022
263
Packin' Heat (By: Mike Brooks)
2022
264
Less Than Human (By: Steve Lyons)
2023
265
The Bleeding Stars (By: Robert Rath)
2023
266
The Iron Kingdom (By: Nick Kyme)
2023
267
Warboss ( By: Mike Brooks)
2023
268
The Lion: Son of the Forest (By: Mike Brooks)
2023
269
Cypher: Lord of the Fallen (By: John French)
2023
270
Forges of Mars (By: Graham McNeill)
2023
271
Once A Killer (By: Mike Brooks)
2023
272
Galaxy of Horrors (By: Steve Lyons)
2023
273
The Long Promise (By: Mike Brooks)
2023
274
The Price of Morkai (By: Marc Collins)
2023
275
God-Machines (By: David Annandale)
2023
276
One Million Years (By: Nate Crowley)
2023
277
Sea of Souls (By: Chris Wraight)
2024
278
Yarrick: The Omnibus (By: David Annandale)
2024
279
Da Big Dakka (By: Mike Brooks)
2024
280
Lelith Hesperax: Queen of Knives (By: Mike Brooks)
2024
281
Lords Of Nocturne (By: Nick Kyme)
2024
282
The High Kâhl's Oath (By: Gav Thorpe)
2024
283
Solemnity (By: Nick Kyme)
2024
284
Soldiers of the Imperium (By: Steve Lyons)
2025
285
Interceptor City (By: Dan Abnett)
2025
Charles Stross Anthologies
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Year's Best SF
1996
2
Year's Best SF 2
1997
3
Year's Best SF 3
1998
4
Year's Best SF 4
1999
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
7
Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2001
2001
8
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection
2004
9
Supermen
2002
10
Year's Best SF 7
2002
11
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15
2002
12
Year's Best SF 8
2003
13
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16
2003
14
ReVisions
2004
15
Year's Best SF 9
2004
16
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition
2004
17
Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2004
2004
18
One Million A.D.
2005
19
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels