Paratime espionage. Nuclear warfare. State surveillance. This is the trade paperback edition of book 2 in Hugo Award-winner Charles Stross' Empire Games trilogy

Dark State ups the ante on already volatile situations laid out in the sleek techno-thriller Empire Games, the start to Charles Stross’ fresh storyline in The Merchant Princes series.

In the near future, two nuclear superpowers are about to collide across timelines. One is a hyper-police state; the other is in the midst of a technological revolution. And two women—a mother and her long-lost daughter—are about to find themselves on opposite sides of the confrontation.

With a penchant for intricate world-building and an uncanny ability to realize alternate history and technological speculation, Stross’ writing will captivate any reader who’s a fan of high-tech thrillers, interdimensional political intrigue, and espionage.