David Rice has been published in Queen’s Quarterly and Riveredge Magazines. His poetry has been recognized by the Dorothy Shoemaker Award. A collection of his poetry, Blood Butterflies, was published in 2012. Starwatcher, the first novel of the Half-Elven series, was published in 2016. Book Two: Sparkweaver continues the Half-Elven series which will conclude with Dawncaller in 2018. David resides in South-Western Ontario with his wife, two cats, and a very enthusiastic Bernese Mountain Dog. He has greatly enjoyed a career teaching high school English and history, as well as many years working with Air Cadets. Sparkweaver is Rice’s second published novel. Half-Elven concludes with Dawncaller in the later days of 2018.