IAN MCDONALD was born , to an Irish mother and a Scottish father. He moved with his family to Northern Ireland in 1965. He has won the Locus Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. His novels include King of Morning, Queen of Day (winner of the Philip K. Dick Award), River of Gods, The Dervish House, , and many more. He now lives in Belfast.
Awards: BSFA (2019), Campbell (2011), Hugo (2007), Sturgeon (2001) see all
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Horror
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Series
Novels
Out on Blue Six (1989)
The Broken Land (1992)
aka Hearts, Hands and Voices
Kling Klang Klatch (1992) (with David Lyttleton)
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone (1994)
Necroville (1994)
Terminal Cafe (1994)
Sacrifice of Fools (1996)
Brasyl (2007)
The Dervish House (2008)
Hopeland (2018)
The Wilding (2024)
The Broken Land (1992)
aka Hearts, Hands and Voices
Kling Klang Klatch (1992) (with David Lyttleton)
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone (1994)
Necroville (1994)
Terminal Cafe (1994)
Sacrifice of Fools (1996)
Brasyl (2007)
The Dervish House (2008)
Hopeland (2018)
The Wilding (2024)
Collections
Empire Dreams (1988)
King of Morning, Queen of Day (1991)
Speaking in Tongues (1992)
Futures: Four Novellas (2001) (with others)
The Best of Ian McDonald (2016)
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone / The Tear (2019)
King of Morning, Queen of Day (1991)
Speaking in Tongues (1992)
Futures: Four Novellas (2001) (with others)
The Best of Ian McDonald (2016)
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone / The Tear (2019)
Novellas and Short Stories
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Books containing stories by Ian McDonald
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 8 (2024)
(Best Science Fiction of the Year , book 8)
edited by
Neil Clarke
Communications Breakdown (2023)
SF Stories about the Future of Connection
(Twelve Tomorrows)
edited by
Jonathan Strahan
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Ian McDonald recommends
Alien Clay (2024)
Adrian Tchaikovsky
"A hell prison on a hell planet with a thrilling, important message: only connect. Adrian's firing on all cylinders in this one."
Unholy Land (2018)
Lavie Tidhar
"There are SFF writers. There are good SFF writers. And there is Lavie Tidhar. In a genre entirely of his own, and quite possibly a warped genius, he rummages in the ruins of our centuries and our genres and makes out of them something strange, dark and utterly unique. There is no one like him writing in genre today. This [Unholy Land] is a twisted piece of alt-history/geography that refuses to go where lesser writers would drive it. Bold and witty and smoky, it plays games and coquetries, makes dark dalliances and will leave you dazzled and delighted."
Tomorrow Factory (2018)
Rich Larson
"Stories of growl, attack and bite - sentences muscular with taut language, sinewed with concision and outsider sensibility. Tomorrow Factory is all that SFF is capable of, all that it hopes to be - and more."
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