Peter J. Wacks (born 1976) is an American author, actor and game developer. Some of his works include, ''

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'', the graphic novel, ''Behind These Eyes'', and ''Caller of Lightning''.

Career

In 2003, Wacks acquired a game spin-off license from

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for the

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role-playing game, and created '' Cyberpunk: The Collectible Card Game''. He also worked on the franchise, ''

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. As a writer, Wacks wrote "Cat's Paw", which was published in the anthology ''Of Fur and Fire: Tales of Cats & Dragons'' (2011). In 2012, he co-authored ''Behind These Eyes'', a graphic novel along

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. 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. 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.

Reception

At the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards, ''Behind These Eyes'' was a finalist in the category Best Graphic Novel of 2012.

Bibliography

Science fictions (co-authored) * 1 Bloodletting Part 1 (2014) * 2 Bloodletting Part 2 (2015) (with Mark Ryan) * 3 Caller of Lightning (2020) * Solar Singularity (2017) with

and Josh Vogt * Hair of the Wolf (2014) * Predator: If It Bleeds (2017) * The Dandy Boys Mysteries (2015) Novels & anthologies * Second Paradigm (2012) * A Long Way from Home (2016) * Howl (2009) Short Fiction Series * Space Opera (2013) * Change of Mind (2015) with Kevin J. Anderson in ''Fiction River: Pulse pounders'' (2018) * The Game-a-holic's Guide to Life, Love, and Ruling the World (2017) * The Key (2017) * Shotgun Wedding (2020). * It's a Mud, Mud World (2020) with

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Essays * Preface (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 31) (2015) * Introduction (Surviving Tomorrow) (2020)

References

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