Peter Watts
Peter Watts was born on January 25th, 1958 and is currently 68 years old. Peter Watts was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Peter Watts is the author of the Rifters series which currently consists of 4 novels. The Rifters series started in 1999 with the novel Starfish. The most recently released novel in the Rifters series was Behemoth: Seppuku which was released in 2004. There are no upcoming novels for the Rifters series.
Peter Watts has also written the Collections series which has 3 books including Beyond the Rift and Ten Monkeys, Ten Minutes.
Peter Watts: Awards & Accolades
Watts' books have won multiple awards, The Island won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 2010. The Things won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Short Fiction, in 2010. Blindsight won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 2014.
Peter Watts books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Blindsight was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2007. The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2012. Upgraded was nominated for the Locus Award, Best Anthology, in 2015. The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five was nominated for the Locus Award, Best Anthology, in 2021.
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- Andy Weir, author of: Project Hail Mary.
- Neal Stephenson, author of: Snow Crash.
Peter Watts: F.A.Q
When was Peter Watts Born? How old is Peter Watts?
Peter Watts was born on January 25th, 1958. Peter Watts is currently 68 years old.
Where was Peter Watts Born?
Peter Watts was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is Canadian.
What book awards has Peter Watts won?
The Island: Hugo Award Best Novelette (2010).
The Things: Shirley Jackson Award Best Short Fiction (2010).
Blindsight: Seiun Award Best Translated Long Work (2014).
What was the first book Peter Watts wrote?
The first book written by Peter Watts was Beyond the Rift, published in 1994.
What was the most recent book Peter Watts wrote?
His most recently released work was Peter Watts Is An Angry Sentient Tumor on November 12th, 2019.
What is the most popular book by Peter Watts?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Peter Watts book is
Blindsight. Here are his most popular books:
- Blindsight (7.2)
- Echopraxia (8.14)
- The Freeze-Frame Revolution (8.57)
- The Colonel (7)
- Starfish (8.67)
Are there upcoming new books by Peter Watts?
Peter Watts does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Peter Watts written?
Peter Watts has written 14 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 1 book in the Crysis Series
- 3 books in the Firefall Series
- 4 books in the Rifters Series
- 1 Standalone Novels
- 2 Short Stories/Novellas
- 3 Collections