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Ken MacLeod (born August 2, 1954) is a Scottish science fiction writer living near Edinburgh. He is a Glasgow University graduate of Zoology and has written a masters thesis on Biomechanics. His novels are notable for the exploration of socialist, communist and anarchist political themes.He is a friend of Iain Banks and is thanked for his advice in at least one of the latter's books.
1 Bibliography
1.1 Fall Revolution sequence
- The Star Fraction (1995)
- The Stone Canal (1996)
- The Cassini Division (1998)
- The Sky Road (1999)
- The Sky Road represents an 'alternate future' to the other books, as its events diverge sharply from those in the other books after 2059, due to a choice made differently by one of the protagonists.
1.2 Engines of Light trilogy
- Cosmonaut Keep (2000)
- Dark Light (2001)
- Engine City (2002)
1.3 Other work
- The Human Front (2002) (Winner of Short-form Sidewise Award 2002)
- Newton's Wake (2004)
2 Criticism
The SF Foundation have published a book of criticism called The True Knowledge Of Ken MacLeod edited by Andrew M. Butler and Farah Mendlesohn . As well as critical essays it contains material by MacLeod himself, including his introduction to the German edition of Banks' Consider Phlebas.
3 External links
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