Reviews
Praise for the Luna Series
“Spare, simple, elegant when he needs to be...deep and meaty when he wants to be...[McDonald] does his work like an artisan pulling a sculpture from stone.” —NPR on Luna: Wolf Moon
“It’s a great scenario, lovingly detailed, and curiously attractive despite its current of unforgiving violence.” —The Wall Street Journal on Luna: New Moon
“With an action narrative driving this political commentary, Luna: New Moon is actually a fantastically fun read as well as an important one.” —Los Angeles Review of Books
“An engaging thriller...McDonald's portrait of a cutthroat society trying to survive in the deadliest of environments also make it one of the strongest science fiction novels of the year.” —The Chicago Tribune on Luna: New Moon
“McDonald creates a complex and fascinating civilization featuring believable technology, and the characters are fully developed, with individually gripping stories.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Luna: New Moon
“The best moon novel I’ve seen in many years. . . McDonald’s novel has some formidable SF stingers not far beneath its densely textured surface.” —Locus on Luna: New Moon
“McDonald's never written a bad novel, but [Luna: New Moon] is a great one.” —Cory Doctorow
“The story is innovative and fresh...has a feel of The Godfather meets A Song of Ice and Fire meets Ender’s Game.” —Portland Book Review on Luna: New Moon
Additional Praise for Ian McDonald
“Ian McDonald is one of the very best science fiction writers in the world. His novels are fearless, brilliant, wise-they illuminate and entertain spectacularly.” —Kim Stanley Robinson, New York Times bestselling author on Hopeland
“Fans of science fiction who enjoy a dash of history and legend will savor this tender story.” —Publishers Weekly on Time Was
“McDonald is one of the best writers currently working in the genre.” —SFX on Hopeland