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| Author | Peter Watts |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Thomas Pringle[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Hard science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 3 October 2006 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7653-1218-1 |
| OCLC | 64289149 |
| 813/.622 | |
| LC Class | PR9199.3.W386 B58 2006 |
| Followed by | Echopraxia |
Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor Books in 2006. It won the Seiun Award for best translated novel[2] and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel,[3] the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel,[4] and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.[5] The story follows a crew of astronauts sent to investigate a trans-Neptunian comet dubbed "Burns-Caulfield" that has been found to be transmitting an unidentified radio signal, followed by their subsequent first contact. The novel explores themes of identity, consciousness, free will, artificial intelligence, neurology, and game theory as well as evolution and biology.
Blindsight is available online under a Creative Commons license.[6] Its sequel (or "sidequel"), Echopraxia, came out in 2014.
- ^ "Blindsight: The Lost Covers". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "2014 Seiun Award Winners". Locus. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Hugo Nominees (press release)". Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Campbell Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Locus SF Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ Watts, Peter. "Blindsight by Peter Watts". www.rifters.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.