About the Author                                                                          

           In 1962 Raymond Buckland came to the United States from England, where he had written comedy scripts and was personal scriptwriter for a popular British comedian. Interested in the occult for over fifty years, in the past forty years Raymond has had nearly sixty books published (both fiction and non-fiction), with nearly two million copies in print and translated into seventeen foreign languages. He has received awards for his work and his books are featured in several national book clubs. He has served as Technical Director for movies, working with Orson Wells, John Carradine, and William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist). Of Romany (Gypsy) descent, he is an authority on Gypsies and has written several books on that subject. Raymond has lectured at colleges and universities across the country and has been the subject of articles in such newspapers and magazines as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, New York Sunday News, National Observer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Look Magazine, Cosmopolitan, True, and many others.

            Raymond Buckland has appeared on numerous national television and radio talk shows, including The Dick Cavett Show, The Tomorrow Show (with Tom Snyder), Not For Women Only (with Barbara Walters), The Virginia Graham  Show, The Dennis Wholey Show, The Sally Jessy Raphaël Show, and has been seen on BBC-TV, England, RAI-TV, Italy, and CBC-TV, Canada. He has appeared extensively on stage in England and played small character parts in movies in America. He has taught courses at colleges and universities and been a featured speaker at conferences and workshops. He is listed in a number of reference works including Contemporary Authors, Who’s Who In America, Men of Achievement, and International Authors’ and Writers’ Who’s Who. He is a frequent lecturer and teacher at Lily Dale Spiritualist Community in up-state New York.

            Ray's latest books are The Spirit Book (Visible Ink Press), Buckland’s Book of Spirit Communications (Llewellyn), Wicca For One (Citadel) and the first of a fantasy series, The Torque of Kernow. A DVD version of his Wicca video has also recently been released: Rebirth of the Old Religion (Llewellyn). A prolific author, Raymond Buckland is currently working on his autobiography. Today he lives on a small farm in north-central Ohio.

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"This wondrous and magical tale from the undisputed Grand Master of modern Witchcraft combines the high fantasy of Tolkien with the detective-story quest popularized by The DaVinci Code and National Treasure—two of my favorite genres! 'Kernow' is an alternate universe version of ancient Cornwall, and Buckland’s saga follows the adventures of a diverse company of champions—including a dwarf, a healer, and a shape-shifting feara—as they follow Elemental clues across a fabulous landscape in search of the long-lost gold Torque of Kernow; the symbol of rulership bestowed by mysterious ancients over 2,000 years ago. Before the surprising conclusion, they encounter the forces of Nature, attacks by monstrous creatures, aid from strangers, and the betrayal of friends. A marvelous read!"

—Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard