Daniel H. Wilson
Wilson in 2025
Born	(1978-03-06)March 6, 1978 (age 47) Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Cherokee Nation, American
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of Tulsa
Period	2005–present
Notable works	How to Survive a Robot Uprising,Robopocalypse,The Andromeda Evolution
Website
www.danielhwilson.com

Daniel H. Wilson (born March 6, 1978) is aCherokee citizen and novelist. Several of his books have been on theNew York Times bestsellers list.^[1] of techno-thrillers such asRobopocalypse,The Andromeda Evolution, andHow to Survive a Robot Uprising. Formerly, he worked as a television host androbotics engineer.

Daniel H. Wilson was born inTulsa, Oklahoma,^[2] the elder of two children. He is a citizen of theCherokee Nation.^[3]

Wilson attendedBooker T. Washington High School, graduating in 1996. He earned hisB.S. inComputer Science at theUniversity of Tulsa in 2000, spending one semester studying philosophy abroad inMelbourne, Australia at theUniversity of Melbourne. He completed anM.S. inRobotics, another M.S. inMachine Learning, and his PhD in Robotics in 2005 at theRobotics Institute atCarnegie Mellon University inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His thesis,Assistive Intelligent Environments for Automatic Health Monitoring, focused on providing automatic location and activity monitoring in the home via low-cost sensors such as motion detectors and contact switches. He has worked as a researchintern atMicrosoft Research, theXerox PARC,Northrop Grumman, andIntel Research Seattle.^{[citation needed]}

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• A Boy and His Bot, middle reader (New York:Bloomsbury Children's, 2011)
• Robopocalypse, techno thriller (New York:Doubleday, 2011)

• Amped, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2012)
• Robogenesis, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2014)
• The Clockwork Dynasty, techno thriller (New York: Doubleday, 2017)

• The Andromeda Evolution, techno thriller (New York: Harper, 2019)
  • (Authorized sequel toMichael Crichton's novelThe Andromeda Strain)
• Hole in the Sky, science fiction (New York: Doubleday, 2025)

• How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion, humor (New York: Bloomsbury, 2005)
• Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived, humor (New York: Bloomsbury, 2007)
• How to Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth Against Alien Invaders, Ninjas, and Zombies, humor (New York: Bloomsbury, 2008)
• The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame: Muwahahaha!, humor (New York: Citadel, 2008)
• Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown, humor (New York: Bloomsbury Children's, 2010)

Collections

• Guardian Angels and Other Monsters, short story collection (New York: Vintage, 2018)

Anthologies edited

• Robot Uprisings, co-edited withJohn Joseph Adams (New York: Vintage, 2014)
• Press Start to Play, co-edited withJohn Joseph Adams (New York: Vintage, 2015)

Stories^[4]

• "The Nostalgist" (Tor.com, 2009)
• "Parasite" (in21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology, edited byChristopher Golden, St. Martin's Press, 2012)
• "Helmet" (inArmored, edited byJohn Joseph Adams, Baen Books, 2012)
• "Freshee's Frogurt" (inDiverse Energies, edited by Tobias S. Buckell and Joe Monti, Tu Books, 2012)
• "Foul Weather" (in "Nightmare Magazine", edited byJohn Joseph Adams, 2012)
• "The Executor" (inThe Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination, edited byJohn Joseph Adams, Tor, 2013)
• "Small Things" (inRobot Uprisings, Knopf Doubleday, 2014)
• "Kismet" (inHelp Fund My Robot Army, 2014)
• "The Blue Afternoon that Lasted Forever" (inCarbide Tipped Pens, edited byBen Bova, Tor, 2014)
• "God Mode" (Lightspeed Magazine, 2015)
• "Bastion" (inResist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against, Broad Reach Publishing, 2018)
• "Miss Gloria" (inGuardian Angels & Other Monsters, Vintage, 2018)
• "Blood Memory" (inGuardian Angels & Other Monsters, Vintage, 2018)
• "Special Automatic" (inGuardian Angels & Other Monsters, Vintage, 2018)
• "One for Sorrow: A Clockwork Dynasty Story" (inGuardian Angels & Other Monsters, Vintage, 2018)
• "Jack, the Determined" (inGuardian Angels & Other Monsters, Vintage, 2018)
• "All Kinds of Proof" (inGuardian Angels & Other Monsters, Vintage, 2018)
• "A History of Barbed Wire" (inA People's Future of the United States, One World, 2019)
• "Iterations: Seat 13F" (in DUST: Multiverse, 2020)
• "Crystalline" (inLightspeed Magazine, 2023)
• "Ocasta" (inNew Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, edited by Nisi Shawl, Solaris, 2023)
• "SuperMAX" (inUncanny Magazine Issue 53, 2023)
• "WhaleSong" (inUncanny Magazine Issue 65, 2025)

• "Earth 2: World's End" (26 issue weekly series, with Marguerite Bennett and Mike Johnson,DC Comics, 2014)
• "Earth 2: Futures End" (one-shot, art by Eddy Barrows,DC Comics, 2014)
• "Earth 2: Society" (7 issue monthly series, art by Jorge Jimenez,DC Comics, 2015)
• "Spring" (in "Zombies vs Robots Annual Y0", illustrated bySam Kieth and edited byChris Ryall, IDW, May 2012)

• "Quarantine Zone", illustrated byFernando Pasarin (DC Comics, 2016)

• "Mayday! Deep Space", developed with Mountain Machine Studios and voiced byOsric Chau,Bitsie Tulloch, andClaire Coffee (January 7, 2015)

Press Start to play

• Sakers, Don (October 2015). "The Reference Library".Analog Science Fiction and Fact.135 (10):105–108.

How to Survive A Robot Uprising, published during Wilson's final year of graduate school in late 2005, wasoptioned byParamount Pictures. A screenplay was written byTom Lennon andBen Garant, and produced byMichael De Luca.Mike Myers was attached to star.^[5] The book's sequelHow to Build a Robot Army was also optioned by Paramount Pictures. However, the options eventually expired.

In October 2010, the book was re-optioned by writer-directorSteve Pink withJack Black in mind to star.^[6]

In May 2007 (before publication),Bro-Jitsu was optioned byNickelodeon Movies (a subset of Paramount Pictures) and Wilson hired to write the screenplay.^[7]

In November 2009, Wilson sold his novelRobopocalypse toDoubleday, with Jason Kaufman (editor ofDan Brown, among others) coming on as editor. One day before rights to the novel were purchased, Wilson sold film rights toDreamWorks SKG, withSteven Spielberg officially signing on to direct.^[8] On March 7, 2018,Michael Bay replaced Spielberg as director over Spielberg's scheduling conflicts.^[9]

In November 2010, Wilson sold his novelAmped to Doubleday, working again with editor Jason Kaufman.^[10] Film rights to the novel were sold toSummit Entertainment, withAlex Proyas (Dark City,The Crow,I, Robot) attached to direct.^[11][12]

In 2014, Wilson's short story was adapted into the short filmThe Nostalgist written and directed byGiacomo Cimini. The short film premièred June 19, 2014, at the Palm Springs International Shortfest.^[13]

In 2014, it was announced thatLionsgate Studios acquired the distributing rights to Wilson's screenplay for the sci-fi filmAlpha.Anthony Scott Burns is attached to direct, andBrad Pitt is reportedly involved in production as well.^[14] A decade later, its status is unclear.

Hole in the Sky was released in October 2025. Before the novel's debut, it was already optioned byNetflix via Aggregate Films for a feature film.^[15]

Wilson hostedThe Works, a TV series on theHistory Channel. It debuted on July 10, 2008. Ten episodes ofThe Works aired, in which Wilson explained the hidden workings of common items, includingsneakers, guns, beer, garbage,robots,skydiving,power tools, steel,motorcycles, andtattoos. Wilson has also appeared as himself inModern Marvels andCountdown to Doomsday.

Wilson resides inPortland, Oregon.^{[citation needed]}

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