Ian Watson

Ian Watson (born 1943) is a British science fiction author known for novels such as The Embedding, The Jonah Kit and Mockymen.

Born 1943. Writes philosophical and speculative science fiction. Mockymen (2003) features protagonist Anna Sherman and an alien species called "Mockymen"; the novel involves manikins, a drug named 'Bliss', and Nazi-related themes (reviewed on DeBaser).

The review discusses Ian Watson's novel Mockymen as a philosophically ambitious but narratively slow and challenging work. It highlights central elements: an alien species called Mockymen, manikins deprived of psyche by a drug called 'Bliss', and Nazi-related motifs. The reviewer ultimately gives a negative personal evaluation while acknowledging the author's merits on other occasions.

For:Readers of philosophical and speculative science fiction; those interested in morally challenging SF and spy-inflected narratives.