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D. J. Zangari
Dan Zangari was born in 1960 and raised in the Mojave desert as an only child. Throughout his childhood, he discovered his first love, reading. At a young age he had become an avid reader, digestin...view moreDan Zangari was born in 1960 and raised in the Mojave desert as an only child. Throughout his childhood, he discovered his first love, reading. At a young age he had become an avid reader, digesting fantasy and science fiction.
In 1978 he attended the University of Southern California and received a Bachelor's of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 1982; afterwards, Dan served as an officer in the United States Air force, during which time he earned his Master's Degree in Systems Management in 1984. Nevertheless, fantasy and science fiction held a dear spot in his heart all throughout his academic studies, from table-top games with friends, to books and formulating ideas of his own which would provide the framework of the Legends of Kalda.
During his time in the armed services, Dan met his future wife and they were married in 1984.
In 1986, his only son was born. During that year, the Zangari's moved to the East Coast and two years later relocated to Northern Utah.
After settling in Utah, Dan began to piece together his ideas and in 1991 he sat down to draft his story which had been marinating in his mind for the last decade.
For the next ten years Dan drafted his story, creating a trilogy which he called, Chronicles of Lorn; set on a large island-continent within the world of Varland.
In 2001, Dan had completed rough drafts of each of the three manuscripts and was nearly finished with his final version of his first installment. At this time he decided to show his work to a fellow co-worker who was an engineer and a published author. As observed by his peer, the story seemingly started in middle, with flashbacks tied continuously throughout. It was suggested that he go back and start from the very beginning, to the initial incident which sparked the conflict in his tale.
So, after careful consideration, Dan compressed his trilogy to two parts and compiled his flashbacks into a single book, then entitled, The Dark Necromancer, now Tales of the Amulet
For the next six years Dan worked on this new project; but due to increasing responsibilities, his writing time was cut short, until 2011 when his son began assisting him in his work.view less