The Family Trade
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The Family Trade is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that follows a journalist who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in the politics and intrigues of a powerful interdimensional trading clan.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Family Trade canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family power dynamics
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interdimensional travel ⓘ organized crime ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | world-walking ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | the Clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Merchant Princes universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history fiction
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portal fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Clan Corporate
NERFINISHED
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The Hidden Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Merchant Princes omnibus editions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Miriam Beckstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of inter-world trade and smuggling
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mixing economic speculation with portal fantasy tropes ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A journalist discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes involved in the politics of an interdimensional trading clan. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Miriam Beckstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | novel ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| setting |
a parallel feudal world
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contemporary United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| workOf | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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