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Ken MacLeod

Also known as Kenneth Macrae MacLeod
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Ken MacLeod holds a degree in zoology and has worked in the fields of biomechanics and computer programming. His first two novels, The Star Fraction and The Stone Canal, each won the Prometheus Award; The Cassini Division was a finalist for the Nebula Award; and The Sky Road won the British Science Fiction Association Award and is a finalist for the Hugo Award. Dark Light continues the world of his fifth novel, Cosmonaut Keep. Ken MacLeod lives near Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and children.

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Cosmonaut KeepKen MacLeodFirst in The Engines of Light Trilogy
Newton's Wake: A Space OperaKen MacLeodon 14 shelves
The Star FractionKen MacLeodFirst in The Fall Revolution
Learning the WorldKen MacLeodon 12 shelves
The night sessionsKen MacLeodon 9 shelves

Known for

Space FantasyNear-FutureArtificial IntelligenceWonderCyber NoirCynical

Awards

5 won · 37 shortlisted
WinnerBSFAThe night sessions2009WinnerPrometheusLearning the World2006WinnerBSFAThe Sky Road2000WinnerPrometheusThe Stone Canal1998WinnerPrometheusThe Star Fraction1996FinalistPrometheusEmergence2018

Details

Born
2 Aug 1954
Country
United Kingdom
First book
The Star Fraction, 1995

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