Peter J. Wacks

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Peter J. Wacks
BornCalifornia, U.S
OccupationAuthor, actor, game developer
CitizenshipAmerican
Period1984–present
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, horror.
Notable works Cyberpunk

Peter J. Wacks (born 1976) is an American author, actor and game developer. [1] Some of his works include, Cyberpunk , the graphic novel, Behind These Eyes, and Caller of Lightning. [2]

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Career

In 2003, Wacks acquired a game spin-off license from R. Talsorian Games for the Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game, and created Cyberpunk: The Collectible Card Game . [3] He also worked on the franchise, Predator. [4]

As a writer, Wacks wrote "Cat's Paw", which was published in the anthology Of Fur and Fire: Tales of Cats & Dragons (2011). [1] In 2012, he co-authored Behind These Eyes, a graphic novel along Guy Anthony De Marco. In 2014, he wrote Second Paradigm, a science fiction book, and co-wrote Solar Singularity, which was selected as a finalist for the juried International Association of Media Tie-in Writers annual Scribe award for 2018. [5] Wacks and De Marco had also previously worked as writers on the core rule book for Interface Zero 2.0: Full Metal Cyberpunk, an RPG game which was a finalist for the 2015 ENnie Award for the original interior art. [6]

Reception

At the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards, Behind These Eyes was a finalist in the category Best Graphic Novel of 2012. [7]

Bibliography

Science fictions (co-authored)

Novels & anthologies

Short Fiction Series

Essays

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References

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  2. ↑ "All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in June!". Tor.com. June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cyberpunk CCG: The Next Big Thing". ICv2. January 28, 2004. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Predator: If It Bleeds Story Collection Arriving October 17th". Dread Central. October 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2018 Scribe Award Winners". Locus . July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2015 ENnie Award Winners". ENnie Awards Official.
  7. ↑ "2012 Bram Stoker Awards Winners & Nominees". Bram Stoker Awards. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Fiction River: Pulse Pounders". Publishers Weekly. October 24, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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