About the Author:

Hey folks, 

I’m Randal J. Belaire, but my friends call me Randy.  I am from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.

I have always been a fan of television shows like Kung Fu, Star Trek, and Quantum Leap and movie franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars among other great sci-fi/fantasy stories.  I have always been a huge fan of super-hero comics and movies.  In my teens, I used to play RPGs with friends.  In 1992, we used to play a popular super-hero role-playing game, but this time I wanted to create my own character.  Trying to give a sense of uniqueness to the game, I came up with the design and a quick history.  And voila, (that’s my French kicking in) the Shadow Chaser came to life.  From that first night, I started to develop the character, and he has evolved ever since.  

In 1991, I wrote my first story.  At first, it started out as a home movie for my school drama class, but it ended up becoming an unpublished novel.  The Knife of Jack Ripper experienced many re-writes before I finally completed it and stored it on the shelf.  In 1994, I started writing small stories about the Shadow Chaser.  A year later, I wrote The Reckoning: Chronicles of the Shadow Chaser.  But the story became a whopping 200,000-word novel.  I knew, for a first-time author, a story this huge would be frowned upon by most publishers.  After taking a second look at the book, I turned it into a two-book series.  The first book, The Resurgence: Chronicles of the Shadow Chaser will be out soon.  The Second book, The Reckoning: Chronicles of the Shadow Chaser will follow.

When I am not working on Shadow Chaser, I am writing poetry.  One poem, “Tragedy in September” became the campaign slogan for Humber College’s World Trade Center Memorial Committee.  The former Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson, received a copy of the poem and generously mailed me a thank you note.

I have had a passion for writing since I was 10 years old.  I pursued that interest to North Bay where I studied journalism at Canadore College.  I received the North Bay Nugget Journalism Award.  I am a currently a freelance writer and photographer.  My articles have appeared in newspapers all across Ontario and on the Internet.  My most renowned piece was a five-part series on child pornography called, “They Hide in Suits.”  The feature appeared in Osprey newspapers across Ontario.

Writing is my life, and I love telling a story.  I thank you all for taking the time to share my stories with me.  There is nothing like a good read to transport you to another world.  Take care and happy reading.

Cheers,

Randy