Richard K. Morgan is a distinguished author of science fiction and fantasy novels. He was born on January 1, 1965, in London, England, and spent his childhood in Hethersett, a dormitory village. Morgan's academic journey began at Queen's College, Cambridge University, where he studied History with a political and philosophical focus. However, he had to shift his studies after a difficult first year.
Morgan is best known for his Takeshi Kovacs series, which combines post-cyberpunk and hardboiled detective fiction. His debut novel, Altered Carbon, won the prestigious Philip K. Dick Award, and its movie rights were optioned by Joel Silver and Warner Bros. The book remained in feature film development until 2015 and is now being turned into a 10-episode Netflix series by Skydance Media. Market Forces, another one of his notable works, won the John W. Campbell Award in 2005, and its movie rights were optioned by Warner Bros before it was even published.
Morgan has also written Black Widow graphic novels for Marvel Comics and the video game Crysis 2 for EA. His other notable works include Black Man (published in the US as Thirteen), Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels, The Steel Remains, The Cold Commands, and The Dark Defiles. The Steel Remains won the Gaylactic Spectrum award in 2010, and its sequel, The Cold Commands, was listed in both Kirkus Reviews' and NPR's best Science Fiction/Fantasy books of the Year. The Dark Defiles, the concluding volume, is also well-received by fans and critics.
Morgan is a fluent Spanish speaker and has lived and worked in Madrid, Istanbul, Ankara, London, and Glasgow, as well as traveling extensively in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. He now lives in Norfolk in the UK with his Spanish wife Virginia and son Daniel, not far from where he grew up. Morgan's diverse experiences and multicultural background have significantly influenced his writing style and storytelling.