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.

Contents 1 List of works 1.1 Solo Novels and Series 1.1.1 The Seer King Trilogy 1.1.2 The Dragonmaster Trilogy 1.1.3 The Last Legion 1.1.4 Seer King 1.1.5 Shadow Warrior 1.1.6 Star Risk Series 1.1.7 Novels 1.2 Novels and Series Co-Authored with Allan Cole 1.2.1 Sten 1.2.2 Anteros 1.2.3 Novels 2 External links

[edit] List of works

[edit] Solo Novels and Series

[edit] The Seer King Trilogy

• The Seer King (1997) (ISBN 0-446-60524-7)
• The Warrior King (1998) (ISBN 0-446-67456-7)
• The Demon King (1999) (ISBN 0-446-67327-7)

[edit] The Dragonmaster Trilogy

• Storm of Wings (2002) (ISBN 1-84149-104-7)
• Knighthood of the Dragon (2003) (ISBN 1-84149-216-7)
• The Last Battle (2004) (ISBN 1-84149-179-9)

[edit] The Last Legion

• The Last Legion (1999) (ISBN 0-451-45686-6)
• Firemask (2000) (ISBN 0-451-45687-4)
• Storm Force (2000) (ISBN 0-451-45688-2)
• Homefall (2001) (ISBN 0-451-45841-9)

[edit] Seer King

• The Seer King (1997) (ISBN 0-446-67282-3)
• The Demon King (1998) (ISBN 0-446-67327-7)
• The Warrior King (1999) (ISBN 0-446-67456-7)

[edit] Shadow Warrior

• Shadow Warrior: The Wind After Time (1996) (ISBN 0-345-38735-X)
• Shadow Warrior: Hunt the Heavens (1996) (ISBN 0-345-38736-8)
• Shadow Warrior: Darkness of God (1997) (ISBN 0-345-38737-6)

[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 3-442-24965-1)
• Corsair (2001) (ISBN 3-442-24964-3)

[edit] Novels and Series Co-Authored with Allan 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)
• Fleet 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 0-689-11707-8)

[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