Simon Morden

Simon Morden
Simon Morden, 2011
Nationality British
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]
Spouse Yes
Children 2
Website
bookofmorden.co.uk

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.

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

Stand-alone works

Collections

  • Thy Kingdom Come (Multimedia disc) (2002, Lone Wolf Publications)
  • Brilliant Things (2004, Subway)

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "2012 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced". Philip K. Dick Award. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "About the Author (Official website)". bookofmorden.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 Jared (16 August 2011). "Interview: Simon Morden". Pornokitsch. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 Edwards, Richard (3 June 2011). "New Author: Simon Morden". SFX. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Farry, Eithne (3 June 2011). "Simon Morden is Twelve Monkeys' James Cole". Electric Sheep Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Curve of the Earth " Official website". bookofmorden.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ↑ http://bookofmorden.co.uk/books/down-station/. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Niall Alexander. "Londons Burning: Covering Down Station by Simon Morden". Tor.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Mark Yon. "Down Station by Simon Morden". SFF World. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  10. ↑ ""The White City"". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. ↑ ""Down Station by Simon Morden"". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Arcanum". bookofmorden.co.uk. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Simon Morden - Arcanum cover art reveal!". Upcoming4.me. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "At the speed of light". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. ↑ ""Books - At The Speed Of Light"". Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  16. ↑ ""At the Speed of Light (scifi book review)"". markneumayer.com. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "2006 2006 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees". Worldfantasy.org. 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Shortlist 2009". The Catalyst Book Awards Blog. 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "2012 Submissions". Arthur C. Clarke Award. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "Shortlist Announced". BSFA. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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