Steven E(dward) McDonald | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 66–67) Warsop, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Science fiction |
Steven E. McDonald (born 1956) is an English science fiction writer. To date he has written four books, many short stories, and a great deal of poetry and non-fiction. He has worked as a screenwriter both for television and feature films. He now lives in the US Southwest.
His short story "Silken Dragon" appeared in Dragons of Light edited by Orson Scott Card.
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