Peter J. Wacks Explained

Peter J. Wacks
Birth Place:California, U.S
Occupation:Author, actor, game developer
Citizenship:American
Period:1984–present
Genre:Science fiction, fantasy, horror.
Notableworks:Cyberpunk

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

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.[2] He also worked on the franchise, Predator.[3]

As a writer, Wacks wrote "Cat's Paw", which was published in the anthology Of Fur and Fire: Tales of Cats & Dragons (2011).[4] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in June! . Tor.com . June 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Cyberpunk CCG: The Next Big Thing . January 28, 2004 . ICv2 . May 17, 2020.
  3. Web site: Predator: If It Bleeds Story Collection Arriving October 17th . en . Dread Central . October 6, 2017.
  4. Encyclopedia: September 12, 2022 . Wacks, Peter J . . November 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121072738/https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wacks_peter_j . November 21, 2023.
  5. July 23, 2018 . 2018 Scribe Award Winners . . November 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121073039/https://locusmag.com/2018/07/2018-scribe-award-winners/ . November 21, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2015 ENnie Award Winners . ENnie Awards Official.
  7. Web site: 2012 Bram Stoker Awards Winners & Nominees . Bram Stoker Awards . June 6, 2022.
  8. Fiction River: Pulse Pounders . Publishers Weekly . October 24, 2014 . June 27, 2022.

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