Medieval Adventure Storyteller
my story
D.L. (Douglas Linden) Nelson is a journeyman CNC machinist and programmer with a dream of one day becoming a published author. A father to three children and stepfather to three more, he honed his storytelling skills when his children were young by making up bedtime stories for them several times each week. Family vacation camping trips provided fodder for additional stories in which he and the children were characters.
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Currently absorbed in his debut work, The Princess and the Knights — Volume One of The Campfire Chronicles, he finds that his day job as a skilled CNC machinist provides the imagination and attention to detail that writing demands.
Discover the Journey
​​​A story fifteen years in the making, Campfire Chronicles had its beginning as a bedtime story on a camping trip for the author’s children. Over the years the story grew even as the children grew and matured and very quickly developed a life all its own. Gathered around a roaring campfire and with the surrounding dark forest beckoning the family to a deeper immersion in the story, the characters based on them embarked on an adventure in an ancient medieval realm. The journey is fraught with danger and strife, but also genuine friendship, loyalty and love.
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In the year 1190, a remote Kingdom in Northumbria is preparing to send its King and a bevy of knights and soldiers to aid Richard the Lionheart in what we now know as the Third Crusade. Another scheming leader in a nearby land hatches a plan to kidnap the king’s daughter while he is away to garner ransom money and the favor of Richard and a place on his High Court.
The princess is captured but the wayward leader’s plans run amuck as two sojourners bereft of any lord or allegiance learn of the capture and intervene. Rescue and friendship, revenge and loyalty, a father's love for his daughter, and a kingdom fighting to preserve and continue the legacy of King Arthur awaits the reader. And the ancient noble creature that assisted his realm is introduced, discovered unexpectedly by the princess and her companions. The friendship thus forged hearkens to new adventures.
Discover What Critics Say
Dive into an immersive experience of valor and treachery. Lose yourself in a world crafted with finesse and artistry. Let the tales enthrall you and leave an indelible mark on your heart.
JAKE RANDELL,
San Francisco Times
