A rare DC native, Christopher Chambers was born at Old Freedman's Hospital at Howard University in the Nation's Capital, and was raised at 1607 D Street NE when RFK Stadium was still just a vacant lot. He moved to Brooklyn NY and finally Baltimore, Maryland. He attended public schools in Baltimore City and County before attending the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD.
In 2001 Mr. Chambers left the world of law practice forever to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a writer. He's published the FBI Agent Angela Bivens' series of mystery novels through Random House. The third novel in the series (unfinished) was sold to Lifetime TV. He's the author of two short story collections, Shades of Black, and Intimacy, and has numerous short fiction works published in magazines such as Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen and Thug Lit. 2009 will see the release of historical novel about slavery and the War of 1812/Burning of Washington, DC, Yella Patsy's Boys, and his re-interpretative novel on the iconic figures Amos 'n Andy. With co-editors Walter Mosley and Gary Phillips, he will publish a graphic/comic book short fiction collection called The Darker Mask. A another graphic novel, based on African American mob-buster Eunice Hunton Carter, Gangsterland, is planned. He is presenter at the Hurston-Wright Awards at the National Press Club in November, 2007.
Mr. Chambers resides in Silver Spring, MD with his wife
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Patsy's Boys(A work in progress) In January of 09 Chambers offers his historical novel Yella Patsy's Boys (Algonquin). In 2007 a black British girl uses DNA to locate her slave ancestors--not in the Caribbean where she'd thought, but in Maryland, 1814. She learns the story of two brothers, one passing for white, one a runaway slave, who must face each other through the smoke and ruin of the War of 1812. |
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Darker Mask Click to order via Amazon by Gary Phillips (Author), Christopher Chambers (Author) Hardcover: 368 pages Expanding on the concept behind Byron Preiss's Weird Heroes from the 1970s, George R. R. Martin's Wild Card series, and Michael Chabon's McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, The Darker Mask is a collection of original prose stories recalling the derring-do of the beings we call Superheroes and the worlds they fight to save. But unique to The Darker Mask stories is that these plots and characters color a literary universe outside of what has been predominantly white, idiosyncratic, and male in previous homages to pulp. This is the stuff of urban legends, new mythos, and extraordinary folks who might live in a soon-to-be-gentrified ghetto, the dreary rust-belt of the city, or in another dimension. The Darker Mask offers an eclectic mix of popular fiction writers exploring worlds gritty, visceral, and fantastic. Including stories by: Walter Mosley, L. A. Banks, Naomi Hirahara, Lorenzo Cacaterra, Tananarive Due and Stephen Barnes, Mike Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Ann Nocenti, Jerry Rodriguez, Reed Farrell Coleman, Doselle Young, Mat Johnson, Peter Spiegelman, Alexandra Sokoloff, Christopher Chambers, Gary Phillips, Victor LaValle, and Wayne Wilson. |
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Prayer for Deliverance: An Angela Bivens ThrillerClick to order via Amazon ISBN:
0609608509 Never try to outrun your past . . . |
 Sympathy For The DevilClick to order via AmazonFormat: Hardcover, 320pp. ISBN: 0609608495 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group Pub. Date: September 2001 Edition Desc: 1 ED Be careful what you wish for . . . |
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by Tananarive Due (Collaborator), Christopher Chambers (Collaborator), Brandon Massey (Editor) Paperback: 304 pages Beyond Your Darkest Dreams... |
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from the Other Side: Dark Dreams II Click to order via Amazon Contributors include Eric Jerome Dickey, Tananarive Due, L.A. Banks, Christopher Chambers, Brandon Massey (Editor) ISBN: 0758212321 BEYOND THE SHADOWS...they linger, showing themselves only to those brave enough to perceive them...willing to see beyond human existence and into the heart of darkness. Feel the racing pulse in the primal desire of werewolves. Embrace the aura of two gifted women as they unleash power beyond imagining. Savor the aroma of otherworldly flora planted in a unique patch of earth. THEY WALK THE NIGHT...prepared to face terrors humans were never
meant to confront. Chant with an African mystic as he protects his people from
an entity of unbridled malice. Ride the dusty trails of the Old West in pursuit
of monstrous legends. Sail on a ship of damned souls as it languishes in the
depths of forbidden waters. From the untamed wilderness of ancient times to the
concrete jungles of today, these seventeen excursions into nightmares will keep
you awake long past the midnight hour--and praying for daylight...
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| Related Links Nat Turner's Revenge Doesn't the title speak for itself? This is the blog of writer Christopher Chambers. We talk about culture. We talk about politics. We grind our molars over crazy black folks. We rail against insouciant white folks. Or any folks. Oh, we discuss my books, too. Enjoy... Official Website
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in the Night: Dark Dreams III