Bøger af Ian McDonald

BRING ON THE LADIES! The women of Rothland take center stage in this latest volume, and they're all ready to show Bruno who's boss! Whether it's former fame vampire Ella, Bruno's cuter-than-cute daughter Ddelorus, the amorous Xantippa, or feisty sidekick Fiona, they all put Bruno in his place in "Bruno's Queen". Later, there's the distant chimes of wedding bells as some of our "Couples" set themselves up to get hitched! Meanwhile, Bruno's parents take a trip down a convoluted memory lane. Finally, the Mother Confuser helps Bruno find out whether Ricardo Aisa really is the good kind in "The Good Guy". To top it all off, you get a peek behind the creative process in "Rough Strips". Settle in for another wild ride as the women show the men how it's done, and once again, some of the best comics on the web become some of the funniest comics in self-publishing.

Busting loose from the pages of his long-running webcomic (www.brunothebandit.com), Ian McDonald brings you the very first misadventures of his mercenary hero Bruno the Bandit. Join Bruno, his microdragon sidekick Fiona, and a varied cast of characters who populate Rothland in a quest for fortune and adventure as some of the best comics on the web become some of the funniest comics in self-publishing. In addition to a great lineup of Bruno the Bandit stories, Volume One of "Brutal Blade" features all-new cover art by legendary Conan artist Ernie Chan and comments from equally legendary comics writer Roy Thomas. The interior features an introduction by Bill "Kevin and Kell" Holbrook, and pinup art from a who's who of webcomics greats, including Pete "Sluggy Freelance" Abrams and Chris "Superosity" Crosby. We've worked hard to make sure that the first issue of "Brutal Blade of Bruno the Bandit" is a volume that any fan of quality comics will want to add to their collection.

As he enters his nineties, the poet's world has become, increasingly, his house and garden, his wife, children and grandchildren, a world experienced as no less rich than anything in the past - indeed ever more precious for its evanescence.

"The Passion Within" is an inspirational guide to help readers discover, use and cultivate their gifts while pursuing their passion. The book also discusses what may cause a person to overlook their gift and how to overcome fear in the process of pursuing one's passion. The authors want the readers to know that God always sends a motivator in those moments when doubt and feelings of being inferior overshadow the desire to be successful in their pursuit. While reading this book you will be able to gain insight on how to optimize your potential. The ultimate goal of "The Passion Within" is for readers to realize that everyone was born with a gift and not to ignore or put aside that gift placed in them, but to recognize their God given abilities to be extraordinary.

Luna: Wolf Moon continues Ian McDonald's saga of the Five Dragons.A Dragon is dead. Corta Helio, one of the five family corporations that rule the Moon, has fallen. Its riches are divided up among its many enemies, its survivors scattered. Eighteen months have passed. The remaining Helio children, Lucasinho and Luna, are under the protection of the powerful Asamoahs, while Robson, still reeling from witnessing his parent's violent deaths, is now a ward--virtually a hostage--of Mackenzie Metals. And the last appointed heir, Lucas, has vanished from the surface of the moon. Only Lady Sun, dowager of Taiyang, suspects that Lucas Corta is not dead, and more to the point-that he is still a major player in the game. After all, Lucas always was the Schemer, and even in death, he would go to any lengths to take back everything and build a new Corta Helio, more powerful than before. But Corta Helio needs allies, and to find them, the fleeing son undertakes an audacious, impossible journey--to Earth. In an unstable lunar environment, the shifting loyalties and political machinations of each family reach the zenith of their most fertile plots as outright war erupts.Luna Series1. Luna: New Moon2. Luna: Wolf Moon

In Ian McDonald's Luna: New Moon, the scions of a falling house must navigate a world of corporate warfare to maintain their family's status in the Moon's vicious political atmosphere.The Moon wants to kill you. Maybe it will kill you when the per diem for your allotted food, water, and air runs out, just before you hit paydirt. Maybe it will kill you when you are trapped between the reigning corporations-the Five Dragons-in a foolish gamble against a futuristic feudal society. On the Moon, you must fight for every inch you want to gain. And that is just what Adriana Corta did. As the leader of the Moon's newest "dragon," Adriana has wrested control of the Moon's Helium-3 industry from the Mackenzie Metal corporation and fought to earn her family's new status. Now, in the twilight of her life, Adriana finds her corporation-Corta Helio-confronted by the many enemies she made during her meteoric rise. If the Corta family is to survive, Adriana's five children must defend their mother's empire from her many enemies... and each other.Luna 1. Luna: New Moon2. Luna: Wolf Moon3. Luna: Moon Rising

Produced as tribute to Neuromancer, William Gibson's genre defining novel, Night, Rain, and Neon is a volume of all new stories written by some of the sharpest and most insightful authors of cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk fiction around, curated by editor Michael Cobley. "...this anthology offers something to enjoy here for any cyberpunk enthusiast - especially those who like it urban, grimy, and dangerously plausible." - Publishers WeeklyCome see what the near future might hold...Contents:Introduction by Michael CobleyHello, Goodbye - Stewart HotstonFour Green Fields - Ian McDonaldAll The Precious Years - Al Robertson Forever in Scotland - Callum McSorleyAssets - Keith Brooke & Eric BrownThe Still Small Voice - Louise CareyMindstrings - Jeremy SzalTabula Rasa - Danie Ware Collision Detection - Tim MaughanWe Appreciate Power - Gavin SmithA Game Of Clones - Justina RobsonAccumulated Damage - Simon MordenThe Thirteenth Clone Of Casimir Ivanovitch - Jon Courtenay GrimwoodElijah Of The 1000 Faces - Gary GibsonVR Enclave - DA Xiaolin SpiresDigital Salt - Corey J White Terms And Conditions - Joseph Elliott-ColemanThe Goruden-Mairu Job - T.R. NapperAbout the Authors

A time-traveling, futuristic saga of a family trying to outlast and remake a universe with a power unlike any we've seen before.When Raisa Hopeland, determined to win her race to become the next electromancer of London, bumps into Amon Brightbourne-tweed-suited, otherworldly, guided by the Grace-in the middle of a London riot, she sets in motion a series of events which will span decades, continents and a series of events which will change the world.From rioting London to geothermal Iceland to the climate-struck islands of Polynesia, from birth to life to death, from tranquillity to terror to joy, Raisa's journey will encompass the world. But one thing will always be true.Hopeland is family-and family is dangerous.Also by Ian McDonaldThe Luna Series Luna: New Moon Luna: Wolf Moon Luna: Moon Rising

La familia de Cariad Corcoran da la bienvenida a dos miembros nuevos: la pareja de su madre y su hija, una muchacha que tiene la misma edad de Cariad pero totalmente diferente a ella, pues es alta, guapa y se expresa con una gran seguridad. Aunque Cariad está lejos de verla como a una hermana, han de dejar a un lado cualquier diferencia que puedan tener ya que un objetivo común las une: van a encontrar la primera huella humana en la Luna. Pero para ello deberán hacer frente al poder del satélite, pues la Luna hará todo lo posible por matarlas antes de que la alcancen.Ian McDonald nació en Manchester en 1960, hijo de padre escocés y madre irlandesa. A los cinco años de trasladó a Irlanda del Norte, donde ha residido toda su vida. Aficionado a la lectura de ciencia ficción desde pequeño, es uno de los escritores más reputados de este género en todo el mundo. En sus obras convergen a menudo conceptos como la nanotecnología, el postciberpunk y el impacto social de la tecnología en el mundo. También es habitual encontrar menciones a Irlanda del Norte y a los diversos conflictos que asolaron el país a lo largo de los últimos siglos. Ha recibido numerosos premios, entre los cuales destacan el Locus, el British Science Fiction Association Award a la mejor novela y el John. W. Campbell Memorial.

The ¿Red Baron¿ from Local 213 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) was Les McDonald, once a firebrand Communist activist and the youthful leader of the left faction within the Vancouver electrical workers¿ union. His fate would be intertwined with the Lenkurt Electric strike of 1966, a wildcat strike that led to the imprisonment of four trade union leaders. Following his involvement as a long-time trade unionist, McDonald went on to be better known for his dedication to the establishment of triathlon as an official sport of the Olympic Games. However, McDonald¿s important role in Local 213 and the Lenkurt strike¿a watershed moment in Canadian labour history¿was, until now, the untold story of the first half of his life.Referencing Local 213¿s Minute Books, newspaper articles, collected correspondence, as well as dozens of personal interviews conducted by the author, this book examines the history of IBEW Local 213 in the turbulent years leading up to the Lenkurt strike. In addition to describing these events and their important historical ramifications, author Ian McDonald chronicles how his father helped to rebuild a left faction within the local union. With a focus on the period between 1955 to 1985, this ground-breaking study of a single construction trade union local¿its brief post-World War II experience with Communist leadership, well-known work-site militancy, and repeated interventions by the IBEW¿s International Office¿sheds light on the local¿s ¿red¿ minority activism and ultimately explains why McDonald returned to the world of sport to finish his career.

This book is an account of criticism and controversy surrounding modern medicine. Chapter One provides an overview of the contents. Chapter Four explains the contribution of the concept of paradigm'' to the analysis provided. The argument is that, for all its fine accomplishments in medicine, the science has also damaged the art. This view is an echo of views expressed by eminent physicians early in the last Century, including William Osler and Francis Peabody. Concrete evidence of an ailing doctor-patient relationship is manifest in the form of some serious clinical problems. These include patient dissatisfaction, failure to take prescribed medication, failure of a doctor''s reassurance of normality to allay anxiety, resort to alternative medicine, use of patient advocates and defection'' to alternative medicine. These we see as, not only damaging to treatment and health outcome, and very expensive, but indicators of a basic lack of trust. To compound the problem, the clinical process is essentially hermeneutic; an interpretive exercise. Hence it cannot be studied without interview and qualitative data analysis. Such methods are also indispensable for the understanding of the doctor''s management decisions, particularly the social context. The science of medicine is well served by biomedical research and education which has recently been reinforced by the rise of clinical epidemiology and evidence-based medicine. Of great concern is that the skills of sociology and the humanities have been spurned, even denigrated as journalistic'' or unscientific''. Not only has this prevented physicians from fully understanding the patient''s medical views and social predicament, but has robbed us of the humanistic'' research methods needed to research the problems. These problems cannot be explained simply as side-effects of the impact of science. Rather there are much deeper currents. In Thomas Kuhn''s terms, medicine shifted paradigm from superstition to rationality in Ancient Greece, and again to scientific modern medicine at the time of the French Revolution. Medicine, it seems, is on the cusp of a further paradigm shift to a postmodern paradigm. The goal is that this brings the necessary balance between the already revitalised science and the ancient art of medicine. To achieve this, the establishment of centres for the study of clinical practice'' to train reflective physicians'', who will lead clinical practice research'', with multidisciplinary studies of the process of clinical care is needed. This will mean applying research methods of empirical science, clinical epidemiology, biostatistics and evidence-based medicine, already in progress and, in cooperation with relevant academics hosted by the centre, interview techniques involving qualitative analysis or any other appropriate methods. An important function is to act as a catalyst to inject social science and humanities into the current modern medical curriculum.

Ian McDonald's first novel, which announced the arrival of an exciting new voice in the realm of science fiction. There's nowhere quite like Desolation Road. Once you go there, you may never be the same . . .

McDonald's epic SF trilogy of corporate greed and family betrayal in the lethal setting of the moon reaches its triumphant conclusion.

The BSFA and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author returns with the second part of his stunning moon colonisation epic, perfect for fans of THE MARTIAN and RED MARS.

The new novel from a multi-award-winning writer: a corporate SF thriller and the deepest evocation yet of the terrors and rigours of life on the moon.

This book provides a definitive account of the recent history of the International Monetary Fund, and the successes it has enjoyed since it was founded. With fascinating contributions by current and former IMF staff members, this book offers a unique insight into the workings of the organization and explores how it has benefited many.

A re-issue of the novel that secured McDonald's reputation as one of the most exciting voices in global SF.

Produced to honour the centenary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke's birth, this anthology acts as a fund raiser for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.Original SF stories of precisely 2001 words from some of the biggest names in science fiction, including 10 winners of the Clarke Award and 13 authors who have been shortlisted, as well as non-fiction from thrice-winner China Miéville and former judge Neil Gaiman.Contents:IntroductionGolgotha - Dave HutchinsonThe Monoliths of Mars - Paul McAuleyMurmuration - Jane RogersOuroboros - Ian R MacLeodThe Escape Hatch - Matthew De AbaituaChildhood's Friend - Rachel PollackTakes from the White Hart - Bruce SterlingYour Death, Your Way, 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! - Emma NewmanDistraction - Gwyneth JonesDancers - Allen StroudEntropy War - Yoon Ha LeeThe Ontologist - Liz WilliamsWaiting in the Sky - Tom HunterThe Collectors - Adrian TchaikovskyI Saw Three Ships - Phillip MannBefore They Left - Colin GreenlandDrawn From the Eye - Jeff NoonRoads of Silver, Paths of Gold - Emmi ItärantaThe Fugue - Stephanie HolmanMemories of a Table - Chris BeckettChild of Ours - Claire NorthWould-Be A.I., Tell Us a Tale! #241: Sell 'em Back in Time! by Hali Hallison - Ian WatsonLast Contact - Becky ChambersThe Final Fable - Ian WhatesTen Landscapes of Nili Fossae - Ian McDonaldChild - Adam RobertsProvidence - Alastair Reynolds2001: A Space Prosthesis - The Extensions of Man - Andrew M. Butler (non-fiction)On Judging The Clarke Award - Neil Gaiman (non-fiction)Once More on the 3rd Law - China Miéville (non-fiction)

Ian McDonald weaves a love story across an endless expanse with his science fiction novella Time WasA love story stitched across time and war, shaped by the power of books, and ultimately destroyed by it.In the heart of World War II, Tom and Ben became lovers. Brought together by a secret project designed to hide British targets from German radar, the two founded a love that could not be revealed. When the project went wrong, Tom and Ben vanished into nothingness, presumed dead. Their bodies were never found.Now the two are lost in time, hunting each other across decades, leaving clues in books of poetry and trying to make their desperate timelines overlap.

In The Menace from Farside, Ian McDonald returns to his elegantly wound solar system of the twenty-second century, full of political intrigue and complicated families.Remember: Lady Luna knows a thousand ways to kill you, but family is what you know. Family is what works. Cariad Corcoran has a new sister who is everything she is not: tall, beautiful, confident. They''re unlikely allies and even unlikelier sisters, but they''re determined to find the moon''s first footprint, even if the lunar frontier is doing its best to kill them before they get there.Praise for Ian McDonald''s Luna seriesΓÇ£McDonald''s never written a bad novel, but Luna: New Moon is a great one.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöCory Doctorow"With an action narrative driving this political commentary, Luna is actually a fantastically fun read as well as an important one. "ΓÇöLos Angeles Review of Books

The new SF epic from Ian McDonald does for Turkey what BRASYL did for Brazil.

Perhaps the most bizarre and frightening examination of what nanotechnology could mean.

Extraordinary new fiction set in the future India of RIVER OF GODS

The sensational new novel from one of the most acclaimed UK SF writers; a major addition to the Gollancz list