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Ian R. MacLeod
Ian R. MacLeod
Born	Ian Roderick MacLeod; 6 August 1956 (age 68); Solihull, England
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	British
Genres	Science fiction; fantasy;
Notable awards	Sidewise Award for Alternate History (1998, 2005, 2011); World Fantasy Award—Novella (1999); Arthur C. Clarke Award (2009); John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2009)
Website
	ianrmacleod.com

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Ian Roderick MacLeod (born 6 August 1956) is a British science fiction and fantasy writer.

He was born in Solihull near Birmingham. He studied law and worked as a civil servant before going freelance in early 1990s soon after he started publishing stories, attracting critical praise and awards.

Writings

He is the author of seven novels, including The Light Ages and The House of Storms, which are set in an alternate universe nineteenth century England, where aether, a substance that can be controlled by the mind, has ossified English society into guilds and has retarded technological progress. His other novels and short stories feature a mixture of fantastic, historical, and futuristic elements, combined with a concern for character and vividly descriptive writing. His novel Song of Time, told from a viewpoint of a classical violinist and set in the near future, won the Arthur C. Clarke Award,^[2] the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the Premio Italia Award for Best International SF Novel in 2023. His novel Wake Up and Dream, set in an alternative 1940s Los Angeles, won a Sidewise Award for Best Alternative History.^[3] His novel Red Snow follows the path of a vampire across several centuries in Europe and the United States.

MacLeod's novella "The Summer Isles" (Asimov's Science Fiction October/November 1998) won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Short Form and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.^[4] It is an alternate history where Britain, having been defeated in the World War I, develops its own form of fascism in 1930s. The narrator is a closeted homosexual Oxford historian who had known the leader in youth. It was written as a novel, which however could not sell; MacLeod published the cut version, with the full-length version only being published in a limited edition in 2005. This novel version also won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Long Form, thus becoming the only story to win the same award twice in two differing formats, novel and novella.

MacLeod won the World Fantasy Award again in for his 2000 novelette "The Chop Girl".^[4] His shorter fiction has been collected in Voyages by Starlight, Breathmoss and Other Exhalations, Past Magic, Journeys, Frost on Glass and Ragged Maps.

MacLeod was Guest of Honour at the 38th Novacon, held in November 2008.

Bibliography

Novels

The Great Wheel. Harcourt. 1997.^[5]
The Light Ages (Earthlight imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2003) (2004 nomination for World Fantasy Award)
The House of Storms (Simon & Schuster, 2005)
The Summer Isles (Aio Publishing, 2005) (2005 Sidewise Award) Expanded version of the original 1998 novella, which also won the award.
Song of Time (PS Publishing, 2008) (2009 Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award)
Wake Up and Dream (PS Publishing, 2011) (2011 Sidewise Award)
Red Snow (2017, PS Publishing)

Short fiction

Collections

Voyages by Starlight (1996, Arkham House)
Breathmoss and Other Exhalations (2004, Golden Gryphon Press)
Past Magic (2006, PS Publishing)
Journeys (2010, Subterranean Press)
Snodgrass and Other Illusions: The Best Short Stories of Ian R. MacLeod (Open Road Media, 2013)
Frost on Glass (2015, PS Publishing)
Everywhere (JABberwocky, ebook collection volume 1. 2019)
Nowhere (JABberwocky, ebook collection volume 2. 2019)
Ragged Maps (2023, Subterranean Press)

Stories^[6]

Title	Year	First published	Notes
The Discovered Country	2013	"The Discovered Country". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (9): 10–28. September 2013.	Novelette
Entangled	2013	"Entangled". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (12): 90–106. December 2013.	Novelette
The Réparateur of Strasbourg	2013	The Réparateur of Strasbourg. PS Publishing. 2013.	Chapbook

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Clute, John; Langford, David (eds.). "MacLeod, Ian R". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (4th ed.). ISSN 3049-7612.
^ Flood, Alison (30 April 2009). "Arthur C Clarke award goes to Ian R MacLeod's Song of Time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ Brown, Eric (7 October 2011). "Science fiction roundup - reviews". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ Winner, 1998 Locus Award for Best First Novel.
^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.

External links

Official website
Breathmoss and Other Exhalations at Golden Gryphon Press; excerpt and links to reviews
Ian MacLeod information at Aio Publishing website, includes excerpt, links and further materials
Ian R. MacLeod's online fiction at Free Speculative Fiction Online
Ian R. MacLeod at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Story behind Snodgrass by Ian R MacLeod - In From the Cold at Upcoming4.me
Art, Science and a little Magic - Ian R MacLeod looks back on why he writes - Online Essay at Upcoming4.me

Interviews

Interview with Jay Tomio (2005)
Interview at Infinity Plus
Interview at sfsite.com
Interview at sageandsavant.com (2017)
Asimov's online chat at scifi.com (2004) at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 April 2004)

[sf-encyclopedia-1] Clute, John; Langford, David (eds.). "MacLeod, Ian R". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (4th ed.). ISSN 3049-7612.

[2] Flood, Alison (30 April 2009). "Arthur C Clarke award goes to Ian R MacLeod's Song of Time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[3] Brown, Eric (7 October 2011). "Science fiction roundup - reviews". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[worldfantasy1-4] World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

[5] Winner, 1998 Locus Award for Best First Novel.

[6] Short stories unless otherwise noted.

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+'''Ian Roderick MacLeod''' (born 6 August 1956) is a British [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] writer.
-He was born in [[Solihull]] near [[Birmingham]]. He studied law and worked as a civil servant before going freelance in early 1990s soon after he started publishing stories, attracting critical praise and awards nominations.
+He was born in [[Solihull]] near [[Birmingham]]. He studied law and worked as a civil servant before going freelance in early 1990s soon after he started publishing stories, attracting critical praise and awards.
 ==Writings==
+He is the author of seven novels, including ''[[The Light Ages]]'' and ''The House of Storms'', which are set in an [[Parallel universes in fiction|alternate universe]] nineteenth century England, where aether, a substance that can be controlled by the mind, has ossified English society into [[Guild|guilds]] and has retarded technological progress. His other novels and short stories feature a mixture of fantastic, historical, and futuristic elements, combined with a concern for character and vividly descriptive writing. His novel ''Song of Time'', told from a viewpoint of a classical violinist and set in the near future, won the [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/apr/30/arthur-c-clarke-award-macleod|title=Arthur C Clarke award goes to Ian R MacLeod's Song of Time|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=2009-04-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-03-26|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> the [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel]] and the Premio Italia Award for Best International SF Novel in 2023. His novel ''[[Wake Up and Dream (novel)|Wake Up and Dream]]'', set in an alternative 1940s Los Angeles, won a [[Sidewise Award for Alternate History|Sidewise Award for Best Alternative History]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/07/eric-brown-science-fiction-reviews|title=Science fiction roundup - reviews|last=Brown|first=Eric|date=2011-10-07|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-03-26|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> His novel ''Red Snow'' follows the path of a vampire across several centuries in Europe and the United States.
-He is the author of the novels ''The Light Ages'' and ''The House of Storms'', which are set in an [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate universe]] nineteenth century [[England]], where aether, a substance that can be controlled by the mind, has ossified English society into [[guilds]] and has retarded technological progress.
+MacLeod's [[novella]] "[[The Summer Isles]]" (''[[Asimov's Science Fiction]]'' October/November 1998) won the [[Sidewise Award for Alternate History|Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Short Form]] and the [[World Fantasy Award—Novella|World Fantasy Award for Best Novella]].<ref name="worldfantasy1">{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention |date=2010 |title=Award Winners and Nominees |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/ |access-date=4 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074405/http://worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |archive-date=1 December 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>  It is an [[alternate history]] where Britain, having been defeated in the [[World War I]], develops its own form of [[fascism]] in 1930s. The narrator is a closeted homosexual Oxford historian who had known the leader in youth. It was written as a novel, which however could not sell; MacLeod published the cut version, with the full-length version only being published in a limited edition in 2005. This novel version also won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Long Form, thus becoming the only story to win the same award twice in two differing formats, novel and novella.
-MacLeod's debut novel, ''The Great Wheel'', was published in 1997, and won the [[Locus Award]] for Best First novel.
+MacLeod won the [[World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction|World Fantasy Award]] again in for his 2000 novelette "The Chop Girl".<ref name="worldfantasy1" /> His shorter fiction has been collected in ''[[Voyages by Starlight]]'', ''Breathmoss and Other Exhalations,'' ''Past Magic, Journeys,'' ''Frost on Glass'' and ''Ragged Maps.''
-MacLeod's [[novella]] ''[[The Summer Isles]]'' (''[[Asimov's Science Fiction]]'' Oct/Nov 1998) won the [[Sidewise Award for Alternate History|Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Short Form]] and the [[World Fantasy Award for Best Novella]].<ref>{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention|date= 2010|title=Award Winners and Nominees|url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/|accessdate= 4 February 2011}}</ref>  It is an [[alternate history]] where Britain, having been defeated in the [[World War I]], develops its own form of [[fascism]] in 1930s. The narrator is a closeted homosexual Oxford historian who had known the leader in youth. It was written as a novel, which however could not sell; MacLeod published the cut version, with the full-length version only being published in a limited edition in 2005. This novel version also won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Long Form, thus becoming the only story to win the same award twice in two differing formats, novel and novella.
-MacLeod won the World Fantasy Award again in for his 2000 [[Novella|novelette]] ''The Chop Girl''.<ref>{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention|date= 2010|title=Award Winners and Nominees|url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/|accessdate= 4 February 2011}}</ref> His shorter fiction has been collected in ''Voyages by Starlight'', ''Breathmoss and Other Exhalations''  and ''Past Magic''.
 MacLeod was Guest of Honour at the 38th [[Novacon]], held in November 2008.
 ==Bibliography==
+{{Expand list|date=August 2018}}
 === Novels ===
-*''The Great Wheel'' (Harcourt, 1997) (1998 [[Locus Award for Best First Novel]])
+* {{cite book <!--|author=MacLeod, Ian R. -->|title=The Great Wheel |url=https://archive.org/details/greatwheel00macl |url-access=registration |publisher=Harcourt |year=1997 <!--isbn=-->}}<ref>Winner, 1998 [[Locus Award for Best First Novel]].</ref>
-*''The Light Ages'' (Earthlight, 2003) (2004 nomination for World Fantasy Award)
+*''[[The Light Ages]]'' (Earthlight imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2003) (2004 nomination for World Fantasy Award)
-*''The House of Storms'' (Simon & Schuster, 2005)
+*''The House of Storms'' ([[Simon & Schuster]], 2005)
-*''The Summer Isles'' (Aio Publishing, 2005) (2005 Sidewise Award) Expanded version of the original 1998 novella, which also won the award.
+*''The Summer Isles'' ([[Aio Publishing]], 2005) (2005 Sidewise Award) Expanded version of the original 1998 novella, which also won the award.
-*''Song of Time'' (PS Publishing, 2008) (2009 [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]], 2009 [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award]])
+*''Song of Time'' ([[PS Publishing]], 2008) (2009 [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]], 2009 [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award]])
-*''[[Wake Up and Dream (novel)|Wake Up and Dream]]'' (PS Publishing, 2011)
+*''[[Wake Up and Dream (novel)|Wake Up and Dream]]'' (PS Publishing, 2011) (2011 Sidewise Award)
+*''Red Snow'' (2017, PS Publishing)
-=== Short story collections ===
+=== Short fiction ===
+;Collections
-*''[[Voyages by Starlight]]'' (1996, Arkham House)
+*''[[Voyages by Starlight]]'' (1996, [[Arkham House]])
-* ''Breathmoss and Other Exhalations'' (2004, Golden Gryphon Press)
+* ''Breathmoss and Other Exhalations'' (2004, [[Golden Gryphon Press]])
 * ''Past Magic'' (2006, PS Publishing)
-* ''Journeys'' (2010, Subterranean Press)
+* ''Journeys'' (2010, [[Subterranean Press]])
+* ''Snodgrass and Other Illusions: The Best Short Stories of Ian R. MacLeod'' (Open Road Media, 2013)
+* ''Frost on Glass'' (2015, PS Publishing)
+* ''Everywhere'' (JABberwocky, ebook collection volume 1. 2019)
+* ''Nowhere'' (JABberwocky, ebook collection volume 2. 2019)
+* ''Ragged Maps'' (2023, Subterranean Press)
+;Stories<ref>Short stories unless otherwise noted.</ref>
+{|class='wikitable sortable' width='90%'
+|-
+!width=25%|Title
+!|Year
+!|First published
+!|Reprinted/collected
+!|Notes
+|-
+|The Discovered Country
+|2013
+|{{cite journal <!--|author=MacLeod, Ian R. -->|date=Sep 2013 |title=The Discovered Country |journal=Asimov's Science Fiction |volume=37 |issue=9 |pages=10–28}}
+|
+|Novelette
+|-
+|Entangled
+|2013
+|{{cite journal <!--|author=MacLeod, Ian R. -->|date=Dec 2013 |title=Entangled |journal=Asimov's Science Fiction |volume=37 |issue=12 |pages=90–106}}
+|
+|Novelette
+|-
+|The Réparateur of Strasbourg
+|2013
+|{{cite book <!--|author=MacLeod, Ian R. --> |title=The Réparateur of Strasbourg |publisher=PS Publishing |year=2013 <!--isbn=978-1-84863-647--->}}
+|
+|Chapbook
+|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.ianrmacleod.com Official website]
-*[http://www.goldengryphon.com/breath-frame.html ''Breathmoss and Other Exhalations''] at Golden Gryphon Press; excerpt and links to reviews
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061207225805/http://www.goldengryphon.com/breath-frame.html ''Breathmoss and Other Exhalations''] at Golden Gryphon Press; excerpt and links to reviews
 * [http://www.aiopublishing.com/Readers/Authors/MacLeod/MacLeod.htm Ian MacLeod information] at Aio Publishing website, includes excerpt, links and further materials
-* [http://freesfonline.de/authors/Ian%20R._MacLeod.html Ian R. MacLeod's online fiction] at ''Free Speculative Fiction Online''
+* [https://www.freesfonline.net/authors/Ian%20R._MacLeod.html Ian R. MacLeod's online fiction] at ''Free Speculative Fiction Online''
-* {{isfdb name}}
+* {{isfdb name|name=Ian R. MacLeod}}
-* [http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/story-behind-snodgrass-by-ian-r-macleod-in-from-the-cold Story behind Snodgrass by Ian R MacLeod - In From the Cold] at ''Upcoming4.me''
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070101/http://www.scifi.com/transcripts/2004/asimovs3.23.html Story behind Snodgrass by Ian R MacLeod - In From the Cold] at ''Upcoming4.me''
-* [http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/art-science-and-a-little-magic-ian-r-macleod-looks-back-on-why-he-writes Art, Science and a little Magic - Ian R MacLeod looks back on why he writes - Online Essay] at ''Upcoming4.me''
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130830064342/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/art-science-and-a-little-magic-ian-r-macleod-looks-back-on-why-he-writes Art, Science and a little Magic - Ian R MacLeod looks back on why he writes - Online Essay] at ''Upcoming4.me''
 ===Interviews===
-*[http://www.boomtron.com/2005/07/ian-r-macleod-interview] Interview at Boomtron (2005)
+*[https://nekoplz.com/ian-r-macleod-interview/ Interview] with Jay Tomio (2005)
 *[http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intimacl.htm Interview] at Infinity Plus
-*[http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue411/interview.html Interview] at scifi.com
 *[http://www.sfsite.com/08a/im181.htm Interview] at sfsite.com
+*[https://www.sageandsavant.com/2017/05/22/wake-up-and-chat-with-ian-macleod/ Interview] at sageandsavant.com (2017)
-* {{Wayback |date=2007 |url=www.scifi.com/transcripts/2004/asimovs3.23.html |title=Asimov's online chat}} at scifi.com, 2004
+* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040404100436/http://www.scifi.com/transcripts/2004/asimovs3.23.html |date=4 April 2004 |title=Asimov's online chat at scifi.com (2004) }}
+{{World Fantasy Award Best Novella}}
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+{{World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction}}
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-[[Category:World Fantasy Award winning writers]]
-[[Category:Sidewise Award winners]]
 [[Category:People from Solihull]]
+[[Category:Sidewise Award winners]]
+[[Category:World Fantasy Award–winning writers]]
+[[Category:English male novelists]]

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