Daly, David J.

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Daly, David J.

PERSONAL: Education: University of Virginia, B.A.; Syracuse University, M.F.A. and M.S.

ADDRESSES: Home— Syracuse, NY.

CAREER: Writer. Has held a variety of blue-collar and white- collar jobs.

WRITINGS

The Legend of Killer Noon (novel), Green Boat Press (Manlius, NY), 1999.

Druidic Twilight (novel), Green Boat Press (Manlius, NY), 2003.

Cold Soul Demands (poetry), Green Boat Press (Manlius, NY), 2004.

SIDELIGHTS: David J. Daly’s novels explore what happens when an ancient Irish warrior king and his Druid advisor become blown off course in a boat and—at the whim of a god—travel through time to modern Manhattan. In The Legend of Killer Noon, the two heroes drift into roles that suit their Celtic sensibilities: The king, Kilty Conaire O’Neill, follows his ruthless nature and seeks out the Mafia. The Druid, Sean, immerses himself in education, learning all he can about the technological advances he sees all around him. In the sequel, Druidic Twilight, Sean, now working in an office, is jolted out of the middle-class existence he has crafted for himself when he meets a young man who seems suitable as an apprentice, and who accompanies Sean on a journey from New York to Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Jackie Cassada in Library Journal described the Druid Sean as a character with “one foot in the mean streets and the other in the ‘auld sod.’” Mark W. Videan in Fore-Word Reviews suggested that readers of Daly’s books “will garner many fascinating insights on modern culture, as seen through ancient Irish eyes.” Daly is also author of the book of poetry Cold Soul Demands.