Reading order · 6 books · 2004 to 2010 · Set in Boston
Merchant Princes Books in Order
The Merchant Princes follows Miriam Beckstein, a tech journalist who discovers that her birth family can walk between parallel worlds.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2004 to 2010
- First book
- The Family Trade
- Latest
- The Trade of Queens (2010)
- Setting
- Set in Boston
The reading order
Every Merchant Princes book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in Boston
- 1The Family Trade2004With Miriam BecksteinMiriam Beckstein, a tech journalist in Boston, loses her job, then finds that a locket from her birth mother lets her walk into a parallel world, where her family are powerful merchant princes.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Hidden Family2005With Miriam BecksteinMiriam discovers another parallel world, and new dangers.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Clan Corporate2006With Miriam BecksteinMiriam Beckstein tries to build a business of her own beyond her family’s reach, at the risk of a forced marriage or worse if she is caught.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Merchants' War2007With Miriam BecksteinMiriam has fled to yet another world, hiding from the Clan and its enemies as war rages in the Gruinmarkt.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Revolution Business2009With Miriam BecksteinWith the Clan in civil war across two worlds, Miriam becomes the focus of a progressive faction, while US researchers make a dangerous breakthrough.Buy on Amazon
- 6The Trade of Queens2010With Miriam BecksteinA dissident Clan faction strikes at Washington, and Miriam must find refuge as the conflict between worlds escalates.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Family Trade.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Miriam Beckstein |
|---|---|
| 1 The Family Trade | LLead |
| 2 The Hidden Family | LLead |
| 3 The Clan Corporate | LLead |
| 4 The Merchants' War | LLead |
| 5 The Revolution Business | LLead |
| 6 The Trade of Queens | LLead |
Characters in the Merchant Princes books
1 character from Charles Stross’s chart, with the number of Merchant Princes books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Miriam BecksteinTech journalist who can walk between worlds | 6 | The Family Trade 2004 |
Crossovers with Charles Stross’s other series
- Empire Games: Miriam Beckstein also appears in 3 of its books