D.C. Rhind

David C. Rhind is a Canadian fantasy writer. His work falls into the areas of fantasy, adventure, and (in the case of his Samurai series), mystery involving vampires.
Overview
D.C. Rhind has written seven novels, beginning with his Calebra series, set in a fantasy world where a crystalline element, landia, can give mortals wizard’s powers. The warriors are martial arts experts wielding samurai swords, while the wizards have their magic firmly rooted in scientific principles. Sorcerers, wizards who use their powers to summon and control spirits and demons from other dimensions, are regarded as evil.
After writing five novels in this series, David turned his attention to a new series involving Michael Cameron, a former science teacher and martial arts instructor who has been approached by a former colleague of this father’s to help kill vampires. In this series, vampires have been coexisting with humans as normal, functional members of society (who can only work the night shift). Those who prey on humans are considered as being serial killers. Michael’s mentor is a two hundred-year-old vampire who has worked with Scotland Yard, MI6, and now consults with Interpol. Michael himself ends up working as a special agent for Canada’s spy agency, CSIS, code-named Samurai.
Biography
D.C. Rhind was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, in August 1956. He graduated with honours from Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth, obtained a Bachelor of Science majoring in Biology from Acadia University in 1977 and a Bachelor of Education form Dalhousie University in 1978.
He began studying the martial arts at the age of 15, competing in kumite (full-contact tournaments at a time when the use of protective gear was rare. By the age of 21, he was an instructor of Wing Chun and Bak Sil Lum kung fu, a third-degree black belt in Shotokan karate, and a junior master of a style of kenjutsu called katana-jutsu.
While teaching biology in Bermuda, he also taught a style of kung fu called Chi Jen Do, adapted from aspects of Wing Chun, Bak Sil Lum, and Shotokan. He also taught a style of swordsmanship that adapted kung fu techniques into its movements.
He has done considerable ocean sailing, lived in Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the United States, but now resides with his wife, Carol, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Bibliography
The Calebra Series
The Warlord’s Blade (2005, ISBN 0-9739267-1-6)
The Wizard’s Quest (2001, ISBN 978-0595159048)
The Samurai Series
Once a Samurai... (2009, ISBN 978-1-4327-3891-4)
...Always a Samurai (late 2009, early 2010)

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