Ian R. MacLeod
Ian R. MacLeod ( born 1956 in Solihull, England ) is a British science fiction and fantasy author.
He was born in Solihull, a town near Birmingham, the son of a Scottish father and a mother from Birmingham, who had come to know each other, as they had been stationed in World War II together on the east coast. In school, on average, he missed the requirements for higher education, but got good performances yet to study law and worked in public administrations. In 1990 he gave up this livelihood and became a freelance writer; First, he wrote short stories, the first of which was published in 1989 Interzone magazine.
Among other things, MacLeod wrote the novels The Light Ages ( Eng.: ether ) and The House of Storms. Both play in a parallel universe of the 19th century in England, where " ether ", a substance that can be controlled by the mind, society and technological development has significantly affected.
MacLeod published in 1997 his first novel, The Great Wheel, and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel of the Year section.
His shorter works can be found in the anthologies Breath Moss and Other exhalation and Voyages by Starlight. The story, The Summer Isles won a year later (1998) the Sidewise Award for alternate history. In addition, the history of the World Fantasy Award received. Although it was originally written in novel - length, MacLeod published only an abbreviated version. The first, published in 2005 original version won the following year also the Sidewise Award.
In 2000 he won also another time World Fantasy Award for his novella The Chop Girl. In 2008 he published his novel Song of Time, which he both the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award won.