The Clan Corporate
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Clan Corporate” continues Charles Stross’s “The Merchant Princes”, mixing parallel-world intrigue with family politics. Miriam Beckstein, a tech journalist who learned she belongs to a bloodline able to cross between worlds, is caught in her powerful relatives’ schemes. Some readers admire how she clings to her dignity when things look bleak; others are frustrated to see a once-resourceful heroine pushed around and treated as a marriage asset. Start with the earlier books.
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About the book
The Merchant Princes is a science fantasy and alternate history series of nine novels by British writer Charles Stross. In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development. Members of a certain bloodline can travel between these worlds along with their immediate possessions. The series largely follows Miriam Beckstein, a technology journalist raised in a familiar "normal" Earth, who discovers she was born in a parallel world and is a member of this bloodline. She quickly becomes entangled in political maneuvering and assassination plots with her estranged family. Miriam uses modern technology and investigative journalism to attempt to stay a step ahead.
Reading order · The Merchant Princes
Full order & progress →- The Family TradeStart here
7.67.6 / 10 - The Hidden Family
7.87.8 / 10 - The Clan CorporateThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - The Merchants' War
–Not ranked yet - The Revolution Business
–Not ranked yet - The Trade of Queens
–Not ranked yet - Empire Games
8.08.0 / 10 - Dark State
–Not ranked yet - Invisible Sun
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 62 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 4.0 | 6 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 56 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Clan Corporate?
It has 320 pages — shorter than 92% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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