Books published by publisher Christopher David Petersen

UPDATE: Curse of Atlantis has gone through a complete professional edit on 09/27/2014. This was to address reader's concerns. There are 6 books in the Atlantis series: Hidden Courage; Tomb of Atlantis; Curse of Atlantis; Tomb of Zeus; Weapon of Atlantis; and Atlantis: The Sacred Orb. Please see recommended order of reading below.Hidden Courage: is the back story of the main character in the Atlantis series (Interesting, but not essential)Tomb of Atlantis: is book 1Curse of Atlantis: is book 2Tomb of Zeus: is book 3Weapons of Atlantis: is book 4Atlantis: The Sacred Orb: is book 5 Curse of Atlantis:In Tomb of Atlantis, Jack Roberts, an adventurer, discovered an artifact that may have belonged to a pyramid contained within the lost city of Atlantis. In Curse of Atlantis, the search for the pyramids continues. Jack and his archaeologist friends, Serena and Javier Arista, plan to take the artifact to Greece in order to find its connection to the lost pyramids of Atlantis. However, prior to leaving on the trip, Serena and the artifact are taken hostage by unscrupulous thieves who only want the riches contained within the pyramids. For Jack and Javier, it is a race against time to discover where the pyramid is, that contains the key to the lost civilization in order to save Serena and the ancient secrets of Atlantis.79,000 wordsFor those interested in updates on book releases, please sign up for my news letter: http://ow.ly/gqFbo

You’ve heard of haunted houses … but what about haunted computers? What do you do when there’s literally a ghost in the machine? When the past collides with the present and something sinister's come along for the ride?Cal Stubbs has big problems. It’s not just that he’s struggling to get used to his stepdad Rob, who’s weirdly obsessed with stone-age computers (what the heck’s a ZX Spectrum anyway?), while his real dad’s gone to ground. It’s not even that his geeky best friend has more luck with girls than he does. No. It’s definitely more the creepy nightmares and the freaky messages coming through on the laptop from some sick psycho troll.Meanwhile, back in 1984, the teenage Rob has a dark secret. He’s done something terrible … and a kid who died but won’t stay quiet is hell-bent on making him pay. And, mad though it sounds, the price might be his future stepson.As Cal gets more disturbing messages and Rob struggles to remember exactly what happened in 1984, they soon realise that a malevolent shadow is breaking through into the present, intent on wreaking havoc. How do you fight a ghost that can program a computer? They’d better figure out how and quickly, before time runs out …

“This castle is haunted. It really is. There are ghosts in the walls and towers, the passages and the dark rooms, the secret places away from the warmth and sunshine, where it’s cold and clammy and ... lonely.”When eleven-year-old Ellie Black runs into Pentrillis Castle, she’s trying to escape her depressing life. Her parents have split up, Dad is Mr Angry, and her new step-brother is obnoxious beyond belief. And at first, it’s much better inside the castle. The sun shines (even when it’s still raining outside), there’s fabulous chocolate cake, and Ellie meets a friendly story-teller and two cool new friends. (There’s also a scary bit in the chapel, but she was probably just imagining things, right?)But the story-teller has a dark and unsettling tale to tell, of tragedy and a menacing ghost in the shadows. And there’s some very odd things about those new friends. And where did that awful scream come from?And the worst part is when Ellie realises she’s not so much a guest as a prisoner – and there’s nowhere to hide from the ghost of Pentrillis Castle …