Ian McDonald

Ian McDonald (born 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.

Books in order of publication:

Novels

Desolation Road series

Desolation Road (1988)

The Luncheonette of Lost Dreams (1992) (short story)

Ares Express (2001)

Chaga saga

“Toward Kilimanjaro” (1990) (short story)

Chaga (1995, US: Evolution’s Shore)

Kirinya (1997)

“Tendeléo’s Story” (2000) (short story)

India in 2047

River of Gods (2004)

Everness series

Planesrunner (2011)

Be My Enemy (2012)

Empress of the Sun (2014)

Luna series

New Moon (2015)

Wolf Moon (2017)

Moon Rising (2019)

Standalone novels

Out on Blue Six (1989)

King of Morning, Queen of Day (1991)

Hearts, Hands and Voices (1992, US: The Broken Land)

Necroville (1994, US: Terminal Café)

Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone (1994) – 2013 e-book includes The Tear

Sacrifice of Fools (1996)

Brasyl (2007)

The Dervish House (2010)

Time Was (2018)

Hopeland (2023)

Graphic novels

Kling Klang Klatch (1992) (graphic novel, illustrated by David Lyttleton)

Short fiction Collections

Empire Dreams (1988)

Speaking in Tongues (1992)

Cyberabad Days (2009)

The Best of Ian McDonald (2015)