Simon Morden
Dr. Simon Morden, B.Sc. (Hons., Sheffield) Ph.D (Newcastle) is a bona fide rocket scientist, having degrees in geology and planetary geophysics. Unfortunately, that sort of thing doesn’t exactly prepare a person for the big wide world of work: he’s been a school caretaker, admin assistant, and PA to a financial advisor. He’s now employed as a part-time teaching assistant at a Gateshead primary school, which he combines with his duties as a house-husband, attempting to keep a crumbling pile of Edwardian masonry upright, wrangling his two children and providing warm places to sleep for the family cats.
His not-so-secret identity as journeyman writer started when he sold the short story Bell, Book and Candle to an anthology, and a chaotic mix of science fiction, fantasy and horror followed. Heart came out to critical acclaim, and Another War was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award, but with The Lost Art, things suddenly got serious. Contracts. Agents. Deadlines. Responsibility. Scary stuff. The Lost Art was subsequently a finalist for the Catalyst Award for best teen fiction.
Speculative Fiction Novels (15)
Gallowglass 2020 | science fiction |
Macsen Against the Jugger 2019 | science fiction |
No Way (One Way #2 of 2) 2019 | science fiction, thriller |
One Way (One Way #1 of 2) 2018 | science fiction, thriller |
At the Speed of Light 2017 | science fiction |
The White City (Down Station #2 of 2) 2016 | science fiction |
Down Station (Down Station #1 of 2) 2016 | science fiction |
Arcanum 2014 | fantasy, alternate history |
The Curve of the Earth (Metrozone) 2013 | science fiction |
The Petrovitch Trilogy (Metrozone) 2013 | science fiction, collection |
Degrees of Freedom (Metrozone #3 of 3) 2011 | science fiction |
Theories of Flight (Metrozone #2 of 3) 2011 | science fiction |
Equations of Life (Metrozone #1 of 3) 2011 | science fiction |
The Lost Art 2008 | science fiction |
Another War 2005 | science fiction |