Chris Bunch
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Christopher R. (Chris) Bunch (22 December 1943–4 July 2005) was an American science fiction and television writer, who wrote and co-wrote about thirty novels.
Born in Fresno, California, he collaborated with Allan Cole on a series of books involving a hero named Sten in a galactic empire. (Cole married Bunch's sister, Kathryn.) He served in Vietnam as a patrol commander. He also wrote for Rolling Stone and was a correspondent for Stars and Stripes. He died in his hometown of Ilwaco, Washington, after a long battle with a lung ailment.
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[edit] List of works
[edit] Solo Novels and Series
[edit] The Seer King Trilogy
- The Seer King (1997) (ISBN 0446605247)
- The Warrior King (1998) (ISBN 0446674567)
- The Demon King (1999) (ISBN 0446673277)
[edit] The Dragonmaster Trilogy
- Storm of Wings (2002) (ISBN 1841491047)
- Knighthood of the Dragon (2003) (ISBN 1841492167)
- The Last Battle (2004) (ISBN 1841491799)
[edit] The Last Legion
- The Last Legion (1999) (ISBN 0451456866)
- Firemask (2000) (ISBN 0451456874)
- Storm Force (2000) (ISBN 0451456882)
- Homefall (2001) (ISBN 0451458419)
[edit] Seer King
- The Seer King (1997) (ISBN 0446672823)
- The Demon King (1998) (ISBN 0446673277)
- The Warrior King (1999) (ISBN 0446674567)
[edit] Shadow Warrior
- Shadow Warrior: The Wind After Time (1996) (ISBN 034538735X)
- Shadow Warrior: Hunt the Heavens (1996) (ISBN 0345387368)
- Shadow Warrior: Darkness of God (1997) (ISBN 0345387376)
[edit] Star Risk Series
- Star Risk, Ltd. (ISBN 0-451-45889-3)
- The Scoundrel Worlds (ISBN 0-451-45936-9)
- The Doublecross Program (ISBN 0-451-45986-5)
- The Dog From Hell (ISBN 0-451-46039-1)
An outlined novel in the Star Risk, LTD. series, "The Gangster Conspiracy," was finished by Bunch's friend Steve Perry, (and his son, Dal Perry), and will be forthcoming in the summer of 2007.
[edit] Novels
- The Empire Stone (2000) (ISBN 3442249651)
- Corsair (2001) (ISBN 3442249643)
[edit] Novels and Series Co-Authored with Allen Cole
[edit] Sten
While the main draw of the series was the action and understated humor, the series was actually a political critique. It had seemed to Bunch and Cole that entirely too many science fiction authors were enamored with monarchies and their consequent fascist (although benevolent) ideals. They wanted to write a series to show the realities of politics and power - and to place a working-class man into this series; letting the reader see through his eyes and watch as he grows to be a real, and realistic, hero.
- Sten (1982) (ISBN 0-345-32460-9)
- The Wolf Worlds (1984) (ISBN 0-345-31229-5)
- Court of a Thousand Suns (1985) (ISBN 0-345-31681-9)
- Fleed of the Damned (1988) (ISBN 0-345-33172-9)
- Revenge of the Damned (1989) (ISBN 0-345-33173-7)
- The Return of the Emperor (1990) (ISBN 0-345-36130-X)
- Vortex (1992) (ISBN 0-345-37151-8)
- Empire's End (1993) (ISBN 0-345-37696-X)
[edit] Anteros
- The Far Kingdoms (1985) (ISBN 0-345-38056-8)
- The Warrior's Tale (1994) (ISBN 0-345-38734-1)
- Kingdoms of the Night (1995) (ISBN 0-345-38732-5)
[edit] Novels
- A Reconing For Kings (1987) (ISBN 0689117078)
[edit] External links
- Chris Bunch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Bibliography at SciFan
- 'A Little Bit About Chris Bunch' by Allan Cole at Blogger
- Interview at SFFWorld.com
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