Curtis C. Chen
2 SeriesCurtis C. Chen is a Taiwanese-American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Kangaroo series. Previously a Silicon Valley software engineer, his short stories have been featured in Playboy Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, and other notable publications. Chen is a graduate of the Clarion West and Viable Paradise writers’ workshops and resides near Portland, Oregon.
In "Waypoint Kangaroo," the first novel by Curtis C. Chen, spy Kangaroo possesses a unique ability: access to a pocket, a portal to an infinite parallel universe. After a mission failure, he is sent on a mandatory vacation—an interplanetary cruise to Mars. When two passengers are found dead, Kangaroo must navigate a ship filled with spies and uncover a massive conspiracy threatening the Solar System. As tensions between Earth and Mars, post-Martian Independence War, remain fragile, Kangaroo races to prevent a disaster that could reignite interplanetary conflict. With millions of lives at stake, his vacation turns into a high-stakes mission to maintain peace.
