Author Biography
Christopher Patterson lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife Kellie and their two children. He is a high school teacher, head high school wrestling coach, and high school football coach. He fostered a love of the arts at an early age when he started playing the guitar at the age of seven. Christopher also had a healthy love of fantasy and science fiction as his parents, grandparents, and uncle would read him the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, the Chronicles of Narnia, and The Wizard of Earthsea. He started writing his own fantasy adventures on his grandma's typewriter. Each one she would title, The Next Great American Novel and he finds himself extremely lucky that his family encouraged his creativity. It was in college, studying Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Arizona, that Christopher starting taking writing seriously and exploring a career as an author. He is also active at Desert Hope, the church that he and his family attends, in the youth ministries and the music ministries. He is also sincere about fitness and health and has been a competitive power lifter since high school. A Chance Beginning: Book One of the Shadow's Fire Trilogy is Christopher's first novel.
