P. W. Singer

His first book Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (Cornell University Press, 2003, ISBN 0801441145) was the first to explore the new industry of private companies providing military services for hire, an issue that soon became important with the use and abuse of these companies in Iraq.[9] The book was named best book of the year by the American Political Science Association, among the top five international affairs books of the year by the Gelber Prize,[10] and a "top ten summer read" by Businessweek.

Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century (Penguin, 2009, ISBN 9781594201981) is a best-selling book by P. W. Singer. It explores how science fiction has started to play out on modern day battlefields, with robots used more and more in war. Singer's 2009 book tour included stops on NPR's Fresh Air,[11] the Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[12] the opening of the TED conference, the Royal Court of the United Arab Emirates and presentations at 75 venues around the United States.

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know[13] (Oxford University Press, 2014, ISBN 9780199918096) is a book by P. W. Singer and Allan Friedman. The book explores how the Internet and cybersecurity works, why it matters, and what can be done. It was featured on Charlie Rose,[14] NPR's Fresh Air, CNBC Squawkbox, the SXSW conference, and named to the official reading lists for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy.

Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War[15][16] (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015, ISBN 0544142845) is Singer's first novel, co-written with August Cole. The book melds nonfiction style research on emerging trends and technology with a fictional exploration of what war at sea, on land, in the air, space, and cyberspace will be like in the future. Publishers Weekly described it: "Tom Clancy fans will relish Singer and Cole's first novel, a chilling vision of what might happen in a world war."[17] The release date is June 30, 2015 and Singer has done briefings in the Pentagon in advance of publication.[18]

LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media[19][20] (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, ISBN 9781328695741) is a book by P. W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking. The book examines the history of communications, the rise of open-source intelligence, the failed promise of cyber-utopianism, the advent of internet-based information warfare, and the growing political influence of Silicon Valley. Singer and Brooking identify a new mode of conflict, "LikeWar", in which competing viral phenomena influence the outcome of both military operations and political campaigns.[21] In a starred review, Booklist described it as, "required reading for everyone living in a democracy and all who aspire to".[22] The work has started a discussion in Washington D.C. as to whether the United States is ready for this type war.[23]

Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution[24][25] (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020, ISBN 9781328637239) is the second novel by Singer and August Cole.

On December 15, 2020, it was announced that a drama based on the novel was in development by CBS with Rideback as the production company and Robert Doherty, Daniel Lin, Lindsey Liberatore, P.W. Singer, and August Cole as executive producers. [26]