Adam Chouinard

ALLi Author Member

Location: United States of America (the)

Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Literary Fiction, Philosophy, General Fiction, Nature/Science

Adam James Chouinard is a person, teacher, scientist, musician, author, and independent publisher based in Eugene, Oregon. Adam earned a B.S. in Marine & Freshwater Biology and M.S. in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a Ph.D. in Zoology from Oregon State University. He currently teaches biology, animal behavior, evolution, and more at his alma mater. In his parallel life, Adam founded Proavia Press as an outlet for exploring Big Questions through the synthesis of Scientific Inquiry and Artistic Expression.

Adam Chouinard's books

Embrace Inverse Vibrations

A man with no name, memories, or emotions awakens on the shore of a bay, far to the north of Limbus. His purpose is much the same as our own, should we dare undertake it: to make sense of this often-senseless world. When serendipity frees him from the cycles of banality, it sends him hurtling down an unknown path into darkness, and the man has little choice but to start making choices. He meets people and creatures, both strange and yet entirely familiar; and they steer him to actions, both for good and for ill. The wise words of another guide him on, and when he learns of the author, it proves to be the most surprising insight of them all.

"A man sets out on a journey through a surreal landscape in search of a sense of purpose in Chouinard's debut novel...Chouinard's prose is consistently stimulating and poses deep philosophical questions...the novel's denouement will take many by surprise. An imaginative, thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be truly alive." - Kirkus Reviews

"A man with no past and no future goes on a fantastical journey of self-discovery in Adam James Chouinard's science fiction novel, Embrace Inverse Vibrations...a good choice for anyone who wants their science fiction to make them think. Embrace Inverse Vibrations is a science fiction odyssey about how all life is connected, and about the consequences of forgetting that fact." - Foreword Clarion Reviews

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The Human Dispersal Project

"Pleasantly complex and filled with heart, Adam James Chouinard's THE HUMAN DISPERSAL PROJECT melds exuberant sci-fi storytelling with a compelling existential mystery." – IndieReader

"An inventive, thoughtful space adventure about the nature of purpose and community." – Kirkus Reviews

A crew of ten children are aboard an interstellar vessel named Concordis, on the eve of their tenth birthday. Their sole parental figure is an advanced technological intelligence, the Automated Biological Replication Assistance Machine (ABRAM), integrated with every system of the ship. And on this momentous birthday, ABRAM has something big in store: a Rite of Passage that will come to change the crew’s view of their entire existence.

They are no mere children, they are told, but the first generation of cadets in the Human Dispersal Project, sent forth from Earth as frozen zygotes two thousand years before, to colonize a potentially habitable exoplanet named ESUP-9. As the crew learns more about their origin, as well as their uncertain fate, it sends them spiraling out of control. Soon, the integrity of their social system and the vessel itself are confronted with a set of existential threats.

Only by banding together do they stand a chance of defying the impossible odds stacked against them. But banding together is often the hardest thing to do.

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An integrative exploration of the human condition in which evolution, technology, folklore, and philosophy come crashing at full speed into a modern myth that ponders how we could ever survive as humans in the past, present, and future alike. Follow Pee-pop, Potch, and the rest of the crew as they learn who they are, where they came from, and where they are going in this ocean of chaos.

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