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Ken MacLeod was born on Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in Fife, Scotland. He was educated at Glasgow University (BSc, zoology) and at Brunel University (MPhil).
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'''Ken MacLeod''', a [[Scottish]] [[pro]], was an [[SF fan]] when growing up, and has been a full-time writer since 1997. His first [[SF]] [[novel]] was ''The Star Fraction'' (1995).  His "Fall Revolution" sequence consists of four linked but independent SF novels. In addition ''The Star Fraction'', others in the sequence are ''The Stone Canal'' (1996), ''The Cassini Division'' (1998), and ''The Sky Road'' (1999).
  
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MacLeod grew up on the Isle of Lewis and in Green, Scotland, went to high school with [[Iain M. Banks]], and worked at a variety of manual and clerical jobs while completing his education.  He also carried out research in biomechanics at Brunel University, and later worked as a computer analyst and programmer.
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''Cydonia'' (1998) is a young adult [[novel]] in "The Web" shared-world series; and the three novels in his "Engines of Light" series, ''Cosmonaut Keep'' (2000), ''Dark Light'' (2001), and ''Engine City'' (2002), are space operas based on interplanetary politics.
  
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He was a [[SF fan]] when growing up, and has been a full-time writer since 1997. His first SF novel was ''The Star Fraction'' (1995). His "Fall Revolution" sequence consists of four linked but independent SF novels. In addition ''The Star Fraction'', others in the sequence are ''The Stone Canal'' (1996), ''The Cassini Division'' (1998), and ''The Sky Road'' (1999).
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A witty, offbeat [[novella]], ''The Human Front'' [with an introduction by [[Iain M. Banks]] was published in a limited edition in 2001 and won the [[Sidewise Award]].
  
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''Cydonia'' (1998) is a young adult novel in "The Web" shared-world series; and the three novels in his "Engines of Light" series, ''Cosmonaut Keep'' (2000), ''Dark Light'' (2001), and ''Engine City'' (2002), are space operas based on interplanetary politics.
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''The Light Ages'', a [[fantasy]] novel set in a parallel England where the discovery of "aether" has changed the world by bringing about the Third Age of Industry, appeared in 2003.  The standalone novel ''Newton's Wake'', a far future space opera concerning space settlers and AI war machines, appeared in 2004, both in U.S. and U.K. editions. ''Learning the World'' (2005), ''The Restoration Game'' (2010), ''Intrusion'' (2012), and ''Descent'' are his more recent novels.
  
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A witty, offbeat novella, ''The Human Front'' [with an introduction by [[Iain M. Banks]]] was published in a limited edition in 2001 and won the [[Sidewise Award]].
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MacLeod was born on Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in Fife, Scotland. He was educated at Glasgow University (BSc, zoology) and at Brunel University (MPhil).  MacLeod grew up on the Isle of Lewis and in Green, Scotland, went to high school with [[Iain M. Banks]], and worked at a variety of manual and clerical jobs while completing his education.  He also carried out research in biomechanics at Brunel University, and later worked as a computer analyst and programmer.
  
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''The Light Ages'', a fantasy novel set in a parallel England where the discovery of "aether" has changed the world by bringing about the Third Age of Industry, appeared in 2003.  The standalone novel ''Newton's Wake'', a far future space opera concerning space settlers and AI war machines, appeared in 2004, both in U.S. and U.K. editions. ''Learning the World'' (2005), ''The Restoration Game'' (2010), ''Intrusion'' (2012), and ''Descent'' are his more recent novels.
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* Interviews in the Spring/Summer issue of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Nova Express]]'' and in the October, 2000, issue (#477) of ''[[Locus]]'' ("Morality, Mortality, Mentality") and the September, 2006, issue of ''Locus'' ("Politics & SF").
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Interviews with MacLeod have appeared in the Spring/Summer issue of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Nova Express]]'' and in the October, 2000, issue (#477) of ''[[Locus]]'' ("Morality, Mortality, Mentality"). A more recent interview was in the September, 2006, issue of ''Locus'' ("Politics & SF").
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* [https://kenmacleod.blogspot.com/ Website. ]
  
 
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* 1999 -- [[Albacon (UK) 98|Albacon '98]]
 
* 1999 -- [[Albacon (UK) 98|Albacon '98]]
 
* 2000 -- [[Finncon 2000]], [[plokta.con 1.0]], [[ESFS Award]],  [[2001 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
 
* 2000 -- [[Finncon 2000]], [[plokta.con 1.0]], [[ESFS Award]],  [[2001 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
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* 2001 -- [[Minicon 36]], [[Sidewise Award]]
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* 2001 -- [[Minicon 36]], [[2001: A Celebration of British Science Fiction]], [[Sidewise Award]]
 
* 2002 -- [[MeCon V]], [[2002 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
 
* 2002 -- [[MeCon V]], [[2002 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
 
* 2003 -- [[Upsala SF-möte X]]
 
* 2003 -- [[Upsala SF-möte X]]
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* 2016 -- [[Fantasticon]]
 
* 2016 -- [[Fantasticon]]
 
* 2017 -- [[Boskone 54]] ([[NESFA Press Guest]])
 
* 2017 -- [[Boskone 54]] ([[NESFA Press Guest]])
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* 2024 -- '''[[Glasgow 2024]]'''
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 9 July 2023

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Ken MacLeod, a Scottish pro, was an SF fan when growing up, and has been a full-time writer since 1997. His first SF novel was The Star Fraction (1995). His "Fall Revolution" sequence consists of four linked but independent SF novels. In addition The Star Fraction, others in the sequence are The Stone Canal (1996), The Cassini Division (1998), and The Sky Road (1999).

Cydonia (1998) is a young adult novel in "The Web" shared-world series; and the three novels in his "Engines of Light" series, Cosmonaut Keep (2000), Dark Light (2001), and Engine City (2002), are space operas based on interplanetary politics.

A witty, offbeat novella, The Human Front [with an introduction by Iain M. Banks was published in a limited edition in 2001 and won the Sidewise Award.

The Light Ages, a fantasy novel set in a parallel England where the discovery of "aether" has changed the world by bringing about the Third Age of Industry, appeared in 2003. The standalone novel Newton's Wake, a far future space opera concerning space settlers and AI war machines, appeared in 2004, both in U.S. and U.K. editions. Learning the World (2005), The Restoration Game (2010), Intrusion (2012), and Descent are his more recent novels.

MacLeod was born on Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in Fife, Scotland. He was educated at Glasgow University (BSc, zoology) and at Brunel University (MPhil). MacLeod grew up on the Isle of Lewis and in Green, Scotland, went to high school with Iain M. Banks, and worked at a variety of manual and clerical jobs while completing his education. He also carried out research in biomechanics at Brunel University, and later worked as a computer analyst and programmer.

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