Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author and marine-mammal biologist.
His first novel Starfish (2000) introduced Lenie Clarke, a deep-ocean power-station worker physically altered for underwater living and the main character in the sequels: Maelstrom (2001), Behemoth: ß-Max (2004) and Behemoth: Seppuku (2005). The last two volumes comprise one novel, published split into for commercial considerations. Starfish, Maelstrom and Behemot...
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Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author and marine-mammal biologist.
His first novel Starfish (2000) introduced Lenie Clarke, a deep-ocean power-station worker physically altered for underwater living and the main character in the sequels: Maelstrom (2001), Behemoth: ß-Max (2004) and Behemoth: Seppuku (2005). The last two volumes comprise one novel, published split into for commercial considerations. Starfish, Maelstrom and Behemoth comprise a trilogy usually referred to as "Rifters" after the modified humans designed to work in deep-ocean environments.
His latest book Blindsight, released October 2006, has been described by Charles Stross as "Imagine a neurobiology-obsessed version of Greg Egan writing a first contact with aliens story from the point of view of a zombie posthuman crewman aboard a starship captained by a vampire, with not dying as the boobie prize."
Watts has also been the Supervising Writer on the animated science fiction film and television project strange frame.
Watts made his first two novels, Behemoth and some short fiction available on his website under Creative Commons licence.
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on May 25, 2009 at 20:55
Oh, also... I live in western Oregon... and am now FREAKED out... so yeah... thanks for THAT Peter... *G* (kinda...)
on May 25, 2009 at 20:53
I am looooving these books by Peter Watts!! I have Fibromyalgia, and lately reading has been more of a comfort than a thinking activity, so I've gravitated towards books I don't have to think too much about, just enjoy. But I discovered 'Blindsight' through another author on Feedbooks, and was hooked! I even had to use the 'look up' option on my Kindle several times, for concepts I hadn't heard of before. A few, even the dictionary in the Kindle didn't have! So, even though his books are making me think way more than I usually have been wanting to lately, the books are sooo good, I just HAVE to read them... Just finished 'Starfish', getting ready to start on 'Behemoth'. If you like/love science fiction, also 'end of the world' story lines... read his books!!