Paul J. McAuley (born 23 April 1955) is a British botanist and science fiction author. A biologist by training, McAuley writes mostly hard science fiction. His novels deal with themes such as biotechnology, alternative history/alternative reality, and space travel.
Books in order of publication:
Red Dust. London: Gollancz, 1993.
Pasquale’s Angel. London: Gollancz, 1994.
Fairyland. London: Gollancz, 1995.
The Secret of Life. London: Voyager, 2001.
Whole Wide World. London: Voyager, 2002.
White Devils. London: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Mind’s Eye. London: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Players. London: Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Cowboy Angels. London: Gollancz, 2007.
Austral: London: Gollancz, 2017.
War of the Maps. London: Gollancz, 2020.
Beyond the Burn Line. London: Gollancz, 2022.
Four Hundred Billion Stars series
Four hundred billion stars. London: Gollancz. 1988.
Secret Harmonies. London: Gollancz, 1989
Eternal Light. London: Gollancz, 1991.
The Confluence series
Child of the River. London: Gollancz, 1997.
Ancients of Days. London: Gollancz, 1998.
Shrine of Stars. London: Gollancz, 1999.
Confluence – The Trilogy. London: Gollancz, 2014.
The Quiet War series
The Quiet War: London, Gollancz, 2008.
Gardens of the Sun. London: Gollancz, 2009.
In the Mouth of the Whale. London: Gollancz, 2012.
Evening’s Empires: London, Gollancz, 2013.
Stories from the Quiet War (2011), a collection of five stories:
“Making History”, first published in 2000
“Incomers”, first published in 2008
“Second Skin”, first published in 1997 in Asimov’s
“Reef”, first published in 2000
“Karyl’s War”, first published in this collection
Blade and Bone (2023) (novella)
The Jackaroo series
Something Coming Through: London, Gollancz, 2015.
Into Everywhere. London: Gollancz, 2016.
Dust (short story) (2006)
Winning Peace (short story) (2007)
City of the Dead (short story) (2008)
Adventure (short story) (2008)
Crimes and Glory (short story) (2009)
Bruce Springsteen (short story) (2012)
The Man (short story) (2012)
Something Happened Here, But We’re Not Quite Sure What It Was (short story) (2016)
Maryon’s Gift (short story) (2022)
Non-fiction
McAuley, Paul (2014). Brazil. BFI Film Classics. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
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