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Ken MacLeod


Scotland (b.1954)

Since graduating from Glasgow University in 1976, Ken MacLeod has worked as a computer analyst in Edinburgh. He now writes full-time.
 Ken MacLeod is the author of twelve previous novels, five of which have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and two which have won the BSFA Award. Ken MacLeod is married with two grown-up children and lives in West Lothian.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Fall Revolution
   1. The Star Fraction (1995)
   2. The Stone Canal (1996)
   3. The Cassini Division (1997)
   4. The Sky Road (1998)
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Engines of Light
   1. Cosmonaut Keep (2000)
   2. Dark Light (2001)
   3. Engine City (2002)
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Corporation Wars Trilogy
   1. Dissidence (2016)
   2. Insurgence (2016)
   3. Emergence (2017)
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Novels
   Newton's Wake (2004)
   Learning the World (2005)
   The Execution Channel (2007)
   The Night Sessions (2008)
   The Restoration Game (2010)
   Intrusion (2012)
   Descent (2014)
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Collections
   Giant Lizards from Another Star (2006)
   Poems (poems) (2015) (with Iain Banks)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Light Company (1998)
   The Highway Men (2006)
   Earth Hour (2011)
   Selkie Summer (2020)
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Series contributed to
Web
   8. Cydonia (1998)
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Ken MacLeod recommends
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The Offset (2021)
Calder Szewczak
"The Offset’s searing critique of anti-natalism could do for eco-fascism what Ninety Eighty-Four did for socialism and Brave New World did for eugenics."
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The Actuality (2021)
Paul Braddon
"Engaging, fast-moving and surprising... The novel gives familiar science fiction themes a fresh and compassionate look, and makes of them something new."
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Starlings (2018)
Jo Walton
"Jo Walton's short writings have for decades been among the things that make the Internet worthwhile. She makes science fiction illuminate life. This collection lives up to its title: iridescent, dark, gregarious, talkative and ever ready to fly up."

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Anthologies containing stories by Ken MacLeod
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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Fourth Annual Collection (2023)
(Year's Top Robot and AI Stories, book 4)
edited by
Allan Kaster
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Communications Breakdown (2023)
SF Stories about the Future of Connection
(Twelve Tomorrows)
edited by
Jonathan Strahan

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Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (1996) : The Star Fraction
Prometheus Award Best Novel winner (1996) : The Star Fraction
Prometheus Award Best Novel winner (1998) : The Stone Canal
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (1999) : The Cassini Division
British Science Fiction Association Best Novel winner (1999) : The Sky Road
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (2000) : The Cassini Division
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (2000) : The Cassini Division
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2001) : Cosmonaut Keep
Hugo Best Novel nominee (2001) : The Sky Road
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (2001) : The Sky Road
Hugo Best Novel nominee (2002) : Cosmonaut Keep
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2002) : Dark Light
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (2003) : Dark Light
British Science Fiction Association Best Novel nominee (2004) : Newton's Wake: A Space Opera
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2005) : Newton's Wake: A Space Opera
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (2005) : Newton's Wake: A Space Opera
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2006) : Learning the World
Hugo Best Novel nominee (2006) : Learning the World
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2006) : Learning the World
Prometheus Award Best Novel winner (2006) : Learning the World
British Science Fiction Association Best Novel nominee (2007) : The Execution Channel
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2008) : The Execution Channel
British Science Fiction Association Best Book winner (2008) : The Night Sessions
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2008) : The Execution Channel
Prometheus Award Best Book nominee (2008) : The Execution Channel
Prometheus Award Best Book nominee (2012) : The Restoration Game
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2013) : Intrusion
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2013) : Intrusion
Prometheus Award Best Book nominee (2017) : Dissidence
Prometheus Award Best Book nominee (2017) : Insurgence
Prometheus Award Best Book nominee (2018) : Emergence


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