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Ian McDonald

McDonald, Ian Neil

March 31, 1960 (age 66)

Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

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

Year Type Title Author(s)
1988 Novel Desolation Road Ian McDonald
1988 Collection Empire Dreams Ian McDonald
1989 Novel Out on Blue Six Ian McDonald
1991 Novel King of Morning, Queen of Day Ian McDonald
1992 Novel Hearts, Hands and Voices Ian McDonald
1992 Chapbook Kling Klang Klatch Ian McDonald & David Lyttleton
1992 Collection Speaking in Tongues Ian McDonald
1992 Novel The Broken Land Ian McDonald
1994 Novel Necroville Ian McDonald
1994 Chapbook Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Ian McDonald
1994 Novel Terminal Café Ian McDonald
1995 Novel Chaga Ian McDonald
1995 Novel Evolution's Shore Ian McDonald
1996 Novel Sacrifice of Fools Ian McDonald
1998 Novel Kirinya Ian McDonald
2000 Chapbook Tendeléo's Story Ian McDonald
2001 Novel Ares Express Ian McDonald
2002 Chapbook The Twenty Five Mile High Club Ian McDonald
2002 Anthology Watching Trees Grow / Tendeléo's Story Peter F. Hamilton & Ian McDonald
2004 Novel River of Gods Ian McDonald
2007 Novel Brasyl Ian McDonald
2009 Collection Cyberabad Days Ian McDonald
2010 Novel The Dervish House Ian McDonald
2011 Novel Planesrunner Ian McDonald
2012 Novel Be My Enemy Ian McDonald
2013 Novel Empress of the Sun Ian McDonald
2015 Novel Luna: New Moon Ian McDonald
2016 Collection Floating Dogs: Additional Stories for the Best of Ian McDonald Ian McDonald
2016 Collection The Best of Ian McDonald Ian McDonald
2017 Novel Luna: Wolf Moon Ian McDonald
2018 Chapbook The Guile Ian McDonald
2018 Chapbook Time Was Ian McDonald
2019 Novel Luna: Moon Rising Ian McDonald
2019 Collection Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone and The Tear Ian McDonald
2019 Chapbook The Menace from Farside Ian McDonald
2023 Novel Hopeland Ian McDonald
2024 Omnibus Luna Series & More Ian McDonald
2024 Novel The Wilding Ian McDonald
2026 Chapbook Boy, with Accidental Dinosaur Ian McDonald

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1989 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Gardenias Nominee
1989 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Empire Dreams Nominee
1989 Locus Poll Award Best First Novel Desolation Road Winner
1989 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh Nominee
1989 Nebula Award Novelette Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh Nominee
1990 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel Desolation Road Finalist
1990 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Winning Nominee
1990 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Listen Nominee
1990 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Out on Blue Six Nominee
1991 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Toward Kilimanjaro Nominee
1991 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Floating Dogs Nominee
1991 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Toward Kilimanjaro Nominee
1992 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Hearts, Hands and Voices Nominee
1992 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Innocents Winner
1992 Hugo Award Best Novel King of Morning, Queen of Day Nominee
1992 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel King of Morning, Queen of Day Finalist
1992 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award King of Morning, Queen of Day Winner
1993 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel Hearts, Hands and Voices Nominee
1993 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Gender-bending SF Some Strange Desire Nominee
1993 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bester ausländischer SF-Roman König der Dämmerung, Königin des Lichts Nominee
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Speaking in Tongues Runner-up
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Best and the Rest of James Joyce Nominee
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Innocents Nominee
1993 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Hearts, Hands and Voices Nominee
1993 Nebula Award Novel King of Morning, Queen of Day Nominee
1994 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette The Undifferentiated Object of Desire Nominee
1994 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Necroville Nominee
1994 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Gender-bending SF Legitimate Targets Nominee
1994 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bester ausländischer SF-Roman Herzen, Hände und Stimmen Nominee
1994 World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction Some Strange Desire Nominee
1995 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Chaga Nominee
1995 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Frooks Nominee
1995 Hugo Award Best Novel Terminal Café Nominee
1995 Hugo Award Best Novella Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Nominee
1995 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bester ausländischer SF-Roman Schere schneidet Papier wickelt Stein Winner
1995 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Nominee
1995 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Terminal Café Nominee
1995 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Nominee
1996 Hugo Award Best Novel Chaga Nominee
1996 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Chaga Finalist
1996 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Chaga Nominee
1996 Premio Ignotus Mejor cuento extranjero - Best Foreign Story Gardenias Finalist
1997 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Gender-bending SF Sacrifice of Fools Nominee
1997 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bester ausländischer SF-Roman Necroville Nominee
1998 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Kirinya Nominee
1998 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bestes ausländisches Werk Chaga Nominee
1998 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette After Kerry Nominee
1999 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novella The Days of Solomon Gursky Finalist
1999 Hugo Award Best Novella The Days of Solomon Gursky Nominee
1999 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bestes ausländisches Werk Narrenopfer Winner
1999 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Days of Solomon Gursky Nominee
1999 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Kirinya Nominee
2000 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Breakfast on the Moon, with Georges Nominee
2001 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Tendeléo's Story Nominee
2001 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Tendeléo's Story Winner
2003 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nouvelle étrangère Tendeléo Nominee
2003 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Hidden Place Nominee
2003 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars Nominee
2004 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel River of Gods Winner
2005 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel River of Gods Nominee
2005 Hugo Award Best Novel River of Gods Runner-up
2005 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel River of Gods Nominee
2006 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novella The Little Goddess Runner-up
2006 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction The Djinn's Wife Winner
2006 Hugo Award Best Novella The Little Goddess Finalist
2006 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Little Goddess Nominee
2006 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction The Little Goddess Runner-up
2007 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette The Djinn's Wife Runner-up
2007 British Fantasy Award Best Novella The Djinn's Wife Nominee
2007 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Brasyl Winner
2007 Hugo Award Best Novelette The Djinn's Wife Winner
2007 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Djinn's Wife Nominee
2007 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Kyle Meets the River Nominee
2007 Quill Award Science fiction/fantasy/horror Brasyl Nominee
2007 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction The Djinn's Wife Nominee
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction The Dust Assassin Nominee
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction The Tear Nominee
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction [A Ghost Samba] Nominee
2008 Hugo Award Best Novel Brasyl Finalist
2008 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Brasyl Nominee
2008 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Brasyl Finalist
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Verthandi's Ring Nominee
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Sanjeev and Robotwallah Nominee
2009 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Vishnu at the Cat Circus Nominee
2009 Hugo Award Best Novella The Tear Finalist
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Dust Assassin Nominee
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette An Eligible Boy Nominee
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Tear Finalist
2009 Nebula Award Novel Brasyl Nominee
2009 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction The Tear Finalist
2010 British Fantasy Award Best Collection Cyberabad Days Nominee
2010 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel The Dervish House Winner
2010 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman étranger Roi du matin, reine du jour Winner
2010 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Traduction Roi du matin, reine du jour Nominee
2010 Hugo Award Best Novella Vishnu at the Cat Circus Finalist
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Cyberabad Days Finalist
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Vishnu at the Cat Circus Finalist
2010 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award Cyberabad Days Nominee
2011 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel The Dervish House Nominee
2011 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman étranger Le fleuve des dieux Winner
2011 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Traduction Le fleuve des dieux Nominee
2011 Hugo Award Best Novel The Dervish House Finalist
2011 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel The Dervish House Winner
2011 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Dervish House Finalist
2011 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Tonight We Fly Nominee
2011 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History Best Long Form Alternate History Planesrunner Nominee
2012 Golden Duck Award Hal Clement Young Adult Award Planesrunner Nominee
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Novella The Little Goddess Nominee
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Science Fiction Novel River of Gods Nominee
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Science Fiction Novel The Dervish House Nominee
2012 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Planesrunner Runner-up
2013 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nouvelle étrangère La petite déesse Winner
2013 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Traduction La petite déesse Nominee
2013 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Traduction La maison des derviches Nominee
2013 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bestes ausländisches Werk Cyberabad Nominee
2013 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Be My Enemy Nominee
2014 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nouvelle étrangère La petite déesse et autres nouvelles d'une Inde future Nominee
2014 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman jeunesse étranger L'odyssée des mondes Nominee
2014 Hugo Award Best Novelette The Queen of the Night's Aria Nominee
2014 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Queen of the Night's Aria Nominee
2015 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Luna: New Moon Nominee
2015 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Fifth Dragon Nominee
2015 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Empress of the Sun Finalist
2015 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction The Fifth Dragon Nominee
2016 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Best Novel Luna: New Moon Winner
2016 Hugo Award Best Novelette Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan Nominee
2016 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Luna: New Moon Nominee
2016 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan Nominee
2016 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Luna: New Moon Nominee
2016 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story The Falls Nominee
2016 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Luna: New Moon Nominee
2016 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan Nominee
2017 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Luna: Wolf Moon Nominee
2017 Locus Poll Award Best Collection The Best of Ian McDonald Nominee
2017 Premio Ignotus Mejor cuento extranjero - Best Foreign Story El aria de la reina de la noche Runner-up
2018 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Time Was Winner
2018 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Luna: Wolf Moon Nominee
2018 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Luna: Wolf Moon Nominee
2019 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman étranger Luna: Lune du loup Nominee
2019 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Roman étranger Luna: Nouvelle lune Nominee
2019 Hugo Award Best Novella Time Was Nominee
2019 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Time Was Nominee
2019 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Time Was Nominee
2019 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award Time Was Nominee
2020 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Menace from Farside Nominee
2020 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Luna: Moon Rising Nominee
2020 National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards Best Shorter Work The Menace from Farside Nominee
2020 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Luna: Moon Rising Nominee
2024 Hugo Award Best Novel Hopeland Nominee
2024 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Hopeland Nominee
2025 Dragon Award Best Horror Novel The Wilding Nominee
2025 Locus Poll Award Best Horror Novel The Wilding Nominee
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