237 works in English-language magazines
| Date | Page | Type | Title | Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1982 | 44 | Short Fiction | The Islands of the Dead | Extro Science Fiction, April/May 1982 |
| January 1984 | 116 | Short Fiction | The Catharine Wheel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1984 |
| October 1984 | 48 | Short Fiction | Christian | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1984 |
| July 1985 | 66 | Short Fiction | Scenes from a Shadowplay | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1985 |
| December 1985 | 54 | Short Fiction | Empire Dreams | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1985 |
| November 1987 | 13 | Review | Desolation Road | Locus, #322 November 1987 |
| November 1987 | 13 | Review | Empire Dreams | Locus, #322 November 1987 |
| May 1988 | 185 | Review | Desolation Road | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1988 |
| May 1988 | 42 | Review | Desolation Road | Aboriginal Science Fiction, May-June 1988 |
| May 1988 | 110 | Short Fiction | King of Morning, Queen of Day | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1988 |
| July 1988 | 178 | Review | Desolation Road | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1988 |
| July 1988 | 177 | Review | Empire Dreams | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1988 |
| August 1988 | 88 | Review | Desolation Road | Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, August 1988 |
| August 1988 | 88 | Review | Empire Dreams | Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, August 1988 |
| October 1988 | 22 | Review | Empire Dreams | Vector 146 |
| 1989 | 10 | Essay | About the Nominees | The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Spring 1989 |
| May 1989 | 15 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Locus, #340 May 1989 |
| July 1989 | 66|66.1 | Review | Desolation Road | Interzone, July-August 1989 |
| July 1989 | 17 | Review | Out on Blue Six | The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1989 |
| November 1989 | 49 | Short Fiction | Listen | Interzone, November-December 1989 |
| December 1989 | 182 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 1989 |
| 1990 | 76 | Review | Desolation Road | Science Fiction Review, Summer 1990 |
| 1990 | 77 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Foundation, #49 Summer 1990 |
| February 1990 | 29 | Review | Desolation Road | Overspace, February 1990 |
| February 1990 | 179 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1990 |
| July 1990 | 12 | Short Fiction | Fronds | Amazing Stories, July 1990 |
| August 1990 | 154 | Short Fiction | Toward Kilimanjaro | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1990 |
| 1991 | 109 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Science Fiction Eye, #8, Winter 1991 |
| January 1991 | 68|68.1 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Interzone, January 1991 |
| March 1991 | 17 | Review | King of Morning, Queen of Day | Locus, #362 March 1991 |
| April 1991 | 22 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Vector 160 |
| April 1991 | 9 | Review | Out on Blue Six | Paperback Inferno, #89 |
| June 1991 | 10 | Review | King of Morning, Queen of Day | Pulphouse: A Weekly Magazine, June 1, 1991 |
| June 1991 | 28 | Review | King of Morning, Queen of Day | Locus, #365 June 1991 |
| September 1991 | 53 | Review | King of Morning, Queen of Day | Fear, September 1991 |
| January 1992 | 19 | Review | King of Morning, Queen of Day | The New York Review of Science Fiction, January 1992 |
| April 1992 | 29 | Short Fiction | The Best and the Rest of James Joyce | Interzone, April 1992 |
| May 1992 | 17 | Review | Hearts, Hands and Voices | Locus, #376 May 1992 |
| May 1992 | 63|63.2 | Review | Hearts, Hands and Voices | Interzone, May 1992 |
| May 1992 | 68|68.3 | Review | King of Morning, Queen of Day | Interzone, May 1992 |
| June 1992 | 19 | Review | Hearts, Hands and Voices | Vector 167 |
| June 1992 | 5 | Review | King of Morning, Queen of Day | Paperback Inferno, #96 |
| July 1992 | 27 | Review | Hearts, Hands and Voices | Locus, #378 July 1992 |
| July 1992 | 17 | Review | Speaking in Tongues | Locus, #378 July 1992 |
| October 1992 | 33 | Review | Speaking in Tongues | Locus, #381 October 1992 |
| December 1992 | 6 | Short Fiction | Big Chair | Interzone, December 1992 |
| December 1992 | 23 | Review | Speaking in Tongues | Vector 170 |
| December 1992 | 60|60.4 | Review | Speaking in Tongues | Interzone, December 1992 |
| 1993 | 108 | Review | Speaking in Tongues | Foundation, #57 Spring 1993 |
| February 1993 | 25 | Interview | Ian McDonald | Vector 171 |
| February 1993 | |2 | Review | Speaking in Tongues | First Impressions, Installment Two |
| February 1993 | 161 | Review | The Broken Land | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1993 |
| May 1993 | |9 | Review | Out on Blue Six | First Impressions, Installment Five |
| June 1993 | 104 | Short Fiction | The Undifferentiated Object of Desire | Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1993 |
| December 1993 | 6|7 | Essay | The Rose Backwards | Focus, #25 |
| January 1994 | 15 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Locus, #396 January 1994 |
| March 1994 | 61 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Interzone, March 1994 |
| March 1994 | 16 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Science Fiction Age, March 1994 |
| April 1994 | 46|46.3 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Science Fiction Chronicle, #172 April & May 1994 |
| June 1994 | 165 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1994 |
| June 1994 | |3 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | First Impressions, Installment Fourteen |
| July 1994 | 17 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Locus, #402 July 1994 |
| August 1994 | 24 | Review | Necroville | Vector 180 |
| September 1994 | 66 | Review | Necroville | Locus, #404 September 1994 |
| September 1994 | 24 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 1994 |
| November 1994 | 56|56.2 | Review | Necroville | Interzone, November 1994 |
| November 1994 | 313 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994 |
| 1995 | 126 | Review | Necroville | Foundation, #65 Autumn 1995 |
| 1995 | 10|10.3 | Review | Terminal Café | Nova Express, Spring/Summer 1995 |
| 1995 | 28 | Review | Terminal Café | ConNotations, Winter 1995 |
| January 1995 | 12 | Review | Terminal Cafe | Starlog, January 1995 |
| July 1995 | 19 | Review | Terminal Café | The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1995 |
| August 1995 | 163 | Review | Terminal Café | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, August 1995 |
| September 1995 | 35 | Review | Necroville | Vector 185 |
| October 1995 | 98 | Review | Chaga | SFX, #5 |
| October 1995 | 27 | Short Fiction | Frooks | Interzone, October 1995 |
| November 1995 | 17 | Review | Chaga | Locus, #418 November 1995 |
| November 1995 | 27 | Review | Chaga | Locus, #418 November 1995 |
| December 1995 | 59 | Review | Chaga | Interzone, December 1995 |
| December 1995 | 58|58.02 | Review | Chaga | Science Fiction Chronicle, #187 December 1995-January 1996 |
| December 1995 | 58|58.03 | Review | Evolution's Shore | Science Fiction Chronicle, #187 December 1995-January 1996 |
| 1996 | 108 | Review | Terminal Café | Science Fiction Eye, #14, Spring 1996 |
| February 1996 | Review | Chaga | Vector 187 | |
| February 1996 | 6 | Short Fiction | Recording Angel | Interzone, February 1996 |
| February 1996 | 52 | Review | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Aboriginal Science Fiction, Spring 1996 |
| April 1996 | 155 | Review | Evolution's Shore | Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1996 |
| April 1996 | 146 | Review | Evolution's Shore | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 1996 |
| April 1996 | 155 | Review | Terminal Café | Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1996 |
| July 1996 | 16 | Review | Evolution's Shore | The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1996 |
| July 1996 | 31 | Short Fiction | The Further Adventures of Baron Munchausen: The Gulf War | Interzone, July 1996 |
| August 1996 | 4 | Essay | Letter (Interzone #110) | Interzone, August 1996 |
| September 1996 | 14|22 | Essay | Walls, Mirrors, Pussy-Cats and Assorted Vegetables | Focus, #30 |
| November 1996 | 4 | Short Fiction | Faithful | MindMaps #1, 1996 |
| 1997 | 34 | Short Fiction | Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet | Albedo One, #14 |
| January 1997 | 29 | Review | Chaga | Vector 191 |
| March 1997 | 124 | Short Fiction | After Kerry | Asimov's Science Fiction, March 1997 |
| March 1997 | 57 | Review | Sacrifice of Fools | Locus, #434 March 1997 |
| March 1997 | 21 | Review | Sacrifice of Fools | Locus, #434 March 1997 |
| April 1997 | 57 | Review | Sacrifice of Fools | Interzone, April 1997 |
| May 1997 | Review | Sacrifice of Fools | Vector 193 | |
| December 1997 | 52 | Review | Sacrifice of Fools | The Zone and Premonitions, Winter 1997-98 |
| 1998 | 121 | Review | Kirinya | Foundation, Autumn 1998 |
| June 1998 | 88 | Short Fiction | The Days of Solomon Gursky | Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1998 |
| July 1998 | 25 | Review | Kirinya | Locus, #450 July 1998 |
| August 1998 | 55 | Review | Kirinya | Interzone, August 1998 |
| November 1998 | 31 | Review | Kirinya | Vector 202 |
| September 1999 | 35 | Review | Kirinya | Vector 207 |
| 2000 | 28 | Review | Kirinya | Nova Express, Spring/Summer 2000 |
| November 2000 | 62 | Review | Tendeleo's Story | Interzone, November 2000 |
| February 2001 | 64 | Review | Tendeleo's Story | Locus, #481 February 2001 |
| May 2001 | 27 | Review | Ares Express | Vector 217 |
| September 2001 | 23 | Review | Futures | Vector 219 |
| October 2001 | 58 | Review | Ares Express | Interzone, October 2001 |
| October 2001 | 23 | Interview | Future Remix | Interzone, October 2001 |
| November 2001 | 31 | Review | Ares Express | Locus, #490 November 2001 |
| 2002 | 32 | Review | Ares Express | Nova Express, Summer 2002 |
| June 2002 | 33|33.2 | Review | Ares Express | Science Fiction Chronicle, #225 June 2002 |
| October 2002 | 22 | Interview | A Bit of the Old Cosmic Stuff | 3SF #1, October 2002 |
| October 2002 | 112 | Short Fiction | The Hidden Place | Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2002 |
| July 2004 | 21 | Review | River of Gods | Locus, #522 July 2004 |
| July 2004 | 27 | Review | River of Gods | Locus, #522 July 2004 |
| September 2004 | 27 | Review | River of Gods | Vector 237 |
| September 2004 | 55 | Review | River of Gods | Interzone, September-October 2004 |
| 2005 | 119 | Review | River of Gods | Foundation, #94 Summer 2005 |
| May 2005 | 32 | Review | River of Gods | Vector 241 |
| May 2005 | 4 | Review | River of Gods | The New York Review of Science Fiction, May 2005 |
| June 2005 | 102 | Short Fiction | The Little Goddess | Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2005 |
| January 2006 | 7 | Essay | A Refusal to Sign the Mundane Manifesto | Vector 245 |
| June 2006 | Review | River of Gods | Strange Horizons, 12 June 2006 | |
| June 2006 | |9.2 | Review | River of Gods | Ideomancer, June 2006 |
| July 2006 | 35 | Review | River of Gods | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2006 |
| July 2006 | 14 | Review | River of Gods | The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 2006 |
| July 2006 | 102 | Short Fiction | The Djinn's Wife | Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2006 |
| August 2006 | 6 | Interview | Ian McDonald: The Unpredictable Country | Locus, #547 August 2006 |
| October 2006 | 235 | Review | River of Gods | Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2006 |
| February 2007 | 15 | Review | Brasyl | Locus, #553 February 2007 |
| April 2007 | 29 | Review | Brasyl | Locus, #555 April 2007 |
| April 2007 | Review | Brasyl | Strange Horizons, 30 April 2007 | |
| July 2007 | 36 | Review | Brasyl | SFRA Review #281 |
| September 2007 | |7.3 | Review | Brasyl | Ideomancer, September 2007 |
| October 2007 | 137 | Review | Brasyl | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2007 |
| November 2007 | 19 | Review | Brasyl | The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 2007 |
| 2008 | 35 | Review | Brasyl | Vector 256 Summer 2008 |
| 2008 | 105 | Review | Brasyl | Foundation, #102 Spring 2008 |
| 2008 | 10 | Essay | Sir Arthur C. Clarke Remembered | Vector 256 Summer 2008 |
| April 2008 | 235 | Review | Brasyl | Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2008 |
| September 2008 | 264 | Short Fiction | [A Ghost Samba] | Postscripts, Summer 2008 |
| December 2008 | 112 | Review | Brasyl | Aurealis, #41 |
| 2009 | 16 | Review | Cyberabad Days: Return to the India of 2047 | SFRA Review #289 |
| February 2009 | 19 | Review | Cyberabad Days | Locus, #577 February 2009 |
| February 2009 | 64 | Review | Cyberabad Days | Locus, #577 February 2009 |
| April 2009 | 13 | Review | Cyberabad Days | Locus, #579 April 2009 |
| April 2009 | 16 | Review | Cyberabad Days | Ray Gun Revival, #52 |
| June 2009 | Review | Cyberabad Days | Strange Horizons, 29 June 2009 | |
| June 2009 | |8.2 | Review | Cyberabad Days | Ideomancer, June 2009 |
| September 2009 | 48 | Short Fiction | A Little School | New Scientist, September 19, 2009 |
| 2010 | 14 | Review | Ares Express | SFRA Review #292 |
| 2010 | 86 | Review | The Dervish House | Foundation, #110 Winter 2010 |
| April 2010 | 185 | Review | Cyberabad Days | Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2010 |
| July 2010 | 8 | Review | Ares Express | The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 2010 |
| July 2010 | 16 | Review | The Dervish House | Locus,#594 July 2010 |
| October 2010 | 106 | Review | Ares Express | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2010 |
| October 2010 | 54 | Review | The Dervish House | Bull Spec, Autumn 2010 |
| October 2010 | Review | The Dervish House | Strange Horizons, 18 October 2010 | |
| 2011 | 49 | Review | The Dervish House | Vector 265 Winter 2011 |
| 2011 | 15 | Review | The Dervish House | SFRA Review #295 |
| March 2011 | 30 | Review | The Dervish House | The Soundproof Escape Pod, #5 |
| March 2011 | |11 | Review | The Dervish House | AntipodeanSF, March 2011 |
| April 2011 | 183 | Review | Ares Express | Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2011 |
| April 2011 | 185 | Review | The Dervish House | Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2011 |
| April 2011 | Review | The Dervish House | Strange Horizons, 25 April 2011 | |
| May 2011 | 50 | Review | The Dervish House | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May-June 2011 |
| June 2011 | |8.5 | Interview | Author Spotlight: Ian McDonald | Lightspeed, June 2011 |
| June 2011 | 19 | Review | Desolation Road | The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 2011 |
| June 2011 | 60 | Review | Necroville | BFS Journal, Summer 2011 |
| September 2011 | 16 | Review | River of Gods | The Soundproof Escape Pod, #11 |
| November 2011 | 18 | Review | Planesrunner | Locus, #610 November 2011 |
| March 2012 | |5 | Interview | Interview: Ian McDonald | Lightspeed, March 2012 |
| May 2012 | Review | Planesrunner | Strange Horizons, 14 May 2012 | |
| July 2012 | 94 | Short Fiction | Digging | StarShipSofa, No 247 |
| August 2012 | 19 | Review | Be My Enemy | Locus, #619 August 2012 |
| August 2012 | 107 | Review | Planesrunner | Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2012 |
| October 2012 | Review | Be My Enemy | Strange Horizons, 8 October 2012 | |
| October 2012 | 14 | Review | The Dervish House | The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 2012 |
| January 2013 | Short Fiction | Driftings | Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2013 | |
| February 2013 | 16 | Review | Planesrunner | The New York Review of Science Fiction, February 2013 |
| April 2013 | 185 | Review | Planesrunner | Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2013 |
| May 2013 | 70 | Review | Planesrunner | Interzone, May-June 2013 |
| July 2013 | Short Fiction | The Dust Assassin | Clarkesworld Magazine, July 2013 | |
| September 2013 | 80 | Review | Be my Enemy | Interzone, September-October 2013 |
| November 2013 | |25 | Interview | Author Spotlight: Ian McDonald | Lightspeed, November 2013 |
| November 2013 | |16 | Short Fiction | Tonight We Fly | Lightspeed, November 2013 |
| January 2014 | 14 | Review | Empress of the Sun | Locus, #636 January 2014 |
| February 2014 | Review | Empress of the Sun | Strange Horizons, 17 February 2014 | |
| March 2014 | 75 | Review | Empress of the Sun | Interzone, March-April 2014 |
| July 2014 | 97 | Review | Empress of the Sun | Galaxy's Edge, Issue 9: July 2014 |
| August 2014 | 141 | Review | Empress of the Sun | Theaker's Quarterly Fiction, #48 |
| August 2014 | 6 | Interview | Ian McDonald: On Xenoforming | Locus, #643 August 2014 |
| May 2015 | 42 | Review | The Best of Ian McDonald | Locus, #652 May 2015 |
| August 2015 | Essay | Defying Gravity: The Science Fiction of Zero-G | Strange Horizons, 24 August 2015 | |
| September 2015 | 16 | Review | Luna: New Moon | Locus, #656 September 2015 |
| October 2015 | 23 | Review | Luna: New Moon | Locus, #657 October 2015 |
| November 2015 | |3 | Interview | A Few Words with Ian McDonald | Forever, Issue 10 |
| November 2015 | 72 | Review | Luna: New Moon | Interzone, November-December 2015 |
| November 2015 | |2 | Short Fiction | The Tear | Forever, Issue 10 |
| 2016 | 42 | Review | Luna: New Moon | Vector 283 |
| February 2016 | |33 | Review | Luna: New Moon | Aurealis, #87 |
| March 2016 | |1 | Essay | Energy in SF: A Conversation | Strange Horizons, 28 March 2016 |
| April 2016 | |6 | Review | Luna: New Moon | Strange Horizons, 11 April 2016 |
| April 2016 | |5 | Short Fiction | Sanjeev and Robotwallah | Mithila Review, April 2016 |
| May 2016 | |4.6 | Review | Luna: New Moon | Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, May-June 2016 |
| June 2016 | 12 | Review | Luna: New Moon | The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 2016 |
| November 2016 | 73 | Short Fiction | An Eligible Boy | Clarkesworld Magazine, November 2016 |
| January 2017 | |21.5 | Review | River of Gods | Mithila Review, January 2017 |
| February 2017 | 12 | Review | The Best of Ian McDonald | Locus, #673 February 2017 |
| March 2017 | 132 | Interview | Howling at the Lunar Landscape: A Conversation with Ian McDonald | Clarkesworld, March 2017 |
| April 2017 | 15 | Review | Luna: Wolf Moon | Locus, #675 April 2017 |
| May 2017 | 17 | Review | Luna: Wolf Moon | Locus, #676 May 2017 |
| July 2017 | |5 | Review | Luna: Wolf Moon | Strange Horizons, 24 July 2017 |
| August 2017 | Short Fiction | Vishnu at the Cat Circus | Forever, August 2017 | |
| December 2017 | |7 | Short Fiction | Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan | Clarkesworld, December 2017 |
| December 2017 | |2 | Interview | Interview: Ian McDonald | StarShipSofa, No 514 |
| May 2018 | Short Fiction | The Guile | Tor.com, May 22, 2018 | |
| May 2018 | 49 | Review | Time Was | Locus, #688 May 2018 |
| September 2018 | Review | Time Was | Vector 288 | |
| October 2018 | 112 | Short Fiction | The Falls | Clarkesworld, October 2018 |
| October 2018 | |8 | Review | Time Was | Aurealis, October 2018 |
| July 2019 | 87 | Review | Luna: Moon Rising | Interzone, July-August 2019 |
| October 2019 | 19|19.2 | Review | The Menace from Farside | Locus, #705 October 2019 |
| January 2020 | 76 | Review | The Menace from Farside | Interzone, January-February 2020 |
| February 2023 | |10 | Interview | Joy and Wonder: A Conversation with Ian McDonald | Clarkesworld, February 2023 |
| September 2023 | 244 | Review | Hopeland | Interzone, Sep 2023 |
| January 2024 | 134 | Short Fiction | Augher, Clogher, Fivemiletown | Asimov's Science Fiction, January-February 2024 |
| July 2024 | Interview | Life Will Find a Way | ParSec, Summer 2024 | |
| July 2024 | Short Fiction | Western Approaches | ParSec, Summer 2024 | |
| March 2025 | 63 | Review | The Wilding | ParSec, Spring 2025 |
| December 2025 | 103 | Interview | SFX Author Questionnaire: Ian McDonald | SFX, Holiday Special 2025 |
39 English-language books