British author Richard K Morgan has explored multiple genres of writing and prospered in all of them.
Using his sharp intellect, the 54-year-old author has worked in the field of science fiction, fantasy, and even graphic novels.
In his career of years, he has published several best-selling books, and one of those has also been adopted into a famous TV series.
Career As An Author; Books, Born In Bedlam
As an author, Richard has tried his luck in different genres. From science fiction and fantasy to graphic novels, he has excelled in all fields of story-telling. His most famous book series is based on the adventures of a character called Takeshi Kovacs. The series consists of three books written in the early 2000s: Altered Carbon (2002), Broken Angels (2003), and Woken Furies (2005).
Further, Richard has also authored books in the comic book and fantasy genre, including Homecoming (2005), The Things They Say About Her (2006), The Steel Remains (2008), The Cold Commands (2011), and The Dark Defiles (2014).
Apart from the above-mentioned books, the English author has written novels, which consists of Market Forces (2004), Black Man (2007), Crysis (2012), and Thin Air (2018).
Richard's resume also consists of a biographical book titled Born in Bedlam that was initially published on 25 October 2016 and is available on Amazon.
The kindle edition of Born in Bedlam is listed for purchase in the online shopping site for a mere $2.99.
About Richard's Book Altered Carbon
One of Richard's most famous books, Altered Carbon, is based on a futuristic society. The science fiction book features a world four hundred years into the future, where humans have mastered interstellar space travel from a historic Mars' civilization. In the book's universe, humankind has also excelled in the technology of transferring consciousness into different bodies located in distant galaxies through a simple download.
Front cover of Richard Morgan's book, Altered Carbon- published in 2002 (©: Amazon)
Altered Carbon further tells the story of Takeshi Kovacs, who embarks on a mission to solve a case assigned by a billionaire. Takeshi is tasked to find the murderer of the billionaire's former body.
The book- which was published in 2002- is available in the online shopping site Amazon for a price of $11.99.
Likewise, Altered Carbon has also been adapted into a TV series of the same name. The show- which was released by Netflix in 2018- has run for two seasons and features several talented actors like Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner, Will Yun Lee, and more.
Net Worth In Hundreds Of Thousands
From his career as an author, Richard K Morgan has made his fortune from the sales of his books. Further, he also made a significant amount selling the rights of Altered Carbon to Netflix for its series adaptation.
Back in 2017, Richard had secured a net worth amounting to a minimum of $110K. As the years have passed, his fortune has also taken a hike. Although the amount is yet to be disclosed, Richard's net worth has probably reached millions of dollars.