Ian McDonald






Ian McDonald

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born
January 01, 1960

gender
male

place of birth
Manchester, The United Kingdom

genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy


about this author

Ian McDonald (1960-) is a British science fiction novelist, living in Belfast. His themes include nanotechnology, postcyberpunk settings, and the impact of rapid social and technological change on non-Western societies.

McDonald was born in 1960, in Manchester, to a Scottish father and Irish mother, but moved to Belfast when he was five, and has lived there ever since. He therefore lived through the whole of the 'Troubles' (1968-99), and his sensibility has been permanently shaped by coming to understand Northern Ireland as a post-colonial (and so, in his view, de facto 'Third World') society imposed on an older culture. He became a fan of SF from childhood TV, began writing when he was 9, sold his first story to a local Belfast ...more




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avg rating: 3.84 | 1,235 ratings | 238 reviews | 61 distinct works | 10 fans
River of Gods River of Gods
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 3.82 — 213 ratings — published 2004
7 editions
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Brasyl Brasyl
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 3.60 — 176 ratings — published 2007
6 editions
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Desolation Road Desolation Road
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 4.09 — 70 ratings — published 1988
6 editions
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Cyberabad Days Cyberabad Days
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 4.20 — 50 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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Terminal Cafe Terminal Cafe
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 3.81 — 42 ratings — published 1994
6 editions
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Evolution's Shore Evolution's Shore
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 3.58 — 38 ratings — published 1995
6 editions
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King of Morning, Queen of Day King of Morning, Queen of Day
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 4.12 — 32 ratings — published 1991
2 editions
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Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 3.96 — 26 ratings — published 1994
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Out on Blue Six Out on Blue Six
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 3.70 — 20 ratings — published 1989
2 editions
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Broken Land, The Broken Land, The
by Ian McDonald
avg rating 3.71 — 14 ratings — published 1992
3 editions
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