Ken MacLeod is one of the brightest and most progressive of Britain’s new “Hard SF” stars who are navigating exciting new futures, to the delight of a growing legion of fans around the world. His award-winning works combine cutting-edge scientific speculation, socialist and anarchist themes, and a deep humanistic vision. Described by fans and detractors alike as a “techno-utopian socialist,” MacLeod delights in engaging recognizable characters in far-flung adventures across the boundaries of space and time.
Born in Scotland’s legendary Outer Isles, MacLeod graduated from Glasgow University with a degree in zoology and has worked as a computer programmer and written a masters thesis on biomechanics. A regular in British SF and progressive circles, he is married and has two children. He lives in South Queensferry, Scotland.
The Human Front
SKU: 9781604863956
Author: Ken MacLeod
Publisher: PM Press/ Outspoken Authors
ISBN: 9781604863956
Published: 4/2013
Format: Paperback
Size: 5.5 x 7.5
Page count: 128
Subjects: Fiction/Sci-Fi
Praise
“The Human Front has pretty much everything you could ask
from a great story: character, insight, plot, that quality of
description that transports a feeling, sensation, incident or landscape
seemingly direct from world to mind, and revelation. It has substance.
It should make your mind reel, and work.”
—Iain M. Banks
“The Human Front is a complete knock out—very funny,
ingenious, and so densely political it might give you a headache. This
novella has more ideas and better characters than most novels. It’s
elegant, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. And that last quality by
itself makes it worth the very weird trip.”
—Rick Kleffel, The Agony Column
“The Human Front is a feather-weight book, which packs a
heavyweight punch. In terms of size, it’s a novella, but it includes
more entertainment than many books that are four times its length.”
—Nathan Brazil, SF Site
“Science fiction’s freshest new writer…MacLeod is a fiercely
intelligent, prodigiously well-read author who manages to fill his books
with big issues without weighing them down.”
—Salon
“Ken MacLeod’s novels are fast, funny and sophisticated. There can
never be enough books like these: he is writing revolutionary SF. A nova
has appeared in our sky.”
—Kim Stanley Robinson
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Reviews
- The Human Front: A Publishers Weekly Review
- The Human Front Reviewed in Locus
- Alternative History: The Human Front—A Review
- Ken MacLeod, The Human Front in Peace News
- The Human Front: A Review
- Alternative history: The Human Front- A Review