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Simon Morden

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http://bookofmorden.co.uk

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Aka S.J. 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 ...more

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What this night wants of you

(author’s note – this story was written for an event at the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne
– locally known as the Lit&Phil – and read for the first time on 6th January 2023. All rights reserved.)

What this night wants of you

The rain is sheeting down, and the water running down the sides of the roads resembles miniature rapids, weaving between banks of litter and leave

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Simon Morden’s books

Average rating: 3.9 · 8,573 ratings · 970 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	Equations of Life (Samuil Petrovitch, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,440 ratings — published 2011 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theories of Flight (Samuil Petrovitch, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 1,380 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Degrees of Freedom (Samuil Petrovitch, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curve of the Earth (Samuil Petrovitch, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 728 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Down Station (Down Station, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 605 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arcanum 3.51 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Petrovitch Trilogy (Samuil Petrovitch, #1-3) 4.16 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Art 3.63 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bright Morning Star 4.15 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White City (Down Station, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Simon Morden (?)

“People like us, we think differently, don't we? We are different. We do all the things that others do. But when it comes down to it, we don't need anyone else. We're happy doing what we do and having obligation interferes with that. And sometimes I think we don't even need ourselves. What's most important is to find out whether we're right or not.”
― Simon Morden, Equations of Life

tags: life-philosophy, obligation, reflection, righteousness, self-discovery, self-esteem, selfishness, way-of-thinking

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“What they might lack in intelligence, they make up for with sheer quantities of high explosive.”
― Simon Morden, Theories of Flight

tags: explosion, intelligence

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“Don’t reject something just because it seems strange. It’s comfort that will kill you in the end.”
― Simon Morden, The Lost Art

tags: philosophy

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Polls

JULY SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two novels move on the run-off poll for our July 2012 SF Book of the Month

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

27 votes, 28.4%

Sundiver by David Brin

20 votes, 21.1%

Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress

12 votes, 12.6%

Today We Choose Faces by Roger Zelazny

9 votes, 9.5%

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.

8 votes, 8.4%

In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda

5 votes, 5.3%

Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward

4 votes, 4.2%

Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree Jr.

4 votes, 4.2%

Dancing with Bears by Michael Swanwick

3 votes, 3.2%

Equations of Life by Simon Morden

3 votes, 3.2%

95 total votes

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What this night wants of you

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Simon Morden's Blog

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Simon Morden’s books