Set in 2082, peter watts blindsight is fastmoving, hard sf that pulls readers into a futuristic world where a mindbending alien encounter is about to unfold. The result is a shocking and mesmerizing performance, a tourdeforce of provocative and often alarming ideas. The book ends in a manner that is continuous as the characters have a certain responsibility to carry on in the next sequel. It would let her pretend the books had been balanced. Two months have past since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the earth, screaming as they burned. A magnificent, darkly gleaming jewel of a book that hurdles the contradictions inherent in biochemistry, consciousness, and human hearts without breaking stride. Blindsight is the hugo awardnominated novel by peter watts, a hard science fiction writer through and through and one of the very best alive the globe and mail two months have past since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the earth, screaming as they burned. Blindsight is also available to read through peter wattss website.
Peter watts takes a far more realistic view, in my opinion. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Blindsight by peter watts, 9780765319647, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. D from the university of british columbia in vancouver, british columbia in 1991, from the department of zoology and resource ecology. The heavens have been silent sinceuntil a derelict space probe hears whispers from a distant comet. Blindsight is the hugo awardnominated novel by peter watts, a hard science fiction writer through and through and one of the very best alive. Imagine you live in the world of the late 21st century, he means. I suspect that it will if it ever happens be even stranger than mr watts ideas. This is because the third book of his rifters trilogy, maelstrom, was split insensibly into two by the publisher and marketed incompetently.
He went on to hold several academic research and teaching positions, and worked as a marinemammal biologist. Most people would say it started with the fireflies, but theyd be wrong. Elizabeth bear is the twotime hugowinning author of grail, the sea thy mistress, and a bunch of other things. Hugo and shirley jackson awardwinning peter watts stands on the cutting edge of hard sf with his acclaimed novel, blindsight two months since the stars fell. Blindsight is the hugo awardnominated novel by peter watts, a hard science fiction writer through and through and one of the very best alive the globe and mail. A number of readers have commented that the characters in this novel are bland and uninteresting, but that you keep reading it because the ideas are so fascinating that you have to find out where the authors gong to go with them. The cry of the curfew has a welldesigned cover and has fruitfully made maximum sales.
Two months since sixtyfive thousand alien objects clenched around the earth like a luminous fist, screaming to the heavens as the atmosphere burned them to ash. Its a dark and cerebral first contact story that deals heavily with issues of sentience and what it means to be an intelligent species. Peter watts aliens are neither humans in funny makeup nor incomprehensible monoliths beyond human comprehension theyre something new and infinitely more disturbing, forcing us to confront unpalatable possibilities about the nature of consciousness. Two months of silence, while a world held its breath. Set in 2082, peter watts blindsight is fastmoving hard sf that pulls readers into a futuristic world where a mindbending alien encounter is about to unfold. Blindsight 2006 2007 hugo award nominee tor trade paperback left cover art by thomas pringle cover design by vanessa paolantonio 384 pages. Peter watts 6 blindsight prologue try to touch the past. Blindsight by peter watts, 9780765319647, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Blindsight is the hugo awardnominated novel by peter watts, a hard science.
Canadian author watts starfish explores the nature. The heavens have been silent sinceuntil a derelict space probe hears whispers from. Blindsight by peter watts, a hard science fiction book. November 2006 niall harrison fiction blindsight by peter watts. Canadian author watts explores the nature of consciousness in this stimulating hard sf novel, which combines riveting action with a fascinating alien environment. Mr watts presents this book as a hardscifi piece, which it truly is, steeped in the genre and wallowing. It garnered nominations for a hugo award for best novel, a john w. After the firefall, all eyes are locked heavenward as a team of specialists aboard the selfpiloted spaceship theseus hurtles outbound to intercept an unknown intelligence.
No one person can imagine the meeting of minds in a first contact. In 2014, peter watts followed blindsight with echpraxia a sidequel written about concurrent events in the world of blindsight and elsewhere on earth. Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by canadian author peter watts. It is a rare novel that has the potential to set science fiction on an entirely new course. Elizabeth bear, author of karen memory peter watts has taken the core myths of the first contact story and shaken them to pieces. Blindsight by peter watts is one incredible piece of hard science fiction that is filled to the brim with so much more than physics and space fare. Please read the legal notice included in this ebook andor check the status in your country. Blindsight by peter watts is a horribly written great story. Which in most cases should force me to recuse myself from public analysis of his bookbut this book is not most. Watts first novel starfish won several awards the most notable of which was the new york times notable book. Peter watts born january 25, 1958 is a canadian science fiction author. For more information on this title visit the peter watts website. Blindsight is the hugo award nominated novel by peter watts, a hard science fiction writer through and through and one of the very best alive the globe and mail.
Two months have past since a myriad of alien objects clenched. Theres an icy, logical nihilism at this books core that watts never. Do you want to know the only real purpose it serves. See all 5 questions about blindsight lists with this book. Peter watts has taken the core myths of the first contact story and shaken them to pieces. Troubles with the publisher made the novel hard to find in stores, despite having been nominated for a hugo award, so watts put it out on his website for free. Campbell memorial award for best science fiction novel, and a locus award for best science fiction novel, and won the seiun award for best translated novel. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Shed taken us a good fifteen aus towards our destination before something scared her off course. Blindsight by watts, peter, 1958publication date 2006 usage attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Its my opinion that peter wattss blindsight is the best hard science fiction. And though there was sex, lo, there was no gender, and life was in balance. Hugo and shirley jackson awardwinning peter watts stands on the cutting edge of hard sf with his acclaimed novel, blindsight. Imagine you are siri keeton says siri keeton, via peter watts.
The heavens have been silent since until a derelict space probe hears whispers from a distant comet. Peter watts is the hugo and nebula nominated author of blindsight and has been called a hard science fiction writer through and through and one of the very best alive by the globe and mail and whose work the new york times called seriously paranoid. Not with the scramblers or rorschach, not with big ben or theseus or the vampires. Blindsight is peter wattss fourth novel as we should be counting them but, if you look on amazon, you will find it is his fifth. Mikal masters spent over 40 years as a professional austin musician he has toured and performed in over 30 countries around the world and almost every state in the u. Its been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about t. Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by canadian writer peter watts, published by tor books in 2006. Its been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the earth, screaming as they burned. Blindsight sits in the middle for me and gave me that outside the box fix id been. Another early book from peter watt is the shadow of the osprey which is as story of affection, vengeance and murder.