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The Family Trade

2004 novel by Charles Stross
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Summary

The Family Trade is a literary work[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Family Trade authored Charles Stross[3].
  • The Family Trade's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Family Trade's genre is alternate history[5].
  • The Family Trade's genre is science fantasy[6].
  • The Family Trade's genre is science fiction[7].
  • The Family Trade's genre is fantasy[8].
  • The Family Trade's part of the series is recorded as The Merchant Princes[9].
  • The Family Trade's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Family Trade's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Family Trade was released on December 2004[12].
  • The Family Trade's has edition or translation is recorded as The Family Trade[13].
  • The Family Trade's has edition or translation is recorded as Une affaire de famille[14].
  • The Family Trade's has edition or translation is recorded as The Family Trade[15].
  • The Family Trade's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[16].
  • The Family Trade's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Family Trade'}[17].
  • The Family Trade's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].

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Authorship and Creation

The Family Trade authored Charles Stross[3].

Publication

The Family Trade was released on December 2004[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include alternate history[5], science fantasy[6], science fiction[7], and fantasy[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Merchant Princes[9].

Subject and Themes

The Family Trade's part of the series is recorded as The Merchant Princes[9].

Why It Matters

The Family Trade is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['fr']
    Instance of → literary work
    Form of creative work → novel
    Language of work or name → English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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