Ken MacLeod is the author of fourteen science fiction novels, from The Star Fraction (1995) to Descent (2014), and many articles and short stories. He has worked in IT, science communication and creative writing education. Active in Left politics from the 1970s to the 1990s, he is entirely to blame for everything that has happened since. He blogs at kenmacleod.blogspot.com and tweets as @amendlocke.