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.