Ian McDonald is a key figure in the history of SF. A groundbreaker in the movement to extend SF beyond its anglo-centric roots he has won many awards and is universally critically acclaimed. A one time TV producer he now writes full-time. He lives in Belfast with his family.
Ian McDonald is one of the very best SF writers in the world. His
novels are fearless, brilliant wise...they illuminate and entertain
spectacularly
*Kim Stanley Robinson*
I will read anything that man writes-he is the most
underappreciated genius working in the field today
*Cory Doctorow*
Provocative, gripping and prancingly adult, it's a stunning example
of how good science-fiction can be, and proof that McDonald is one
of the best writers currently working in the genre
*SFX*
Luna: New Moon is a world that has been intricately woven together
by its author. It's compelling and thought-provoking, and all
without relying on overbearing sci-fi clichés. Brilliantly
done.
*Sci-Fi Now*
Imagine Ben Bova's Farside mixed up with Heinlein's Moon is a Harsh
Mistress and David Wingrove's Chung Kuo series but then re-imagined
for the 21st century, with a sexed-up, more global viewpoint and
you'll get an idea of Luna. I foresee great things for this book
and award nominations a-plenty. Recommended.
*SFF World*
Luna is a remarkable novel! It is enormously clever and
spectacularly visual and yet nothing overshadows the strength of
its characterisation. A standout novel in a year that has been
fantastic for science fiction.
*For Winter's Nights*
There's a lot of intrigue, some violence, rather more sex -
healthily polymorphous and energetic, this - and all the pleasures
of a cut-throat soap opera in space: a sort of Moon-Dome
Dallas.
*The Guardian*
In its gravitas and tension and, alas, tragedy, it's damn near
Shakespearian. Add to that all the compulsive qualities of A Song
of Ice and Fire, as I suggested in the header: a setting so
brilliantly built and deftly embellished that buying into it isn't
ever an issue; a vast cast of characters as satisfying and
sympathetic individually as they are as part of McDonald's
elaborate ensemble; and a plot composed of so many threads that you
never know where it's going to go-except that when it ends, it's
destined to end terribly.
*Tor.com*
Luna: New Moon is the best moon novel I've seen in many
years...Inasmuch as it challenges one of the cherished master
narratives of SF, in which the moon is only a stepping-stone, and
despite what it owes to the tropes of '70s-era social melodrama,
McDonald's novel has some formidable SF stingers not far beneath
its densely textured surface.
*Locus Mag*
McDonald creates a complex and fascinating civilization featuring
believable technology, and the characters are fully developed, with
individually gripping stories. Watch for this brilliantly
constructed family saga on next year's award ballots.
*Publishers Weekly*
Overall, it's a really good read - the environment is convincing,
the characters wonderfully flawed and entirely believable, and the
plot well-paced and gripping. It'll draw you into its world and
refuse to let you out again. If you want to try an innovative piece
of sci-fi, with a lot to say and a good means of exploring ways to
say it, then this is the book for you.
*SF&F Reviews*
McDonald has created a totally believable setting and does it with
a deft touch....This is one of the best Science Fiction novels to
reach the shelves this year. Indulge yourself.
*SF Crowsnest*
"Luna: New Moon" is a refreshing and complex science fiction of the
best kind - one that is universally clever and thought provoking,
and one that stays with you long after you close the final
page.
*Upcoming 4 Me*
Luna is a remarkable novel! It is enormously clever and
spectacularly visual and yet nothing overshadows the strength of
its characterisation. A standout novel in a year that has been
fantastic for science fiction.
*For Winter's Nights*
This is masterful, adult SF and I can't wait to read the
sequel.
*BSFG*
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