Martin MacInnes

Martin MacInnes is a Scottish author of literary science fiction who won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for In Ascension (2024), a novel following a marine biologist who discovers an impossibly deep trench in the Atlantic, leading to an unexpected journey. The novel was praised for its philosophical depth, lyrical prose, and its meditation on deep time and human insignificance. MacInnes was born in Inverness, Scotland. He studied literature and philosophy. His debut novel Infinite Ground was shortlisted for the Saltire Society Award and praised for its Kafkaesque thriller atmosphere. In Ascension, his third novel, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2023. He lives in Edinburgh.