Richard K. Morgan

Richard K. Morgan earns instant respect from me as the mind behind Altered Carbon, the sleeve-swapping noir that Netflix later adapted. Sweeping the Philip K. Dick, John W. Campbell, and Arthur C. Clarke awards is a hat trick that few science fiction writers ever manage. I'm drawn to his backstory: a Cambridge man and former English teacher who pivoted from explaining language to building entire worlds with it. His fiction has a hard, cynical edge that feels genuinely lived-in rather than borrowed. For readers who like their futures gritty and morally complicated, Morgan is essential reading, and I count myself among them.

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Name (English)

Richard K. Morgan

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・モーガン

Reading

りちゃーど・もーがん

Born

September 24, 1965 (age 60)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

writer / screenwriter / novelist / science fiction writer / English teacher

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

University

Queens' College

Awards & achievements

• 2004 Philip K. Dick Award
• 2005 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
• 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award
• 2007 Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel

• Official sitehttps://www.richardkmorgan.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20K.%20Morgan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254635

Tags

• writer
• screenwriter
• novelist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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