fiction.wikisort.org - WriterSimon Morden is an English science fiction author, best known for his Philip K. Dick Award–winning Metrozone series of novels set in post-apocalyptic London.
English science fiction author
Simon Morden |
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 Morden in 2011 |
Born | England |
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Education | BSc (Sheffield), PhD (Newcastle) |
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Genre | Science fiction |
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Notable works | Metrozone series (aka The Samuil Petrovitch series) |
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Notable awards | Philip K. Dick Award (2011)[1] |
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Biography
Morden was educated as a scientist, attaining a BSc (Hons) in Geology from the University of Sheffield and his PhD in Geophysics from Newcastle University.[2][3]
Morden has worked in a variety of roles including a school caretaker, an admin assistant, a personal assistant to a financial advisor and is currently a teaching assistant for a design technology class at a primary school in Gateshead.[4][2] In terms of his writing career, Morden is the former editor of Focus magazine; he has been on the Arthur C. Clarke Award judging panel; and he's a regular speaker on Christian matters in fiction at the Greenbelt Festival.[4][3][5] Morden identifies as a Christian.[6]
Morden first achieved success as a writer when his novel Heart was published by Razorblade Press in 2002.
His writing influences include Charles Stross, Ray Bradbury, Julian May, and Michael Marshall Smith[4]
Bibliography
The Metrozone series
- Equations of Life (2011, Orbit)
- Theories of Flight (2011, Orbit)
- Degrees of Freedom (2011, Orbit)
- The Curve of the Earth (2013, Orbit)[7]
The Down series
The Frank Kittridge series
- One Way (April 2018, Orbit)
- No Way (February 2019, Orbit)
Stand-alone works
- Heart (2002, Razorblade)
- Another War (novella) (2005, Telos)
- The Lost Art (2007, David Fickling)
- Arcanum (19 November 2013, Orbit)[13][14]
- At The Speed Of Light (January 2017, Newcon Press)[15][16][17]
- Bright Morning Star (2019)
- Gallowglass (as S.J. Morden) (December 2020, Gollancz)
- The Red Planet - a natural history of Mars (2021 Elliott and Thompson Ltd)[18]
Collections
- Thy Kingdom Come (Multimedia disc) (2002, Lone Wolf Publications)
- Thy Kingdom Come (Limited edition hardback) (2013, Jurassic London)
- Brilliant Things (2004, Subway)
Awards
- 2006 World Fantasy Award, Best Novella shortlist, Another War[19]
- 2009 Catalyst Book Award for teen fiction, shortlist, The Lost Art[20]
- 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award, longlist, Equations of Life[21]
- 2012 Philip K. Dick Award, overall winner, The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy[1]
- 2013 BSFA Award for Best Artwork, shortlist, Thy Kingdom Come[22]
References
External links
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- RERO (Switzerland)
- SUDOC (France)
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