Peter Watts Is An Angry Sentient Tumor

“A brilliant bastard.” —Cory Doctorow

Which of the following is true?
        
Peter Watts was banned from the U.S.
Watts almost died from flesh-eating bacteria.
A schizophrenic man living in Watts's backyard almost set his house on fire.
Watts was raised by Baptists who really sucked at giving presents.
Peter Watts said to read this book. Or else.

“Watts, undoubtedly, is a genius.” €•—Medium

In more than fifty unpredictable essays and revenge fantasies, Peter Watts — Hugo Award-winning author, former marine biologist, and angry sentient tumor — is the savage dystopian optimist whom you can’t look away from. Even when you probably should.

Peter Watts is a former marine biologist and a current science-fiction author. Starfish, his debut novel, was a New York Times Notable Book, and his novel Blindsight has become a required text in undergraduate courses ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. He was a science consultant for The Power by Naomi Alderman. Watts lives in Toronto, Canada. His shorter fiction, including Beyond the Rift, has received the Shirley Jackson, Hugo, and Aurora awards. Watts’s work is available in twenty languages and has been cited as inspirational to several popular video games.

Praise for Peter Watts is an Angry Sentient Tumor

“Peter Watts will shatter your illusions, crush your dreams, and vaporize your defense mechanisms, because he cares. He cares deeply about our world, and he respects you enough not to coddle you with reassurances. These essays are proof of that—they are tough love for the mind.”
 —Karl Schroeder, author of Ventus and Permanence

Praise for Peter Watts

“Known for his pitch-black views on human nature, and a breathtaking ability to explore the weird side of evolution and animal behavior, Watts is one of those writers who gets into your brain and remains lodged there like an angry, sentient tumor.” —Annalee Newitz, io9

“Peter Watts blows my mind every single time.” —Kelly Robson, author of Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach

“[Watts] asks the questions that the best science fiction writers ask, but that the rest of us may be afraid to answer.”—Chicago Tribune

“Watts is a poet when it comes to science.”—Justina Robson, author of Keeping it Real

“A sharp and incisive stylist with a rather tragic, if clear-eyed, view of human nature, and the capacity for some remarkable hard-SF inventions.”—Locus

“Watts continues to challenge readers with his imaginative plots and superb storytelling.”—Library Journal

“Possessing the stern moral acuity of James Tiptree, [Watts] also exhibits the intellectual zest of Arthur C. Clarke.”—Paul Di Filippo, Barnes & Noble Review

“Holding himself to a higher standard of storytelling, Watts uses the effects of mainstream sci-fi, yet continually aims at something deeper in humanity and society’s soul.”—Speculiction

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• Features, interviews, and reviews in tech and genre venues
• Author appearances to include Canada and international events TBD
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