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The Merchant Princes

series of novels by Charles Stross
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Summary

The Merchant Princes is a novel series[1]. It draws 339 Wikipedia views per month (novel series category, ranking #237 of 438).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Charles Stross[3]
  • Award received: Sidewise Award for Alternate History[4]
  • Publisher: Tor Books[5]
  • Genre: alternate history[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Has part(s): The Family Trade[9], The Hidden Family[10], The Clan Corporate[11], The Merchants' War[12], The Revolution Business[13], The Trade of Queens[14], Empire Games[15]
  • Cover art by: Paul Youll[16]
  • Nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Series[17]

Why It Matters

The Merchant Princes is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What awards did The Merchant Princes receive?

Honors received include Sidewise Award for Alternate History[4].

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  15. [17] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Beko · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → series of novels by Charles Stross
    Publisher → Tor Books
    Author → Charles Stross
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11c2pw1jm5
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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