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The Concrete Jungle

Charles Stross

First published May 2004
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series Laundry Files #1 .5

Synopsis

In a world where magic has been transformed into a reliable technology by application of advanced mathematics and is closely restricted by classified bureaus of the world's governments, an IT support worker for the British service fights a deadly threat disseminated by London's network of surveillance cameras, but tracking down the perpetrators leads him in an unexpected direction.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2005 Hugo Award Best Novella Winner
2005 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Runner-up
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (17)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2004 The Atrocity Archives Golden Gryphon Press Omnibus 185
June 2005 Best Short Novels: 2005 Science Fiction Book Club Anthology 329
January 2006 The Atrocity Archives Ace Books Omnibus 237
January 2006 The Atrocity Archives Ace Books Omnibus 237
2007 The Atrocity Archives Orbit Omnibus 217
March 2007 On Her Majesty's Occult Service Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus
June 2007 The Atrocity Archives Orbit Omnibus 217
January 2009 The Atrocity Archives Ace Books Omnibus 237
2010 The Atrocity Archives Orbit Omnibus 217
January 2010 The Atrocity Archives Recorded Books Omnibus
March 2010 The Atrocity Archives Recorded Books Omnibus
March 2010 The Atrocity Archives Recorded Books Omnibus
November 2010 The Atrocity Archives Orbit Omnibus
2011 The Atrocity Archives Orbit Omnibus 217
2012 The Atrocity Archives Orbit Omnibus 217|3
July 2013 The Atrocity Archives Orbit Omnibus 185
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Glasgow 2024 Omnibus |5.016