Ian McDonald: Short Fiction
Ian McDonald: Short Fiction
Some of Ian McDonald's short stories are set in the same places as
other stories. Here is a brief index to stories that "belong
together."
Desolation Road Stories
These stories are set on a future colonized Mars, somewhat reminiscent
of Ray Bradbury's Mars. At Intersection (WorldCon 1995) Ian mentioned
wanting to get an anthology of "Desolation Road" stories published and
I really hope that such a project gets done. There's also a TV series in the works.
Shian Stories
The Shian are a species of aliens that has been the subject of a few
short stories and a novel. They look rather like humans on the
outside, but there are more subtle differences.
Uncollected Short Stories
The following short stories don't appear in any of Ian's short
story collections.
Short Story Index
This index is sorted in chronological order after publication to
make it possible to see how Ian's writing develops over the years. If
you wish to find a certain story, just use the search function in your
browser.
1982
1984
1985
1988
- King of Morning, Queen of Day
This short story was later expanded and used as the first third of
the novel King of Morning,
Queen of Day.
- 1988
- Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (May 1988)
- 1988
- Empire Dreams
- 1991
- King of
Morning, Queen of Day
Translations
- Approaching Perpendicular
- 1988
- Other Edens II edited by Chris Evans & Robert Holdstock.
Unwin Hyman Ltd, 0-04-440154-X. £3.95. Paperback.
- 1992
- Speaking in Tongues
Translations
- Serbian Priblizavanje vertikali translated by Goran Skrobonja.
-
- Emitor (fanzine).
- Radio Marrakech
- 1988
- Empire Dreams
Translations
- Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by van Gogh
This novelette was a finalist for the Nebula Award in 1989.
- 1988
- Empire Dreams
- 1989
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, Second Annual
Collection edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling. St. Martin's
Press, 0-312-03006-1 (hardcover), 0-312-03007-X, $13.95 (trade
paperback). This book has also been published as Demons and Dreams
2, Legend 1990.
Translations
- French Portrait inachevé du Roi de la Douleur, par Van
Gogh.
- 1990
- Etat de Rêve
- Japanese
(Fan Gohho ni yoru no mikan no Shozo), translated by Osamu
Asai.
- 1990
- Hayakawa SF Magazine (November 1990)
- Visits to Remarkable Cities
- 1988
- Empire Dreams
- 1998
- Tales in Space edited by Peter Crowther. White Wolf,
1-56504-867-9, $12.99, trade paperback.
Translations
- Vivaldi
- 1988
- Empire Dreams
- 1989
- Orbit SF Yearbook 2 edited by David S. Garnett.
Orbit, 0-7088-8316-8, £4.99, trade paperback.
Translations
- Czech Vivaldi, translated by Richard Podaný.
- 2000
- Ikarie, 5/2000 (monthly sf magazine).
- French Vivaldi.
- 1990
- Etat de Rêve
- Japanese
(Vivarudi), translated by
Osamu Asai.
- 1992
- Hayakawa SF Magazine (February 1992)
1989
- Gardenias
- 1989
- Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction edited by
David Garnett. Sphere Books Ltd. £3.50. Paperback.
- 1992
- Speaking in Tongues
Translations
- Listen
- 1989
- Interzone #32 (November/December 1989)
- 1991
- Interzone: The 5th Anthology edited by John Clute,
Montgomerie, and David Pringle. New English Library.
- 1992
- Speaking in Tongues
Translations
- Japanese
(Mimi wo sumashite),
translated by Yoshimichi Furusawa.
- 1996
- Hayakawa SF Magazine (July 1996)
- Rainmaker Cometh
- 1989
- Other Edens III edited by Evans and Robert Holdstock. Unwin
Hyman Limited.
- 1991
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection
edited by Gardner Dozois. St. Martin's Press, 0-312-06008-4, $27.95
(hardcover), $15.95 (trade paperback). This book has also been
published as Best New SF 5, Robinson 1991.
- 1992
- Speaking in Tongues
Translations
- Czech Muz s destìm pøichází, translated by
Vít Lukás.
- 1993
- To nejlepsí ze science
fiction - První reprezentativní roèenka
(translation of The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual
Collection above, edited by Gardner Dozois), published by Studio
dobré nálady.
- Finnish Saapuu sateentekijä
- 1997
- Tähtivaeltaja magazine, 2/1997
- Italian Viene l'uomo della pioggia, translated by Gabriella
Castellari.
- 1993
- Supernovae (The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual
Collection edited by Gardner Dozies. IperFICTION, Interna
Giallo/Mondadori.
- 1996
- Supernovae II parte (The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth
Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois. Millemondi 9, Arnoldo
peondadori Editore.
- Serbian Stize kisotvorac translated by Goran Skrobonja.
-
- Emitor (fanzine).
1990
1991
- Floating Dogs
- 1991
- New Worlds 1 edited by David
Garnett. Gollancz. 0-575-05134-5, £4.99 (paperback).
- 1992
- Speaking in
Tongues
- 1999
- Future War edited by Jack Dann & George Zebrowski.
Ace, 1999.
Translations
- Italian L'ultima destinazione, translated by Fabio
Zucchella.
- 1994
- Cyberpunk edited by Piergiorgio Nicolazzini. Editrice
Nord. Grandi Opere Nord 25.
- Japanese
(Furoutingu
doggusu), translated by Furusawa Yoshimichi.
- 1998
- Hayakawa SF Magazine (January 1998)
- Serbian Psi koji plutaju translated by Goran Skrobonja.
- 1997
- Plavi Motel
- Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria
- 1991
- Tales of the Wandering Jew edited by Brian Stableford.
Dedalus. 0-946626-71-5, £8.99 (trade paperback).
- 1992
- Speaking in Tongues
- 1992
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection
edited by Gardner Dozois. St. Martin's Press,
0-312-07889-0, $27.95
(hardcover). This book has also been published as Best New SF
6, Robinson 1992.
Translations
- Czech Zlomky analýzy pøípadu hysterie,
translated by Václav Mikolásek.
- 1995
- To nejlepsí ze science
fiction - Druhá reprezentativní roèenka
(translation of The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual
Collection above, edited by Gardner Dozois), published by ABR.
- Serbian Fragmenti analize jednog slucaja histerije
translated by Goran Skrobonja.
- 1998
- Znak Sagite (magazine), April 1998.
1992
- The Best and the Rest of James Joyce
This story was nominated for the Locus Poll Award in 1993.
- 1992
- Interzone #58 (April 1992)
- 1993
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection
edited by Gardner Dozois. St. Martin's Press, 0-312-09423-X, $27.95
(hardcover). This book has also been published as Best New SF
7, Robinson 1993.
Translations
- Serbian Najbolje i ostalo od Dzemsa Dzojsa translated by
Goran Skrobonja.
-
- Emitor (fanzine).
- 2000
- Polaris 2000 (anthology) edited by Goran Skrobonja.
Polaris.
- Big Chair
This short story is set in the same universe as the novel Desolation Road.
- 1992
- ConFuse
92 Program Book edited by Hans Persson (yes,
that's me). You can read Big
Chair in the electronic version of the ConFuse 92 Program Book.
- 1992
- Interzone #66 (December 1992)
Translations
- Brodie Loved the Masai Woman
- 1992
- The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales edited by Brian
Stableford. Dedalus, 0-946626-77-4, £8.99 (trade paperback).
- 1997
- Dying For It edited by Gardner Dozois. HarperPrism,
0-06-105361-9, $13.00 (trade paperback).
- Fat Tuesday
- 1992
- In Dreams edited by Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman.
Gollancz, 0-575-05201-5, £4.99 (paperback).
- The Luncheonette of Lost Dreams
- 1992
- Narrow Houses edited by Peter Crowther.
Little Brown UK, 0-316-90395-7, £15.99.
Translations
- Serbian Restoran izgubljenih snova translated by Goran Skrobonja.
- 1997
- Plavi Motel
- Innocents
- 1992
- New Worlds 2 edited by David Garnett. Gollancz.
- 1997
- Future Visions: Tales from Beyond 2000. Focus/Victor
Gollancz.
Translations
- Japanese Inosento
translated by Yoshimichi Furusawa.
-
- Hayakawa SF Magazine March 2001.
1993
- The Undifferentiated Object of Desire
This story, which is also known by the title ``Best Defense'', was
nominated for the Asimov's Readers Poll Award in 1994.
- 1993
- Asimov's Science Fiction (June 1993)
- Some Strange Desire
This story was nominated for both the Tiptree Award 1994 and the
World Fantasy Award 1994.
- 1993
- Omni Best Science Fiction Three edited by Ellen Datlow.
Omni Books, 0874552842
- 1994
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection
edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. St. Martin's Press,
0-312-11103-7 (hardcover).
- 1998
- Infinity Plus
website. Read Some
Strange Desire online.
- 1998
- Flying Cups & Saucers: Gender Explorations in Science Fiction &
Fantasy edited by Debbie Notkin & The Secret Feminist Cabal.
Edgewood Press, 394 pages, ISBN 0-9629066-8-9.
Translations
- Hearts, Hands and Voices
This is an extract from the novel Hearts, Hands and
Voices.
- 1993
- Interzone #70, April 1993.
- 1992
- Hearts, Hands and
Voices
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2002
If you have any more information on short fiction by Ian McDonald
(both new stories and reprints of old stories), I would be very
interested to hear it so that I can make this page a better reference.
It's impossible for one person to keep track of all SF magazines and
anthologies, so please help!
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(Kyasarin Hoiiru (Wareraga Tarusisu no Kifujin)), translated by
Yoshimichi Furusawa.
(Kurisuchan no Tako (The
Kite of Christian)), translated by Osamu Asai.
(Teikoku no Yume), translated by
Osamu Asai.
(Kirimanjaro e),
translated by Akinobu Sakai.
("The Night of all Dead" or "Noch vseh mertvetsov"),
translated by Svetlana Silacova.