Donald Bruce Callander 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

Minnesota

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, Callander joined the U.S. Navy after high school, serving four years of active duty during the Korean War

Korean War

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, and then 20 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1952, Callander married Mary Lee Omohundro and moved to Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, where he began a 30-year career as a writer, photographer, editor and graphic artist with the American Automobile Association

American Automobile Association

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Following his retirement, Callander settled with his second wife, Margaret, in Orange City

Orange City, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, where he died on Friday, July 25, 2008.

Books

• Teddybear, Teddybear (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• Star Warrior (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• The Last Cruise of the USS Pocahontas (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)

'Mancer series

• Pyromancer (1992), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• Aquamancer (1993), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• Geomancer (1994), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• Aeromancer (1997), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• Marbleheart (1998), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• The Reluctant Knight (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)

Dragon series

• Dragon Companion (1994), Mundania Press 2008)
• Dragon Rescue (1995), Mundania Press 2008)
• Dragon Tempest (1998), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• Dragon Winter (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)

Warlock series

• Warlock's Bar & Grille (2000), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)
• Warlock's All & Sundry (forthcoming Mundania Press 2011)

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