Ian McDonald was born in 1960 but has lived almost all his life in Northern Ireland, just outside Belfast. He grew up through the ‘Troubles’ and has hopefully seen the end of them. His first novel was ‘Desolation Road’ in 1988, which won a Locus Award. He’s been nominated for every major science fiction award and even won a few. His novelette ‘The Djinn’s Wife’ was a Hugo Winner in 2007. Most recent novels are ‘Empress of the Sun’ and ‘Be My Enemy’, parts 2 and 3 of the multiverse-hopping ‘Everness’ series for younger readers. Forthcoming for older readers, is Luna (part 1) from Tor.