Born in Minnesota, Callander joined the U.S. Navy after high school, serving four years of active duty during the Korean War, and then 20 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1952, Callander married Mary Lee Omohundro and moved to Washington, D.C., where he began a 30-year career as a writer, photographer, editor and graphic artist with the American Automobile Association.

Following his retirement, Callander settled with his second wife, Margaret, in Orange City, Florida, where he died on Friday, July 25, 2008.

• Warlock's Bar & Grille (2000), Mundania Press 2008)
• Warlock's All & Sundry (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)
• Teddybear, Teddybear (forthcoming Mundania Press 2008)
• Star Warrior (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)
• The Last Cruise of the USS Pocahontas (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)

'Mancer series

• Pyromancer (1992), Mundania Press 2008)
• Aquamancer (1993), Mundania Press 2008)
• Geomancer (1994), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)
• Aeromancer (1997), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)
• Marbleheart (1998), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)
• The Reluctant Knight (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)

Dragon series

• Dragon Companion (1994), Mundania Press 2008)
• Dragon Rescue (1995), Mundania Press 2008)
• Dragon Tempest (1998), (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)
• Dragon Winter (forthcoming Mundania Press 2009)