Books with author Alan Christopherson

*****Amazon Best Seller***********Reader's Favorite Award Winner in Epic Fantasy*****Erik Eleodum never wanted to be a hero. Fate had a different plan.Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and - most terrifyingly - himself to become the hero he was always meant to beErik is content farming for his family for the rest of his life, while his brother and cousin can't think of a worse fate. For different reasons, they leave the life they know behind. Soon, their world crashes down around them as they realize it is cruel, brutal, selfish, and violent. Now, they must not only rely on one another, but also on gypsies, thieves, mercenaries, dwarves, and a mage for their survival. In the end, Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and - most terrifyingly - himself to become the hero he was always meant to be as an ancient evil many thought only a myth resurfaces.Enter a world readers have compared to the epic fantasies of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, a world of adventure, terror, political intrigue, sorcery, and great heroic deeds. Come face to face with ogres, elves, dwarves, slavers, black mages, ruthless warriors, dragons, evil and fear. A true hero's journey of faith, friendships, and trials well worth the price of admission!

Only book 1 is pictured, but the set includes both workbooks for kindergarten. Horizons Math Kindergarten builds the foundation for the method of study that is used all the way through the Horizons Math program. Every concept follows a deliberate pattern of introduction and gradual development. Each lesson begins with a new concept or an expansion of a previously covered concept. This introduction starts a cycle of repetition and review that students will experience as they work through the lessons. Horizons Math Kindergarten lays a foundation for order and exactness. The daily practice in the student books teaches the recognition and printing of the numerals 0 to 100. Simple addition and subtraction from 0 to 10 are taught. the addition-subtraction concept is extended through 99 with the aid of counters and the number line. Counting through 100 is presented by 1's, 10's, 5's, 2's, 3's, and 4's. Principles of place value, measurement, calendar use, telling time, graphing, comparisons, and money concepts are also introduced.

Erik Eleodum is a simple man. He's content farming his family's homestead in northern Háthgolthane and raising a family, like his father, for the rest of his life. Adventure is the last thing on his mind.Erik's brother, Befel, and his cousin, Bryon, can't think of anything worse than farming for the rest of their lives. They want to be heroes. They want fame and fortune. They want to leave their families and go east to the country of Golgolithul where they are sure to find wealth and great adventure.When these three young men leave their farmstead they discover the world is not so simple or easy. Fortune is laden with treachery, fame must be earned with blood, and adventures are rarely grand. The road eastward is hard. To get there, they must ultimately sell their swords and become friends with thieves, dwarves, soldiers, and mercenaries. They battle a band of ruthless slavers, slip past assassins, and experience the deadly consequences of black magic.Will Erik be able to return to the simple life? Will he unwittingly become famous, rich, or a hero? Will he even survive?

Alexander has never been in space, zooted around in zero-G, scored a goal in Z-Crosse or fired a legionary battle rifle. He’s never thought of standing guard on the bridge of the famous U.S.S. Iowa, which everyone says is haunted. Even though his parents are Citizens, life on post war Terra isn’t easy: few of the anti-grav units work anymore, the food synthesizer broke years ago and there are no spare parts, and labor-robots were outlawed in the last wars. Alexander lives the life of a nineteenth century farmer on 23rd century Earth, doing chores from dawn to dusk with school squeezed in between—at night he gazes at the stars, looking forward to the day when his father lets him go on his interstellar freighter runs. Everything changes on Service Day, when an officer from the Fleet visits school and hands him an appointment to the Space Academy. Thrilled, Alexander puts on a space suit and leaves the farm behind, but his excitement is tempered when he discovers that he’s the key to a galaxy-wide intrigue that involved his father—his father the farmer and freighter captain, or could he be something else?For more on Alexander's adventures go to www.dragons-and-dreadnauts.com or the author's blog at www.christopherlanderson.wordpress.com

In this brilliantly illustrated book, Christopher Anderson examines the uniforms and insignia worn by the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Marines were particularly distinguished, earning a superb reputation for daring amphibious assaults, and at Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa the USMC took tremendous punishment but ultimately triumphed. A total of six divisions of Marines fought in World War II, sustaining 87,000 casualties, and this book throws light on their role. The photographs presented in this book show the Marines as they actually appeared in World War II-uniform and equipment evolved and varied according to conditions-and form a unique resource. Christopher J. Anderson is the Senior Editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and is the author of The U.S. Army Today, Patton's Third Army, Hell on Wheels, and The Fall of Fortress Europe in the G.I. Series.

It is hundreds of years after the devastating war with the 'Sects, which left human survivors on ruined worlds scattered throughout isolated sectors of space. That war has moved on leaving Old Earth lost and likely destroyed. The home planet's location is no longer known. The 'Sects have not been heard from for centuries.And now many worlds are thriving again. Former Empire worlds are being rediscovered often, as humans explore deeper into unknown sectors of space. One such world is Terra-Lund. This planet is very Earth-like, if the legends are correct. Little is known about Old Earth except for the legends and odds and ends of relics found on rediscovered planets, such as Terra-Lund.Sental, a very dry, hot world, where people live in domed cities, is the closest settled planet to Terra-Lund, making it a jump-off point for those traveling to the newly rediscovered planet.A small group of Sental teenagers are thrilled at the opportunity given them to accompany the famous archeologist, Professor Stevenson, on his investigation of the Old Earth ruins on Terra-Lund. The teens are expected to study plants and animals on the planet and put together a report for their Mid-School classes.But, there is much more going on than just a visit to study the planet. The teens soon find that those around them are not being truthful and are not at all what they seem. The students and Professor Stevenson find themselves in a life or death struggle after Graeme, one of the Sental kids, manages to unlock the secret of a lost Old Earth technology---the ability to travel instantly through four-dimensional space.

When the dragon Gern Vernyx loses his fire it sets off a crisis that could consume the Imperium itself! It's up to Alexander and McKenna, an apprentice wizard and druidic acolyte to discover the secret to the Primordial Flame and rekindle Gern's fire.However, to do so they've got to navigate the perils of Norrland, the Wuthering Woods, Lady Elianne's enchanted maze, the fortress of the deadly Rhrnue dark elves and the deadly paths of Hell itself! Their journey finally brings them to the castle Zax, where the greatest of all fire mages dwells. Will they discover the secret of the Primordial Flame before it's too late?

*****Reader's Favorite Award Winner in Epic Fantasy*****Erik Eleodum never wanted to be a hero. Fate had a different plan.Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and - most terrifyingly - himself to become the hero he was always meant to beErik is content farming for his family for the rest of his life, while his brother and cousin can't think of a worse fate. For different reasons, they leave the life they know behind. Soon, their world crashes down around them as they realize it is cruel, brutal, selfish, and violent. Now, they must not only rely on one another, but also on gypsies, thieves, mercenaries, dwarves, and a mage for their survival. In the end, Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and - most terrifyingly - himself to become the hero he was always meant to be as an ancient evil many thought only a myth resurfaces.Enter a world readers have compared to the epic fantasies of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, a world of adventure, terror, political intrigue, sorcery, and great heroic deeds. Come face to face with ogres, elves, dwarves, slavers, black mages, ruthless warriors, dragons, evil and fear. A true hero's journey of faith, friendships, and trials well worth the price of admission!