Simon Morden
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Simon Morden, 2011
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | B.Sc. (Hons) (Sheffield), Ph.D (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 |
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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.
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Biography
Morden was educated as a scientist, attaining a B.Sc. (Hons) in Geology from the University of Sheffield and his Ph.D 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]
Stand-alone works
- Heart (2002, Razorblade)
- Another War (novella) (2005, Telos)
- The Lost Art (2007, David Fickling)
- Arcanum (19 November 2013, Orbit)[7][8]
- Down Station (February 2016)[9][10][11]
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[12]
- 2009 Catalyst Book Award for teen fiction, shortlist, The Lost Art[13]
- 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award, longlist, Equations of Life[14]
- 2012 Philip K. Dick Award, overall winner, The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy[1]
- 2013 BSFA Award for Best Artwork, shortlist, Thy Kingdom Come[15]
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