His novel Blindsight, released in October 2006, was nominated for a Hugo Award. Starfish, Maelstrom, and βehemoth make up a trilogy usually referred to as "Rifters" after the modified humans designed to work in deep-ocean environments. The last two volumes constitute one novel, but were published separately for commercial reasons. His first novel Starfish (1999) reintroduced Lenie Clarke from his short story, "A Niche" (1990) Clarke is a deep-ocean power station worker physically altered for underwater living and the main character in the sequels: Maelstrom (2001), βehemoth: β-Max (2004) and βehemoth: Seppuku (2005). He began publishing fiction around the time he finished graduate school. He went on to hold several academic research and teaching positions, and worked as a marine-mammal biologist. He earned a Ph.D from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1991, from the Department of Zoology and Resource Ecology. Peter Watts (born Janu) is a Canadian science fiction author.
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