Don Callander

Donald Bruce Callander (1930–2008) was an American fantasy novel author, photographer, editor and graphic artist. He authored Pyromancer, a tale of young wizard-in-training Douglas Brightglade, and fourteen other novels.

Personal

Born in Minnesota, Callander joined the U.S. Navy after high school, serving four years of active duty during the Korean War, and then 20 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1952, Callander married Mary Lee Omohundro and moved to Washington, D.C., where he began a 30-year career as a writer, photographer, editor and graphic artist with the American Automobile Association.

Following his retirement, Callander settled with his second wife, Margaret, in Orange City, Florida, where he died on Friday, July 25, 2008.

Books (All books published/reissued by Mundania Press 2013/2014) Teddybear, Teddybear (2014) Star Warrior (2014) The Last Cruise of the USS Pocahontas (2014)

Mancer series Pyromancer (1992) Aquamancer (1993) Geomancer (1994) Aeromancer (1997) Marbleheart (1998) The Reluctant Knight (2014)

Dragon Companion series Dragon Companion (1994) Dragon Rescue (1995) Dragon Tempest (1998) Dragon Winter (2014)

Warlock series Warlock's Bar & Grille (2000) Warlock's All & Sundry (2014)