Richard K. Morganย is the acclaimed author ofย The Cold Commands, The Steel Remains, Thirteen, Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels,ย andย Altered Carbon,ย aย New York Timesย Notable Book that also won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2003. The movie rights toย Altered Carbonย were optioned by Joel Silver and Warner Bros on publication, and a film version is currently in development with Mythology Entertainment.ย Market Forcesย was also optioned to Warner Bros, before it was even published, and it won the John W. Campbell Award in 2005.ย Thirteenย won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2007 and is currently under movie option to Straight Up films. The Steel Remainsย won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award in 2010, and its sequel,ย The Cold Commands,ย appeared in bothย Kirkus Reviewsโ and NPRโs Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Books of the Year lists. Morgan is a fluent Spanish speaker and has lived and worked in Madrid, Istanbul, Ankara, and London, as well as having traveled extensively in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. He now lives in Scotland with his wife, Virginia, and son, Daniel.