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Ken MacLeod


Born
in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, The United Kingdom
August 02, 1954

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Ken MacLeod is an award-winning Scottish science fiction writer.

His novels have won the Prometheus Award and the BSFA award, and been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives near Edinburgh, Scotland.

MacLeod graduated from Glasgow University with a degree in zoology and has worked as a computer programmer and written a masters thesis on biomechanics.

His novels often explore socialist, communist and anarchist political ideas, most particularly the variants of Trotskyism and anarcho-capitalism or extreme economic libertarianism.

Technical themes encompass singularities, divergent human cultural evolution and post-human cyborg-resurrection.

Ken MacLeod isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.

Carol Ann MacLeod, 11 February 1952 to 16 August 2024Caro...



Carol Ann MacLeod, 11 February 1952 to 16 August 2024

Carol, my beloved wife whom I met in 1979 and married in 1981, died on Friday 16 August.

She was the centre of my world, and she's gone.

There will be a funeral service at Greenock Crematorium, on Monday 2 September, at 2 pm, to which all family and friends are invited. Family flowers only please. There will be a retiral collection in aid of C Read more of this blog post »
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“Change the problem by changing your mind.”
Ken MacLeod, Intrusion

“I knew from the beginning it was hopeless, but it's possible to love without hope.”
Ken MacLeod, Cosmonaut Keep

“If you're interested, you'll be there.”
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