Portal of a Thousand Worlds

Dave Duncan, born in Scotland in 1933, is a Canadian citizen. He received his diploma from Dundee High School and got his college education at the University of Saint Andrews. Duncan moved to Canada in 1955, where he still lives with his wife. He has three grown children and four grandchildren. He spent thirty years as a petroleum geologist and is the author of dozens of fantasy and science fiction novels, among them?A Rose-Red City,?Magic Casement, and?The Reaver Road, as well as a highly praised historical novel,?Daughter of Troy, which he published under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin. Under the name Ken Hood, Duncan is the author of the Longdirk series,?which includes Demon Sword,?Demon Knight, and?Demon Rider.

In the fall of 2007, Duncan’s 2006 novel,?Children of Chaos, was nominated for both the Prix Aurora Award and the Endeavour Award. In May 2013, Duncan, a 1989 founding member of SF Canada, was elected a lifetime member of the organization by his fellow writers, editors, and academics. His website is www.daveduncan.com.