Peter Watts' Blindsight released under CC

Alexander Turcic · 12-12-2006, 05:10 AM

In the footsteps of Cory Doctorow, Peter Watts is one of the few authors who release their novels under a Creative Commons license. His latest work, Blindsight (available as PDF and HTML) deals with the familiar theme of alien first contact and has a current Amazon star rating of 4-1/2 out of 5. From Publishers Weekly:

Quote:

In the late 21st century, when something alien is discovered beyond the edge of the solar system, the spaceship Theseus sets out to make contact. Led by an enigmatic AI and a genetically engineered vampire, the crew includes a biologist who's more machine than human, a linguist with surgically induced multiple personality disorder, a professional soldier who's a pacifist, and Siri Keeton, a man with only half a brain. Keeton is virtually incapable of empathy, but he has a savant's ability to model and predict the actions of others without understanding them. Once the Theseus arrives at the gigantic and hideously dangerous alien artifact (which has tellingly self-named itself Rorschach), the crew must deal with beings who speak English fluently but who may, paradoxically, not even be sentient, at least as we understand the term. Watts puts a terrifying and original spin on the familiar alien contact story.

Other stories by Peter Watts under CC include:

Thanks to Michele for the heads-up!

yokos · 12-13-2006, 08:44 AM

Thanks Michele & Alexander for the links.
Well, I have downloaded Doctorow's novels some months ago, but I forgot to read them or better didn't found my time to do it.

Thanks for the reminder.

tcv · 12-13-2006, 11:34 AM

I've downloaded this as well! Watts' stuff is amazing. I'm a fan of very few authors, rather getting juiced up for stories, but Watts is an exception.

alex_d · 12-20-2006, 01:22 AM

wow, that's quite a blurb. Anyone here read it?

Phebe · 12-20-2006, 05:15 PM

Too many elephants for me. I belong to the Sci Fi Book Club, but one must use SOME restraint, I think.

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12-13-2006, 08:44 AM	#2
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	Thanks Michele & Alexander for the links. Well, I have downloaded Doctorow's novels some months ago, but I forgot to read them or better didn't found my time to do it. Thanks for the reminder.

12-13-2006, 11:34 AM	#3
tcv Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 596 Join Date: Oct 2006	I've downloaded this as well! Watts' stuff is amazing. I'm a fan of very few authors, rather getting juiced up for stories, but Watts is an exception.

12-20-2006, 01:22 AM	#4
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	wow, that's quite a blurb. Anyone here read it?

12-20-2006, 05:15 PM	#5
Phebe Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 124 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony PRS 500 and Kindle 2 and iPad and iPhone	Too many elephants for me. I belong to the Sci Fi Book Club, but one must use SOME restraint, I think.

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