Peter J. Wacks

Peter J. Wacks
Born	California, U.S
Occupation	Author, actor, game developer
Citizenship	American
Period	1984–present
Genre	Science 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]

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)

• 1 Bloodletting Part 1 (2014) ISBN   9781614751304 (with Mark Ryan)
• 2 Bloodletting Part 2 (2015) ISBN   9781614753650 (with Mark Ryan)
• 3 Caller of Lightning (2020) ISBN   9781982124632
• Solar Singularity (2017) with Guy Anthony De Marco and Josh Vogt ISBN   9781614755111
• Hair of the Wolf (2014) ISBN   9781614752509
• Predator: If It Bleeds (2017) ISBN   9781785655401
• The Dandy Boys Mysteries (2015) ISBN   9781614752134

Novels & anthologies

• Second Paradigm (2012) ISBN   9781614751809
• A Long Way from Home (2016) ISBN   9783838778075
• Howl (2009) ISBN   9780984379705

Short Fiction Series

• Space Opera (2013) ISBN   9780988125766
• Change of Mind (2015) with Kevin J. Anderson in Fiction River: Pulse pounders (2018) ^[8] ISBN   9781561466078
• The Game-a-holic's Guide to Life, Love, and Ruling the World (2017) ISBN   9781476782133
• The Key (2017) ISBN   9781481482691
• Shotgun Wedding (2020). ISBN   9781953134028
• It's a Mud, Mud World (2020) with Bryan Thomas Schmidt ISBN   9781982124915

Essays

• Preface (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 31) (2015) ISBN   9781619863224
• Introduction (Surviving Tomorrow) (2020) ISBN   9781953134028

References

1. "Wacks, Peter J". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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.