Hard Science Fiction

Glenn Morris

Hard Science Fiction for the Curious Mind

Exploring the frontier where human ambition meets the laws of physics. Stories built on scientific possibilities, driven by the questions that will keep you wanting more...

Books

Featured Works

The Perihelion Accord2024
Space Exploration

The Perihelion Accord

A mission to the inner solar system uncovers evidence that changes everything humanity thought it knew about its own origins.

Cascade Failure2023
Near-Future Tech

Cascade Failure

When a cascading systems failure threatens Earth's orbital infrastructure, one engineer has 72 hours to prevent civilizational collapse.

The Fermi Silence2022
First Contact

The Fermi Silence

The answer to the Fermi Paradox arrives not as a signal, but as an absence — and the silence is more terrifying than any transmission.

News & Blog

Latest Dispatches

Essay

The Physics of Interstellar Travel: What Science Fiction Gets Wrong

A deep dive into the real constraints of relativistic travel and why the most compelling stories embrace them rather than ignore them.

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News

The Perihelion Accord Shortlisted for the Aurora Award

Honored to announce that my latest novel has been shortlisted for this year's Aurora Award for Best Novel.

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Research

Inside the Science of Cascade Failure: A Technical Postmortem

The orbital mechanics, systems engineering, and failure mode analysis that underpins the novel's central crisis.

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Events

Upcoming Appearances

Oct 12
WorldCon 2026 — Panel: The Science in Sci-FiSeattle, WA
Nov 3
MIT Science Fiction Society — Author TalkCambridge, MA
Nov 21
Powell's Books — Signing & ReadingPortland, OR
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