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Ken MacLeod

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Ken MacLeod talkin at 63rd Warld Science Feection Convention
Ken MacLeod in 2005

Ken MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scots science fiction writer. He wis born i Stornowa an studied zoology at Glesga University. He wirked as a computer programmer.

His writins explore poleitical ideas o socialism, anarchism an libertarianism. He haes won the Prometheus awaird.

Writins

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The Fall Revolution

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  • The Star Fraction, won Prometheus Award 1996, nominated Clarke award 1996.
  • The Stone Canal, won Prometheus Award 1998, BSFA award nominee 1996.
  • The Cassini Division, BSFA nominee 1998, Nebula an Clarke awairds nominee 1999.
  • The Sky Road, BSFA award winner 1999, Hugo Award nominee, 2001

Engines o Light trilogy

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  • Cosmonaut Keep, Clarke award nominee 2001, Hugo award nominee 2002.
  • Dark Light, Campbell award nominee 2002.
  • Engine City

Ither novels

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  • Newtons' Wake: a space opera, BSFA nominee 2004, Campbell award nominee 2005.
  • Learning the World: A Novel of First Contact, BSFA nominee 2005, Hugo, Locus, Clarke awairds nominee 2006, Prometheus Award winner 2006.
  • The Highway Men
  • The Execution Channel, BSFA nominee 2007, Campbell an Clarke awairds nominee 2008.
  • The Night Sessions, winner BSFA best novel 2008.
  • The Restoration Game

Short fiction

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  • The Web: Cydonia
  • The Human Front
  • Who's afraid of Wolf 359?
  • MS Found on a Hard Drive