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Not to be confused with the author of ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit''.

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Not to be confused with the author of ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit''.''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit'', nor with [[Music/KingCrimson the]] [[Music/ForeignerBand musician]].
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* ''Literature/LunaWolfMoon'' (2017): Sequel of New Moon.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: In ''Literature/RiverOfGods '',
* AlternateHistory: In ''{{Literature/Planesrunner}}'',
* BaldOfEvil: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', [[spoiler:Arnie Tenebrae, when she becomes a psychotic warlord]].
* BrownNote: In ''Literature/ScissorsCutPaperWrapStone'', the tattoos on the protagonist's palms--one causes memory loss, the other causes death.
* {{Cyberpunk}}:
** In ''Literature/RiverOfGods '',
** In ''Literature/ScissorsCutPaperWrapStone'',
* DesertPunk:
** In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'',
** In ''Literature/AresExpress'',

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* %%* AIIsACrapshoot: In ''Literature/RiverOfGods '',
* %%* AlternateHistory: In ''{{Literature/Planesrunner}}'',
* %%* BaldOfEvil: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', [[spoiler:Arnie Tenebrae, when she becomes a psychotic warlord]].
* %%* BrownNote: In ''Literature/ScissorsCutPaperWrapStone'', the tattoos on the protagonist's palms--one causes memory loss, the other causes death.
* %%* {{Cyberpunk}}:
** %%** In ''Literature/RiverOfGods '',
** %%** In ''Literature/ScissorsCutPaperWrapStone'',
* %%* DesertPunk:
** %%** In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'',
**
''Literature/AresExpress'',
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In ''Literature/AresExpress'', ''Literature/DesolationRoad'',



* FertileFeet: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', the green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
* GodInHumanForm: In ''Literature/OutOnBlueSix'', [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].
* LibertariansInSpace: In "Literature/LunaNewMoon" (2015)
* MachineWorship: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.
* {{Oireland}}: ''Literature/KingOfMorningQueenOfDay'' is set in
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: In ''Literature/OutOnBlueSix'',

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* %%* FertileFeet: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', the green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
* %%* GodInHumanForm: In ''Literature/OutOnBlueSix'', [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].
* %%* LibertariansInSpace: In "Literature/LunaNewMoon" (2015)
* %%* MachineWorship: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.
* %%* {{Oireland}}: ''Literature/KingOfMorningQueenOfDay'' is set in
* OneWordTitle:
** ''{{Literature/Brasyl}}'' (2007)
** ''{{Literature/Chaga}}'' (1995, US: ''Literature/EvolutionsShore'')
** ''{{Literature/Kirinya}}'' (1998)
** ''{{Literature/Necroville}}''(1994, US: ''Literature/TerminalCafe'')
** ''{{Literature/Planesrunner}}'' (2012)
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PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: In ''Literature/OutOnBlueSix'',

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* ''Desolation Road'' (1988)
** BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: Arnie Tenebrae, when she becomes a psychotic warlord]].
** DesertPunk
** FertileFeet: The green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
** MachineWorship: Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.
** {{Terraform}}: The novel is set on a terraformed Mars.
* ''Empire Dreams'' (1988) (short stories)
* ''Out on Blue Six'' (1989)
** PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad
** GodInHumanForm: [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].
* ''King of Morning, Queen of Day'' (1991)
** {{Oireland}}
* ''Hearts, Hands and Voices'' (1992, US: The Broken Land)
** FantasyCounterpartCulture: Very obviously based on the Anglo-Irish conflicts of the 20th century
* ''Speaking in Tongues'' (1992) (short stories)
* ''Kling Klang Klatch'' (1992) (graphic novel, illustrated by David Lyttleton)
* ''Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone'' (1994)
** {{Cyberpunk}}
** BrownNote: The tattoos on the protagonist's palms--one causes memory loss, the other causes death.
* ''Necroville''(1994, US: Terminal Cafe)
* ''Chaga'' (1995, US: Evolution's Shore)
** NeoAfrica: It centers around the Watekni subculture in a {{Twenty Minutes into the Future}} Kenya.
* ''Sacrifice of Fools'' (1996)
* ''Kirinya'' (1998)
* ''Tendeleo's Story'' (2000)
* ''Ares Express'' (2001): Set in the same universe as ''Desolation Road''.
** DesertPunk
* ''River of Gods ''(2004)
** {{Cyberpunk}}
** AIIsACrapshoot
* ''The Djinn's Wife'' (2006)
* ''Brasyl'' (2007)
* ''Cyberabad Days'' (2009): Set in the same universe as ''River of Gods''.
* ''The Dervish House'' (2010)
* ''Planesrunner'' (2012)
** AlternateHistory
* "Luna: New Moon" (2015)
** LibertariansInSpace

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!!Works by Ian [=McDonald=]:
* ''Literature/DesolationRoad'' (1988)
* ''Literature/EmpireDreams'' (1988) (short stories)
* ''Literature/OutOnBlueSix'' (1989)
* ''Literature/KingOfMorningQueenOfDay'' (1991)
* ''Literature/HeartsHandsAndVoices'' (1992, US: ''Literature/TheBrokenLand'')
* ''Literature/SpeakingInTongues'' (1992) (short stories)
* ''Literature/KlingKlangKlatch'' (1992) (graphic novel, illustrated by Creator/DavidLyttleton)
* ''Literature/ScissorsCutPaperWrapStone'' (1994)
* ''{{Literature/Necroville}}''(1994, US: ''Literature/TerminalCafe'')
* ''{{Literature/Chaga}}'' (1995, US: ''Literature/EvolutionsShore'')
* ''Literature/SacrificeOfFools'' (1996)
* ''{{Literature/Kirinya}}'' (1998)
* ''Literature/TendeleosStory'' (2000)
* ''Literature/AresExpress'' (2001): Set in the same universe as
''Desolation Road'' (1988)
**
Road''.
* ''Literature/RiverOfGods '' (2004)
* ''Literature/TheDjinnsWife'' (2006)
* ''{{Literature/Brasyl}}'' (2007)
* ''Literature/CyberabadDays'' (2009): Set in the same universe as ''River of Gods''.
* ''Literature/TheDervishHouse'' (2010)
* ''{{Literature/Planesrunner}}'' (2012)
* ''Literature/LunaNewMoon'' (2015)
* ''Literature/LunaWolfMoon'' (2017)
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!!Tropes found in his work:

*{{Afrofuturism}}: ''{{Literature/Chaga}}'' (known as ''Literature/EvolutionsShore'' in the US) centers around the Watekni subculture in a TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture version of {{UsefulNotes/Kenya}}.
* AIIsACrapshoot: In ''Literature/RiverOfGods '',
* AlternateHistory: In ''{{Literature/Planesrunner}}'',
*
BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: Arnie In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', [[spoiler:Arnie Tenebrae, when she becomes a psychotic warlord]].
** DesertPunk
** FertileFeet: The green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
** MachineWorship: Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.
** {{Terraform}}: The novel is set on a terraformed Mars.
* ''Empire Dreams'' (1988) (short stories)
* ''Out on Blue Six'' (1989)
** PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad
** GodInHumanForm: [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].
* ''King of Morning, Queen of Day'' (1991)
** {{Oireland}}
* ''Hearts, Hands and Voices'' (1992, US: The Broken Land)
** FantasyCounterpartCulture: Very obviously based on the Anglo-Irish conflicts of the 20th century
* ''Speaking in Tongues'' (1992) (short stories)
* ''Kling Klang Klatch'' (1992) (graphic novel, illustrated by David Lyttleton)
* ''Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone'' (1994)
** {{Cyberpunk}}
**
BrownNote: The In ''Literature/ScissorsCutPaperWrapStone'', the tattoos on the protagonist's palms--one causes memory loss, the other causes death.
* ''Necroville''(1994, US: Terminal Cafe)
* ''Chaga'' (1995, US: Evolution's Shore)
{{Cyberpunk}}:
** NeoAfrica: It centers around the Watekni subculture in a {{Twenty Minutes into the Future}} Kenya.
In ''Literature/RiverOfGods '',
** In ''Literature/ScissorsCutPaperWrapStone'',
* ''Sacrifice of Fools'' (1996)
DesertPunk:
** In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'',
** In ''Literature/AresExpress'',
* ''Kirinya'' (1998)
* ''Tendeleo's Story'' (2000)
* ''Ares Express'' (2001): Set
FantasyCounterpartCulture: ''Literature/HeartsHandsAndVoices'' (known as ''Literature/TheBrokenLand'' in the same universe as ''Desolation Road''.
** DesertPunk
* ''River of Gods ''(2004)
** {{Cyberpunk}}
** AIIsACrapshoot
* ''The Djinn's Wife'' (2006)
* ''Brasyl'' (2007)
* ''Cyberabad Days'' (2009): Set in
US) is very obviously based on the same universe as ''River Anglo-Irish conflicts of Gods''.
the 20th century.
* ''The Dervish House'' (2010)
FertileFeet: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', the green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
* ''Planesrunner'' (2012)
** AlternateHistory
GodInHumanForm: In ''Literature/OutOnBlueSix'', [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].
* "Luna: New Moon" LibertariansInSpace: In "Literature/LunaNewMoon" (2015)
** LibertariansInSpace* MachineWorship: In ''Literature/DesolationRoad'', Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.
* {{Oireland}}: ''Literature/KingOfMorningQueenOfDay'' is set in
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: In ''Literature/OutOnBlueSix'',
* {{Terraform}}: ''Literature/DesolationRoad'' takes place on {{UsefulNotes/Mars}}, after it has been terraformed.

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Not to be confused with the author of ''Webcomic/{{Bruno the Bandit}}''.

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Not to be confused with the author of ''Webcomic/{{Bruno the Bandit}}''.''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit''.



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** {{Libertarians in Space}}

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Science fiction and fantasy writer, living in Belfast.

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Science Ian [=McDonald=] (born 1960) is a science fiction and fantasy writer, living in Belfast.
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Not to be confused with the author of ''{{Bruno the Bandit}}''.

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Not to be confused with the author of ''{{Bruno ''Webcomic/{{Bruno the Bandit}}''.
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Many of his books are MundaneDogmatic. Some (including ''Desolation Road'' and ''Hearts, Hands, and Voices'') have elements of MagicRealism.

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Many of his books are MundaneDogmatic.MundaneDogmatic (though he has spoken against the [[http://ianmcdonald.livejournal.com/2378.html Mundane Manifesto]], himself). Some (including ''Desolation Road'' and ''Hearts, Hands, and Voices'') have elements of MagicRealism.
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* ''DesolationRoad'' (1988)

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* DesolationRoad (1988)

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* DesolationRoad ''DesolationRoad'' (1988)



** DesertPunk



* Empire Dreams (1988) (short stories)
* Out on Blue Six (1989)

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* Empire Dreams ''Empire Dreams'' (1988) (short stories)
* Out ''Out on Blue Six Six'' (1989)



* King of Morning, Queen of Day (1991)

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* King ''King of Morning, Queen of Day Day'' (1991)



* Hearts, Hands and Voices (1992, US: The Broken Land)
* Speaking in Tongues (1992) (short stories)
* Kling Klang Klatch (1992) (graphic novel, illustrated by David Lyttleton)
* Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone (1994)

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* Hearts, ''Hearts, Hands and Voices Voices'' (1992, US: The Broken Land)
** FantasyCounterpartCulture: Very obviously based on the Anglo-Irish conflicts of the 20th century
* Speaking ''Speaking in Tongues Tongues'' (1992) (short stories)
* Kling ''Kling Klang Klatch Klatch'' (1992) (graphic novel, illustrated by David Lyttleton)
* Scissors ''Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Stone'' (1994)



* Necroville (1994, US: Terminal Cafe)
* Chaga (1995, US: Evolution's Shore)

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* Necroville (1994, ''Necroville''(1994, US: Terminal Cafe)
* Chaga ''Chaga'' (1995, US: Evolution's Shore)



* Sacrifice of Fools (1996)
* Kirinya (1998)
* Tendeleo's Story (2000)
* Ares Express (2001)
* River of Gods (2004)

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* Sacrifice ''Sacrifice of Fools Fools'' (1996)
* Kirinya ''Kirinya'' (1998)
* Tendeleo's Story ''Tendeleo's Story'' (2000)
* Ares Express (2001)
''Ares Express'' (2001): Set in the same universe as ''Desolation Road''.
** DesertPunk
* River ''River of Gods (2004)''(2004)



* The Djinn's Wife (2006)
* Brasyl (2007)
* Cyberabad Days (2009)
* The Dervish House (2010)
* Planesrunner (2012)

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* The ''The Djinn's Wife Wife'' (2006)
* Brasyl ''Brasyl'' (2007)
* Cyberabad Days (2009)
''Cyberabad Days'' (2009): Set in the same universe as ''River of Gods''.
* The ''The Dervish House House'' (2010)
* Planesrunner (2012)''Planesrunner'' (2012)
** AlternateHistory
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* Desolation Road (1988)

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Not to be confused with the author of ''{{Bruno the Bandit}}''.
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** GodInHumanForm}}: [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].

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** {{Bald of Evil}}: [[spoiler: Arnie Tenebrae, when she becomes a psychotic warlord]].
** {{Fertile Feet}}: The green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
** {{Ave Machina}}: Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.

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** {{Bald of Evil}}: BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: Arnie Tenebrae, when she becomes a psychotic warlord]].
** {{Fertile Feet}}: FertileFeet: The green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
** {{Ave Machina}}: MachineWorship: Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.



** {{Political Correctness Gone Mad}}
** {{God in Human Form}}: [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].

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** {{Political Correctness Gone Mad}}
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** {{God in Human Form}}: GodInHumanForm}}: [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].
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** Ave Machina: Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.
** Terraform: The novel is set on a terraformed Mars.

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[[redirect:{{ptitlefy2acliy}}]]Science fiction and fantasy writer, living in Belfast.
Many of his books are MundaneDogmatic. Some (including ''Desolation Road'' and ''Hearts, Hands, and Voices'') have elements of MagicRealism.

* Desolation Road (1988)
** {{Bald of Evil}}: [[spoiler: Arnie Tenebrae, when she becomes a psychotic warlord]].
** {{Fertile Feet}}: The green man [[spoiler: who is super-evolved and from the future]].
** Ave Machina: Inspiration Cadillac and his followers.
** Terraform: The novel is set on a terraformed Mars.
* Empire Dreams (1988) (short stories)
* Out on Blue Six (1989)
** {{Political Correctness Gone Mad}}
** {{God in Human Form}}: [[spoiler: Kilimanjaro West turns out to be this]].
* King of Morning, Queen of Day (1991)
** {{Oireland}}
* Hearts, Hands and Voices (1992, US: The Broken Land)
* Speaking in Tongues (1992) (short stories)
* Kling Klang Klatch (1992) (graphic novel, illustrated by David Lyttleton)
* Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone (1994)
** {{Cyberpunk}}
** BrownNote: The tattoos on the protagonist's palms--one causes memory loss, the other causes death.
* Necroville (1994, US: Terminal Cafe)
* Chaga (1995, US: Evolution's Shore)
* Sacrifice of Fools (1996)
* Kirinya (1998)
* Tendeleo's Story (2000)
* Ares Express (2001)
* River of Gods (2004)
** {{Cyberpunk}}
** {{AI is a Crapshoot}}
* The Djinn's Wife (2006)
* Brasyl (2007)
* Cyberabad Days (2009)
* The Dervish House (2010)
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