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Christopher Sterling Larsen was born February 2nd, 1966. Yes, that's Ground Hogs Day - he is forever immortalized
with the furry creature. No, he doesn't typically look for a shadow on his birthday, unless he's looking for some
shade. He has lived in Minnesota his entire life, so he is not too clear on the difference between hot & cold
- everything is just cold and colder! He has been married to his lovely and patient wife Nancy for nearly 15 years,
and has two amazing boys - Zachary and Alexander.
From the author...
Thanks again for visiting my website. I'm very excited to have it up and running - and to have my writing career
doing the same! I've been writing on and off most of my life - anything from short stories, to lab papers, to business
reports, to technical books, to novels (my favorite!). I remember my first story that I wrote back in 1976 when
I was ten years old. I had just finished reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, and from that day forward I knew what
I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I would become a wizard named Gandalf! Well, not really, but I was
intrigued by the story, and the ability it had to let my mind soar with ideas and imagination. What if I could
write stories like that? I immediately began work on my epic novel title, 'Banderville'. Yes, it's similar
to The Magic Krystal and the Secret of Banderville. I'm glad that thirty years later the town of Banderville is
finally revealed...
My first real attempt at writing came shortly after college, where I submitted a science fiction short story titled, 'Hovering
Forward'. It recieved positive reviews, yet my writing profession took a backseat while I continued my main desire as
husband and father. I also spent time writing several technical books and articles for work. Several years
and several technical books later I have finally come around to getting this Banderville book published. It has
morphed into a whole series in fact.
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Graduation from First Year Magician School
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Magicus Regimen!
Ok, perhaps it's not Ben and Jon at Magic School, but it is my two boys
Alex and Zach at Piano School after their recital. Well done boys!
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Sophi The Wonder Dog
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Woof! Woof!
This was taken shortly after she transformed back into her usual self. She looks a little perturbed with not having
hands anymore. Or perhaps it has something to do with having to eat dogfood once again.
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Krystal Keeper Sterling
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Magician Trainer
Ok, it's me, the author. This was taken after a hard days work training 4th Year Apprentice Magicians. Or
was it 4th Grade Soccer Coaching? Chess Coordinating? Dragon Taming? Oh how the magic and mundane mix together
in my world.
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Publications:
Crust and Spray: Gross Body Series (MG Nonfiction, Millbrook Press, Fall 2009)
Ghostly Tales of Southeastern Minnesota (YA, Schiffer Fall 2008)
Pirate Book (MG, Short
Story, Stories for Children, April 2008)
Punxsatawney ’s Shadow (MG Nonfiction, Stories for Children, February 2008)
Adam of Argotha (YA,
Short Story, Tyrannosaurus Press Anthology Spring 2008)
The Brief Reign of King Johnny (YA, Short Story, Fiction Flyer, November 2007)
Summer Snowcloud (MG,
Short Story, Fandangle, August 2007)
Gates of Nevermore (MG,
Short Story, Scholastic SE, June 2007)
Penguins of Choice, The Chronicles of Marvin Archibald Trekker: Boy Magician (MG, Novel,
Self-Published, August 2006)
The Magic Krystal and the Secret of Banderville (YA, Novel, Self-Published, May 2006)
Maximum Performance with WebSphere Application Server v5.1 iSeries (International ITSO 2005)
Implementing PeopleSoft on AS/400 (International ITSO 1999)
AS/400 Lotus Domino Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning (International ITSO 1998)
Awards:
Abilene Writers Guild contest, Third Place, 2007, Middle Readers Category, Penguins of Choice,
The Chronicles of Marvin Archibald Trekker: Boy Magician
Tyrannosaurus Press contest, Runner Up, 2007, YA Short Story, Adam of Argotha
Scholastic SE contest, First Place, 2007, MG Short Story, Gates of Nevermore The
Write Helper, Notable Entry, 2007, Short Story, The Ringing of a Bell
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