Highway Men (Sandstone Vista) [Paperback]

Ken MacLeod (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sandstone Vista | Publication Date: March 13, 2006

The weather has gone crazy and the war has spread to China. Jase, Euan and Murdo are laggers: forced workers in a future Scotland. The laggers are helping to lay a new power line in the Highlands. Ailiss, a young woman from a secret settlement in the frozen hills, is going to strain their loyalties to breaking point - and beyond.

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About the Author

Ken MacLeod was born in Stornoway in 1954 and grew up in Greenock. He has worked at many jobs, from road-mending to computer programming. He is now a full-time writer and has written nine science fiction novels. He is married with two children and lives in West Lothian.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Sandstone Press (March 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905207069
• ISBN-13: 978-1905207060
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ken MacLeod's SF novels have won the Prometheus Award and the BSFA award, and been shortlisted for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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3.0 out of 5 stars 80 pages?, November 15, 2010

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This review is from: The Highway Man: Reprint (Sandstone Vista) (Kindle Edition)

What the hell? How can Amazon charge $8.92 for an 80 page short story. Sure the writing was fine but I don't appreciate having to pay trade paperback prices for a magazine article. I love Macleod's writing and don't mean to put anyone off reading his books but, 80 pages?