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Tony Ballantyne

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The United Kingdom

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http://www.tonyballantyne.com

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Anthony Ballantyne, is a British science-fiction author who is most famous for writing his debut trilogy of novels, Recursion, Capacity and Divergence. He is also Head of Information Technology and an Information Technology teacher at The Blue Coat School, Oldham and has been nominated for the BSFA Award for short fiction.

He grew up in County Durham in the North East of England, and studied Math at Manchester University before moving to London for ten years where taught first Math and then later IT.

He now lives in Oldham with his wife and two children. His hobbies include playing boogie piano, walking and cycling.

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Tony Ballantyne's Books

Average rating: 3.43 · 1,068 ratings · 145 reviews · 26 distinct works · Similar authors

	Recursion 3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Capacity 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divergence 3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted Metal (Penrose, #1) 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood and Iron 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cleverest Man in the World: Problem Solved 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moving Subjects: Gender, Mobility, and Intimacy in an Age of Global Empire 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream London 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bodies in Contact: Rethinking Colonial Encounters in World History by Tony Ballantyne (Editor), Antoinette Burton (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Tony Ballantyne

AI Trilogy (3 books)
by Tony Ballantyne
3.285429141716567 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 501 ratings

Penrose (2 books)
by Tony Ballantyne
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 180 ratings

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