Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald has 17 books on the award lists tracked here, recognised between 1990 and 2025. Wins include the BSFA Award for Best Novel for The Dervish House (2010), the BSFA Award for Best Novel for Brasyl (2007), and the BSFA Award for Best Novel for River of Gods (2004).
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Award-Listed Books by Ian McDonald
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- WonBSFA Award for Best Novel (2007)
- ShortlistedHugo Award for Best Novel (2008)
- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008)
- ShortlistedNebula Award for Best Novel (2008)
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- WonBSFA Award for Best Novel (2004)
- ShortlistedArthur C. Clarke Award (2005)
- ShortlistedHugo Award for Best Novel (2005)
- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2005)
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- WonBSFA Award for Best Novel (2010)
- ShortlistedArthur C. Clarke Award (2011)
- ShortlistedHugo Award for Best Novel (2011)
- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2011)
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- ShortlistedArthur C. Clarke Award (1993)
- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1993)
- ShortlistedBSFA Award for Best Novel (1992)
- WonPhilip K. Dick Award (1992)
- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1992)
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- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1996)
- ShortlistedBSFA Award for Best Novel (1995)
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- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1995)
- ShortlistedBSFA Award for Best Novel (1994)
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- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2020)
- ShortlistedPrometheus Award (2020)
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- ShortlistedArthur C. Clarke Award (1990)
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- ShortlistedBSFA Award for Best Novel (2015)
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- ShortlistedPhilip K. Dick Award (2010)
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- ShortlistedPhilip K. Dick Award (1995)
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- ShortlistedLocus Award for Best Horror Novel (2025)
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- ShortlistedPhilip K. Dick Award (2019)
Nominated Alongside Ian McDonald
- 1Kim Stanley Robinson154 score
- 2Ken MacLeod122 score
- 3Connie Willis92 score
- 4Stephen Baxter90 score
- 5Joe Haldeman80 score
- 6Jack McDevitt70 score
- 7Alastair Reynolds61 score
- 8Sheri S. Tepper58 score
- 9Robert Charles Wilson53 score
- 10John Barnes52 score
Most Prolific Authors
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- 2Stephen King38 books
- 3Gene Wolfe27 books
- 4Terry Pratchett25 books
- 5Stephen Baxter24 books
- 6Orson Scott Card22 books
- 7Poul Anderson22 books
- 8Sheri S. Tepper21 books
- 9Greg Bear20 books
- 10Kim Stanley Robinson20 books