Curtis C. Chen
Curtis writes mostly science fiction and fantasy. MOSTLY.
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Once a Silicon Valley software engineer, CURTIS C. CHEN (陳致宇) now writes speculative fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO (a 2017 Locus Awards Finalist and Endeavour Award Finalist) is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, KANGAROO TOO, lands our hero on the Moon to confront long-buried secrets. Curtis' short stories have appeared in Playboy Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, MISSION: TOMORROW, and OREGON READS ALOUD. He is a graduate of the Clarion West and Viable Paradise writers' workshops. You can find Curtis at Puzzled Pint on the second Tuesday of most every month. And yes, there is a puzzle hidden in each of the KANGAROO book covers! Finding the rabbit holes is left as an exercise for the reader.
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Have Spacesuit, Will Travel
Published Aug 1, 2019 · 796 words (3 minutes) · 2 views
Humor Science Fiction orbital shenanigans gratuitous oregon references
You can't copyright a title so back off, Heinlein estate!
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By the Light of the Moon
Updated Jul 18, 2019 · 53,813 words (196 minutes) · 1 like · 28 views
Fantasy Science Fiction Historical alternate history apollo 8 not werewolves
What if the Moon were magic? What if simply looking at the full Moon would transform one out of every ten people into a mindless animal? What if, in the year 1968, NASA decided to send three astronauts to orbit the Moon anyway?
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Laddie Come Home
Published Jul 9, 2019 · 5,924 words (22 minutes) · 1 view
Science Fiction artificial intelligence indonesia girls who code
AI is a girl's best friend?
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Making Waves
Published Jun 11, 2019 · 6,318 words (23 minutes)
Fantasy Horror Historical magic WWII submarine
An alternate WWII where magic and monsters exist, but you can still fight with submarines... mostly...
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Don't Fence Me In
Published May 7, 2019 · 3,517 words (13 minutes) · 1 like · 3 views
Fantasy Historical weird western magic bullet unrequited love
You can run. You can hide. But you can't escape forever.
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At Long Last, Love
Published Apr 12, 2019 · 1,447 words (6 minutes) · 1 like · 190 views
Literary Fiction Romance television the universe and everything
When was the last time you were truly happy?
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Go, Space Racer!
Published Feb 8, 2019 · 5,942 words (22 minutes) · 6 likes · 410 views
Unscripted! Raw! Rocketship rivalry! Reality TV takes to the cosmos
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Somebody's Daughter
Published Jan 15, 2019 · 13,367 words (49 minutes) · 4 likes · 547 views
Detective Jake Lanosky is rarely moved these days—not since the death of his wife—but when a cloned girl at death’s doorstep turns up and insists she’s his daughter, he’s thrown into the investigation of a lifetime. Author Curtis C. Chen writes speculative fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO was a finalist for both the Locus and Endeavour awards, and its sequel KANGAROO TOO is now available from Macmillan.
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