Dark State

In "Dark State," Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross explores the intense realms of paratime espionage, nuclear conflict, and state surveillance within the Merchant Princes multi-verse. Set in a near-future where two nuclear superpowers on divergent technological paths are on the brink of conflict, the story follows Commissioner Miriam Burgeson as she orchestrates a high-stakes extraction, while a sleeper cell in her adopted daughter Rita's timeline threatens to destabilize everything. This gripping techno-thriller builds on the tensions established in "Empire Games," inviting both newcomers and seasoned listeners into a complex world of political intrigue and espionage.