Blindsight (science fiction novel)

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Blindsight
Author Peter Watts
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date 3 October 2006
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 384 pp
ISBN ISBN 978-0765312181

Blindsight is a science fiction novel by Peter Watts, published in 2006.

The book has been described by Charles Stross as "Imagine a neurobiology-obsessed version of Greg Egan writing a first contact with aliens story from the point of view of a zombie posthuman crewman aboard a starship captained by a vampire, with not dying as the boobie prize." [1]

Blindsight was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel on March 29, 2007. [2]

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