Brian D'Amato

Brian D'Amato (born August 1962) is an American novelist, artist, and academic known for his work in biopunk, transhumanism, and posthumanism fiction, as well as his contributions to contemporary art.

Early life Brian D'Amato is the son of Northwestern Law professor Anthony D'Amato and mystery novelist Barbara D'Amato. As a young child, while his father taught at Wellesley College, he was babysat by Hillary Rodham (later Clinton), then a student at the college. D'Amato has taught art and art history at the City University of New York, Ohio State University, and Yale University. He is also the author of The Sacrifice Game trilogy, comprising In the Courts of the Sun (2009) and The Sacrifice Game (2012), both published by Dutton. A trade paperback edition of In the Courts of the Sun was published by New American Library in 2009.