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Accelerando

science fiction novel by Charles Stross, fix-up of nine previous short stories and novellas
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Summary

Accelerando is a literary work[1]. Accelerando ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,603 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Charles Stross[3]
  • Award received: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4]
  • Genre: postcyberpunk[5], science fiction[6]
  • Based on: Lobsters[7], Troubadour[8], Tourist[9], Halo[10], Router[11], Nightfall[12], Curator[13], Elector[14], Survivor[15]
  • Language of work or name: English[16]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[17], United States[18]
  • Publication date: July 5, 2005[19]
  • Has edition or translation: Accelerando[20]
  • Nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Novel[21], BSFA Award for Best Novel[22], Arthur C. Clarke Award[23], John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[24], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[25]
  • Title: Accelerando[26]
  • Different from: accelerando[27]
  • Form of creative work: novel[28], fix-up[29]

Why It Matters

Accelerando has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Accelerando is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Accelerando receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].

Related Entities

literary work United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [4] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_accelerando_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Accelerando}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/accelerando}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 5d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'pl', 'ro', 'sv', 'ur']
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Has edition or translation → Accelerando, Accelerando, Accelerando
    Form of creative work → novel, fix-up
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