is the author of many science fiction novels, including
Desolation Road
;
King of Morning
,
Queen of Day
;
Out on Blue Six
;
Chaga
;
Kirinya
;
River of Gods
; and
Brasyl
. He has won the Philip K. Dick Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, and the BSFA Award, been nominated for a Nebula Award and a World Fantasy Award, and has several nominations for both the Hugo Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The
Washington Post
called him "one of the best SF novelists of our time." He lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.