Ian Roderick MacLeod is a science fiction and fantasy writer. He is known for his literary writing style. MacLeod's work has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Interzone, Infinity Plus, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Weird Tales, and Amazing Stories, and in anthologies. His first book, the collection "Voyages by Starlight," was published in 1996. His first novel, "The Great Wheel," was published in 1997.