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Chris Pourteau
Chris Pourteau is the bestselling author of the sci-fi thriller novels of the SynCorp Saga (co-authored with David Bruns), the post-apocalyptic Serenity Strain novels, and the military sci-fi collection Tales of B-Company. His first novel, Shadows Burned In, earned the 2015 eLit Book Awards Gold Medal for Literary Fiction. The Lazarus Protocol, the first novel in the SynCorp Saga, placed in the Top Ten in Read Freely's 2018 50 Best Indie Book of the Year contest; it was the highest-rated Sci-Fi novel in the contest.
He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded.
His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum. Chris Pourteau is the bestselling author of the sci-fi thriller novels of the SynCorp Saga (co-authored with David Bruns), the post-apocalyptic Serenity Strain novels, and the military sci-fi collection Tales of B-Company. His first novel, Shadows Burned In, earned the 2015 eLit Book Awards Gold Medal for Literary Fiction. The Lazarus Protocol, the first novel in the SynCorp Saga, placed in the Top Ten in Read Freely's 2018 50 Best Indie Book of the Year contest; it was the highest-rated Sci-Fi novel in the contest.
He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded. His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum.
When he’s not writing, editing, or working the dayjob, Chris loves exercising regularly, watching shows like Star Trek and Stranger Things, and reading his favorite authors. Those include Bernard Cornwell, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Edgar Allan Poe, and Max Collins. He lives in Texas with his wife, son, and two dogs. (He’s a HUGE dog person, by the way.)
He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded.
His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum. Chris Pourteau is the bestselling author of the sci-fi thriller novels of the SynCorp Saga (co-authored with David Bruns), the post-apocalyptic Serenity Strain novels, and the military sci-fi collection Tales of B-Company. His first novel, Shadows Burned In, earned the 2015 eLit Book Awards Gold Medal for Literary Fiction. The Lazarus Protocol, the first novel in the SynCorp Saga, placed in the Top Ten in Read Freely's 2018 50 Best Indie Book of the Year contest; it was the highest-rated Sci-Fi novel in the contest.
He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded. His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum.
When he’s not writing, editing, or working the dayjob, Chris loves exercising regularly, watching shows like Star Trek and Stranger Things, and reading his favorite authors. Those include Bernard Cornwell, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Edgar Allan Poe, and Max Collins. He lives in Texas with his wife, son, and two dogs. (He’s a HUGE dog person, by the way.)
Genres: Science Fiction
Series
SynCorp Saga (with David Bruns)
1. The Lazarus Protocol (2018)
2. Cassandra's War (2018)
3. Hostile Takeover (2018)
1. The Lazarus Protocol (2018)
2. Cassandra's War (2018)
3. Hostile Takeover (2018)
SynCorp Saga: Empire Earth
0. The Erkennen Job (2019)
1. Valhalla Station (2019) (with David Bruns)
2. Masada's Gate (2019) (with David Bruns)
3. Serpent's Fury (2019) (with David Bruns)
0. The Erkennen Job (2019)
1. Valhalla Station (2019) (with David Bruns)
2. Masada's Gate (2019) (with David Bruns)
3. Serpent's Fury (2019) (with David Bruns)
Novels
Collections
It's A Bird! It's A Plane! (2017) (with Steve Beaulieu, Jeffrey Beesler, Rhett C Bruno, C C Ekeke, Patricia Gilliam, Aaron Hall, Josh Hayes, Andy Peloquin, Alexia Purdy, Josi Russell, Kevin G Summers and Christopher J Valin)
Ha!Ha!Ha! (2017) (with Steve Beaulieu, Michael Etzell, Susan Faw, M K Gibson, Ed Gosney, Aaron Hall, A J McWain, Morgon Newquist, Christopher J Valin, Jessica West and Greg Wilkey)
Ha!Ha!Ha! (2017) (with Steve Beaulieu, Michael Etzell, Susan Faw, M K Gibson, Ed Gosney, Aaron Hall, A J McWain, Morgon Newquist, Christopher J Valin, Jessica West and Greg Wilkey)
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Tales from Pennsylvania (2014) (with David Gatewood)
Tails of the Apocalypse (2015)
Bridge Across the Stars (2018) (with Rhett C Bruno)
Tails of the Apocalypse (2015)
Bridge Across the Stars (2018) (with Rhett C Bruno)
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