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Simon Morden

British science fiction writer

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Simon Morden was a British science fiction writer.

Simon 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.

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.

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. Morden identifies as a Christian.

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

The Down series Down Station (February 2016) The White City (2016, Gollancz)

The Frank Kittridge series One Way (as S.J. Morden) (April 2018, Orbit) No Way (as S.J. Morden) (February 2019, Orbit) Gallowglass (as S.J. Morden) (December 2020, Gollancz) The Flight Of The Aphrodite (as S.J. Morden) (November 2022, Gollancz)

Stand-alone works Heart (2002, Razorblade) Another War (novella) (2005, Telos) The Lost Art (2007, David Fickling) Arcanum (19 November 2013, Orbit) At The Speed Of Light (January 2017, Newcon Press) Bright Morning Star (2019) The Red Planet - a natural history of Mars (2021 Elliott and Thompson Ltd)

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 2009 Catalyst Book Award for teen fiction, shortlist, The Lost Art 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award, longlist, Equations of Life 2012 Philip K. Dick Award, overall winner, The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy

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Important facts

Born
England
Nationality
Education
BSc (Hons), Newcastle University
Awards
Philip K. Dick Award

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British science fiction writer

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Simon Morden

· Wikidata: Q16864480

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