Simon Morden
Simon Morden | |
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Born | England |
Education | BSc (Sheffield), PhD (Newcastle) |
Genre | Science fiction |
Notable works | Metrozone series (aka The Samuil Petrovitch series) |
Notable awards | Philip K. Dick Award (2011)[1] |
Website | |
bookofmorden |
Simon Morden is a British science fiction author, best known for his Philip K. Dick Award-winning Metrozone series of novels set in post-apocalyptic London.
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 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)[6]
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)[12][13]
- At The Speed Of Light (January 2017, )[14][15][16]
- Bright Morning Star (2019)
- Gallowglass (as S.J. Morden) (December 2020, Gollancz)
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[17]
- 2009 Catalyst Book Award for teen fiction, shortlist, The Lost Art[18]
- 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award, longlist, Equations of Life[19]
- 2012 Philip K. Dick Award, overall winner, The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy[1]
- 2013 BSFA Award for Best Artwork, shortlist, Thy Kingdom Come[20]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2012 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced". Philip K. Dick Award. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About the Author (Official website)". bookofmorden.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jared (16 August 2011). "Interview: Simon Morden". Pornokitsch. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Edwards, Richard (3 June 2011). "New Author: Simon Morden". SFX. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Farry, Eithne (3 June 2011). "Simon Morden is Twelve Monkeys' James Cole". Electric Sheep Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "The Curve of the Earth " Official website". bookofmorden.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Down Station". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Niall Alexander (16 September 2015). "Londons Burning: Covering Down Station by Simon Morden". Tor.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Mark Yon. "Down Station by Simon Morden". SFF World. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "The White City". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Down Station by Simon Morden". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Arcanum". bookofmorden.co.uk. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Simon Morden - Arcanum cover art reveal!". Upcoming4.me. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "At the speed of light". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Books - At The Speed Of Light". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "At the Speed of Light (scifi book review)". markneumayer.com. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "2006 2006 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees". Worldfantasy.org. 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Shortlist 2009". The Catalyst Book Awards Blog. 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "2012 Submissions". Arthur C. Clarke Award. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Shortlist Announced". BSFA. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
External links[]
- English science fiction writers
- Living people
- 21st-century British novelists
- British male novelists
- People associated with the University of Sheffield
- People associated with Newcastle University
- 21st-century English male writers