Simon Morden Explained

Birth Place:England
Education:BSc (Sheffield), PhD (Newcastle)
Genre:Science fiction
Notableworks:Metrozone series (aka The Samuil Petrovitch series)
Awards:Philip K. Dick Award (2011)[1]

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.[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

The Down series

The Frank Kittridge series

Stand-alone works

Collections

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced . . 7 April 2012 . 16 January 2013.
  2. Web site: About the Author (Official website) . bookofmorden.co.uk . 16 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Interview: Simon Morden . . Jared . 16 August 2011 . 16 January 2013.
  4. Web site: New Author: Simon Morden . . 3 June 2011 . 16 January 2013 . Richard . Edwards.
  5. Web site: Simon Morden is Twelve Monkeys' James Cole . Electric Sheep Magazine . 3 June 2011 . 16 January 2013 . Eithne . Farry . Eithne Farry.
  6. Trimmer . Michael . Game of Thrones: great or gratuitous? 'The best way for Christians to engage is critically' . Christian Today . 13 April 2014 . 17 November 2021 . "I am a Christian".
  7. Web site: The Curve of the Earth " Official website . bookofmorden.co.uk . 16 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Down Station. 16 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Londons Burning: Covering Down Station by Simon Morden . Tor.com . 9 March 2016 . Niall Alexander. 16 September 2015 .
  10. Web site: Down Station by Simon Morden . SFF World . 9 March 2016. Mark Yon.
  11. Web site: The White City . 16 November 2017.
  12. Web site: Down Station by Simon Morden . 16 November 2017.
  13. Web site: Arcanum . bookofmorden.co.uk . 16 January 2013 . 23 January 2013.
  14. Web site: Simon Morden - Arcanum cover art reveal! . Upcoming4.me . 20 March 2013 . 20 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324044421/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/simon-morden-arcanum-cover-art-reveal . 24 March 2013 . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: At the speed of light . 16 November 2017.
  16. Web site: Books - At The Speed Of Light . 16 November 2017.
  17. Web site: At the Speed of Light (scifi book review) . markneumayer.com . 4 April 2017 . 16 November 2017.
  18. Web site: The Red Planet. 2022-02-14. Book of Morden. en-US.
  19. Web site: 2006 2006 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees . Worldfantasy.org . 2006 . 16 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070722104054/http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/2006.html . 22 July 2007 . dmy-all .
  20. Web site: Shortlist 2009 . The Catalyst Book Awards Blog . 2009 . 16 January 2013.
  21. Web site: 2012 Submissions . . 2 May 2012 . 16 January 2013.
  22. Web site: Shortlist Announced . BSFA . 18 January 2013 . 6 February 2013.

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