Michael N. DeMers

Michael DeMers grew up in East Grand Forks, Minnesota during the 1950s and 60s. Beginning work at ten, his free time was spent playing sports and going to fantasy movies with neighbors. Surrounded by books at home, he spent hours immersed in the writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, Fritz Lieber, and Michael Moorcock. At that time, he developed the character of Vandar. Later a student of judo and archery, he also became a geography professor, traveling in the US and abroad. On retirement he has let Vandar’s life unfold on the pages you hold.