Scottish ScienceFiction Author not to be confused with KenBitskoMacLeod.

Author of:

'''The Fall Revolution tetralogy'''
	*''TheStarFraction'' [ISBN 0765301563]
	*''TheStoneCanal'' [ISBN 0812568648]
	*''TheCassiniDivision'' [ISBN 0812568583]
	*''TheSkyRoad'' [ISBN 0812577590]

'''The Engines of Light trilogy'''
	*''CosmonautKeep'' [ISBN 0765340739]
	*''DarkLight'' [ISBN 0765344963]
	*''EngineCity'' [ISBN 076530502X]

'''Newton's Wake''' [ISBN 0765305038]

His books use science fiction partially as a forum to explore political ideas. ''TheStarFraction'' has some emphasis on communism, within the framework of a society that has some similarities to that of NealStephenson's ''SnowCrash''. ''TheStoneCanal'' explores anarchism/AnarchoCapitalism.

It's not all dead serious. As a fillip, Mr. Mac''''''Leod also lightly salts his novels with subtle in-jokes.

''TheStoneCanal'' has a well-written passage portraying a surprising use of BootStrap''''''ping.

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''TheStoneCanal'' may have been inspired in part by DavidFriedman's 1971 ''The Machinery of Freedom'' [ISBN 0812690699], a libertarian guide to AnarchoCapitalism. Note the similarities: one of the main characters of ''TheStoneCanal'' is David Reed (who is a major proponent of AnarchoCapitalism), and the title of the first part of the novel is "The Machinery of Freedom". Mr. Friedman is also reputed to be a SF fan.

''If you are referring to David Director Friedman, he is indeed an SF fan, among other things.  Wikipedia link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Friedman]''


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