Peter J. Wacks

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]

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

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
• 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