Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2012) Winner
Simon Morden
サイモン・モーデン
Saimon Mōden
Pen Names:
S.J. Morden（Used for some science fiction novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- England
- Nationality
- English
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Gateshead
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction author, school caretaker, admin assistant, personal assistant, teaching assistant, former editor of BBC Focus magazine
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Influenced By
- Charles Stross, Ray Bradbury, Julian May, Michael Marshall Smith
- Nominations
- 2006 World Fantasy Award Best Novella shortlist (Another War), 2009 Catalyst Book Award teen fiction shortlist (The Lost Art), 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award longlist (Equations of Life), 2013 BSFA Award for Best Artwork shortlist (Thy Kingdom Come)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sheffield | Faculty of Science | Geology | BSc (Hons) | — | United Kingdom |
| Newcastle University | Faculty of Science | Geophysics | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Sheffield
Faculty of Science
/ Geology
Degree:
BSc (Hons)
Country:
United Kingdom
BSc (Hons) in Geology
Newcastle University
Faculty of Science
/ Geophysics
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD in Geophysics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Philip K. Dick Award | The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy | — | Philip K. Dick Award | winner |
Philip K. Dick Award
2012
Work:
The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy
Organization:
Philip K. Dick Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Equations of Life
2011 Science fictionFirst book in the Metrozone series set in post-apocalyptic London
post-apocalypticAI
Theories of Flight
2011 Science fictionSecond book in the Metrozone series
Degrees of Freedom
2011 Science fictionThird book in the Metrozone series
Down Station
2016 Science fictionFirst book in the Down series
Bibliography
- Heart
- Another War
- The Lost Art
- Equations of Life
- Theories of Flight
- Degrees of Freedom
- The Curve of the Earth
- Arcanum
- Down Station
- The White City
- One Way
- No Way
- At The Speed Of Light
- Bright Morning Star
- Gallowglass
- The Red Planet - a natural history of Mars
- The Flight Of The Aphrodite
- Thy Kingdom Come
- Brilliant Things
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- post-apocalyptic
Legacy
English science fiction author best known for his Philip K. Dick Award–winning Metrozone series of novels set in post-apocalyptic London.
Trivia
- Identifies as a Christian.