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My Take
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.
Overview
Richard Kingsley Morgan (born 24 September 1965 in Norwich) is a British science fiction and fantasy author of books, short stories, and graphic novels. He is the winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for his 2003 book Altered Carbon, which was adapted into a Netflix series released in 2018. His third book, Market Forces, won the John W. Campbell Award in 2005, while his 2008 work Thirteen garnered him the Arthur C.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / screenwriter / novelist / science fiction writer / English teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- 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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.