Books with author M. Christopherson

Flight to Freedom, the first of the Voyagers series, tells how fate conspires to bring the three main characters together, a young girl, the Princess Keti, a young boy, Hal, an orphan and a thief and Shakata, a giant warrior with superlative fighting skills and how in adversity their indestructible friendship is forged.In Othanya, Keti discovers that her ruthless stepmother, who had seized power as Regent, on the death of Keti’s father the King, plans to have her killed. She manages to free Shakata from the dungeon in which he had be imprisoned for daring to come to her defense. Together they escape from the palace only to be accidentally transported to far off Mazuma where they are taken captive.In distant Norhelia, Hal stows away on a merchant ship to avoid the hangman’s noose. He is one of the few who survives when the ship is wrecked on the rocks off the coast of Mazuma but is captured soon after he reaches the shore.It is in the city’s slave market that Keti and Shakata first encounter Hal. The three are sold into slavery. Keti becomes a house slave. Shakata and Hal are bought by the disreputable owner of a school of professional athletes and gladiators.In an atmosphere poisoned by political plotting and palace intrigue, the three inadvertently become the focus of a growing opposition to the self indulgent Emperor Grosso and his corrupt rule.Massive wagers are placed on the outcome of the increasingly spectacular life or death contests in which Shakata and Hal are forced to compete and they and Keti join forces to win each battle to gain their freedom.

When Jimmy and Claire are invited to spend the summer with their cousin and uncle, they don’t know what to expect. Their family has always depicted the wealthy Uncle Roger as eccentric and reclusive. Neither sibling has ever met Roger’s stepdaughter, Natasha. Why would he want two teenagers visiting him? The mystery deepens when the two learn more about Roger’s mysterious mansion, Ghost Deer Manor. According to Antonio and Maria, the teenage children of Roger’s cook, there are many strange aspects of the house. Whole sections of the house are off limits to all but their eccentric uncle, a secretive team of Russian genetics researchers, and a menacing Jesuit priest. Enormous quantities of food arrive at the manor and then disappear without any clue as to who is eating it. Claire, who has a wild imagination, is convinced that something very sinister is going on in the hidden parts of the mansion. When Jimmy, Claire, Antonio, and Maria meet two local teens, Marvin and Amelie, the six form the White Antler Club to get to the bottom of the manor’s secrets. The six club members aren’t automatic friends, and it takes time for them to learn to trust each other. A romantic rivalry between Claire and Natasha over Antonio also complicates things. They must work together to solve a number of puzzles that Uncle Roger gives them. They must also find the courage to conduct the eavesdropping, trespassing, and even grave digging needed to unlock the manor’s mysteries. Will the six teenagers be able to overcome these challenges and solve the house’s riddles?