🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Chris Bunch
Chris Bunch was a reputed American writer of fantasy and science fiction stories and a television writer. He is known to have written and co-written more than 30 books in his career. Some of the widely successful book series written by him include the Sten series, Shannon Trilogy series, Anteros series, Shadow Warrior series, Star Risk series, Last Legion series, Seer King series, Werewolf series, and the Dragonmaster series. Many of these series are written in collaboration with author Allan Cole. Additionally, Bunch had written a few single novels, an omnibus collection, and several plays. Author Bunch was born as Christopher R. Bunch on December 22, 1943, in Fresno, California.
All Book Series by Chris Bunch
The Warrior Returns
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1996 Anthology · Allan Cole
The Gangster Conspiracy
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2007 Anthology · Steve Perry
The Alex Kilgour Jokebook
Book 10 of 18 · published 2011 Anthology · Allan Cole
Empire Day: 2012: A Sten Celebration
Book 13 of 18 · published 2012 Anthology · Allan Cole
Empire Day: 2013: A Sten Celebration
Book 15 of 18 · published 2013 Anthology · Allan Cole
Sten and the Star Wanderers
Book 16 of 18 · published 2013 Anthology · Allan Cole
Sten and the Pirate Queen
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2019 Anthology · Allan Cole
To Dream Of Wolves - Part 2
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2011
Freedom Bird
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2009 Co-authored · Allan Cole
The Further Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2012
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Chris Bunch?
Chris Bunch was a reputed American writer of fantasy and science fiction stories and a television writer. He is known to have written and co-written more than 30 books in his career. Some of the widely successful book series written by him include the Sten series, Shannon Trilogy series, Anteros series, Shadow Warrior series, Star Risk series, Last Legion series, Seer King series, Werewolf series, and the Dragonmaster series.
Which Chris Bunch series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Sten series, the earliest of Chris Bunch's multi-book series: it opens with Sten (1982) and runs to 18 books across 1982–2019, ending with Sten and the Pirate Queen (2019). Chris Bunch's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Chris Bunch written?
Chris Bunch has 62 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2019. 54 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Sten series with 18 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Chris Bunch's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Chris Bunch's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sten (1982–2019, 18 books), The Shannons (1987–2009, 3 books) and Anteros (1993–1996, 4 books), plus 6 more.
How are Chris Bunch's books organised into series?
This guide splits Chris Bunch's 62 books into 9 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sten (18 books, 1982–2019); Werewolf (11 books, 2011); Star Risk (5 books, 2002–2007); Anteros (4 books, 1993–1996); The Last Legion (4 books, 1999–2001), plus 4 further series.