Simon Morden has won the Philip K.
Witnessing both the best and worst of humanity, the AI probe.
Sent to Earth to explore, survey, collect samples and report back to its makers, an alien probe arrives in the middle of a warzone.
In Bright Morning Star he delivers perhaps his finest work to date, a ground-breaking take on first contact.
He is a bona fide rocket scientist, with degrees in Geology and Planetary Geophysics.
Clarke Award.
Dick Award and been a judge on the Arthur C.
Simon Morden has won the Philip K