British HardSF author with a biological bent (and Ph__D). - isfdb:author/Paul_J._McAuley - http://www.omegacom.demon.co.uk/ - http://www.theses.com/idx/030/it030006844.htm (Ph__D thesis citation) Contemporary with, but not as good as, StephenBaxter. 'FourHundredBillionStars' is very good, though. CategoryAuthor