Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2001) Winner
Michael Marshall Smith
マイケル・マーシャル・スミス
Maikeru Māsharu Sumisu
Aliases:
Michael Paul Marshall Smith
Pen Names:
Michael Marshall（Used for contemporary novels like The Straw Men）,
M. M. Smith（Used for works like The Servants）,
Michael Rutger（Used for comedy and The Anomaly series）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-05-03 （Knutsford, Cheshire, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Knutsford, Cheshire, England → Illinois, USA → Florida, USA → South Africa → Australia → England (returned 1973)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chigwell School | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
| King's College, Cambridge | — | Philosophy, Social and Political Science | — | — | United Kingdom |
Chigwell School
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
King's College, Cambridge
Philosophy, Social and Political Science
Country:
United Kingdom
Involved with Cambridge Footlights
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | British Fantasy Award | — | Best Newcomer | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 1991 | British Fantasy Award | The Man Who Drew Cats | Short Fiction | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 1992 | British Fantasy Award | The Dark Land | Short Fiction | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 1995 | British Fantasy Award | Only Forward | Best Novel (August Derleth Award) | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 1996 | British Fantasy Award | More Tomorrow | Short Fiction | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 2000 | Philip K. Dick Award | Only Forward | — | Philadelphia Science Fiction Society | Won |
| 2010 | British Fantasy Award | What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night | Short Fiction | British Fantasy Society | Won |
British Fantasy Award
1991
Category:
Best Newcomer
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award
1991
Work:
The Man Who Drew Cats
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award
1992
Work:
The Dark Land
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award
1995
Work:
Only Forward
Category:
Best Novel (August Derleth Award)
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award
1996
Work:
More Tomorrow
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
Philip K. Dick Award
2000
Work:
Only Forward
Organization:
Philadelphia Science Fiction Society
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award
2010
Work:
What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Only Forward
1994 Science FictionStark travels through strange zones of his city to find a missing man.
UrbanDisappearancePsychological
Spares
1996 Science FictionJack goes on the run with clones used as spare parts for the rich.
ClonesEthicsEscape
The Straw Men
2001 ThrillerFirst novel under Michael Marshall, a modern thriller.
ConspiracyMurder
Bibliography
- Only Forward
- Spares
- One of Us
- Hannah Green and her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence
- The Servants
- The Straw Men
- The Lonely Dead
- Blood of Angels
- The Intruders
- Bad Things
- Killer Move
- We Are Here
- The Anomaly
Adaptations
- Intruders (TV series)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blend of humor and horror
- Recurring Motifs
- Strange citiesPsychological tension
Legacy
Award-winning SF and horror writer with multiple British Fantasy Awards.
Trivia
- DreamWorks bought film rights to Spares but never made it.
- The Island by Spielberg has plot similarities to Spares.