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![]() Peter Tieryas, 2014
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Born | December 20, 1979 Seoul, Korea |
Pen name | Peter Tieryas Liu |
Occupation | Writer, VFX Artist |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Literary fiction, science fiction |
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Peter Tieryas (born 1979) is an Asian-American writer. He is the author of Watering Heaven (2012),Bald New World (2014), and United States of Japan (2016). He attended the University of California Berkeley. Tieryas is a Lead Character Technical Director at Sony Pictures Imageworks and has worked at LucasArts as both a technical artist and technical writer. Many of his stories involve the American Dream, conflicted identity in dystopian futures, and strange romance amidst culture clash.
His work has appeared in literary journals including the Indiana Review, Evergreen Review, Existere, Gargoyle Magazine, Hobart (magazine), Kotaku,Kyoto Journal, New Letters, Tor.com, and ZYZZYVA. His filmography includes Alice in Wonderland, Men in Black 3, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, I Am Legend, Hotel Transylvania, and Guardians of the Galaxy. He has worked on games including Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Escape from Monkey Island, Gladius, and Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault.