Author DS Conrad was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1949. After retirement, he turned to writing and published his first novel, The Last Heretic.

David's career as a Coast Guard officer took him too all reaches of the country, serving on both coasts, the Great Lakes, Labrador and Inuvik. David and his wife now live near the town of Sidney on Vancouver Island.

The Last Heretic is based on the true story of the life and horrific ordeals of Anna Maria, the last person in the village of Kleinheubach, Germany to be burned at the stake for heresy. Caught in the struggle between the Holy Roman Church and the forces of the Reformation, Anna Maria's life and death changed the lives of thousands around her.

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Review

.....In The Last Heretic, author DS Conrad brings the turbulance of 16th century Europe deftly to life.

.....A riveting medieval tale that is all the more chilling for being true.

.....DS Conrad reveals a fine talent.

.....Intriguing historical narrative.

- New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Tanner Marsh -

 

Beside the deep waters of the Tocantins River in the Amazon jungle, a small tribe has lived for thousands of years. Protected by a guardian spirit, they lived mostly in peace until a cataclysm destroyed the entire tribe, save one small child. Now, the guardian had a single life to protect and the fate of all human kind would rest on the survival of a child named Minkayen, the last of the Onu tribe.
Caught in that same cataclysm, Captain Francis Manning and his crew of the schooner Tessa nearly perish. As the ship’s survivors reach the devastated Brazilian shoreline, they find a small boy, barely alive.
On his return with the boy to his home in Salem, Massachusetts, the captain has no idea that, along with child, he is bringing with them a powerful spirit which is much older than mankind. The spirit’s sole purpose is to protect the life of the child, at all costs.

Soon to be released

A novel covering the Boutiliers Murders Trial of 1791.

Work in progress.

David's writing has been heavily influenced by his other passion, genealogy. For his look into Nova Scotian genealogy, visit his Downhome website.

David's other hobby is wood turning. Visit his Penarium site

Member of the Victori'a Writers' Society

www.victoriawriters.org

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