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Richard K. Morgan

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British science fiction writer & novelist

United KingdomWritersBorn 1965 · age 61
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Richard Kingsley Morgan 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.

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Richard K. Morgan
said · 2002
Own words

Bay City public prosecutor’s office wants to subpoena a Catholic who’s in storage. Pivotal witness. The Vatican says she’s already dead, and in the hands of God.

Chapter 2 (pp. 24-25)

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said · 2002
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When I was younger I used to go out looking for squalid brawls in the streets of Newpest.

Chapter 11 (pp. 136-137)

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Richard K. Morgan
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Culture is like a smog. To live within it, you must breathe some of it in and, inevitably, be contaminated.

Chapter 16 (p. 215)

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Awards 4

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

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About this person

Richard Kingsley Morgan 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. Clarke Award.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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living
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Born 1965 · age 61
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20 languages

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