C.D. Sutherland

Author Bio:

Charles David Sutherland signs his books as C.D. Sutherland. Across three decades, he flew B-52s for the Air Force, where he was known among his fellow warfighters as The Chuck. Then he turned novelist with his "The Chronicles of Susah" series novels, which shook up the fiction world as they defied conventional classification. They blended action and emotional tension with technology and spiritual intrigue in a coming-of-age story wrapped in an epic adventure set in the antediluvian age marking the birth of a new literary genre. His readers called it Antediluvian Steampunk and declared C.D. Sutherland to be its father. If you like Biblically-based action adventures for all ages, then look at his books—you’ll be glad you did.

Born in the Virginia foothills to a coalminer’s son, who long ago joined the Navy to escape a life in the dark Appalachian mines, C.D. Sutherland also joined the military. After high school, he served in the Air Force for thirty-two years, seeing much of the world, flying jets, and doing other things most men have only dreamed about doing.

Over 45 years ago, C.D. Sutherland married the love of his life. The two of them are raising a couple of their grandsons. While C.D. Sutherland is a Baptist deacon, author, and ACFW Louisiana chapter President and project manager, he is also the owner and executive editor of Narrow Way Press, LLC, a small independent publishing company. His philosophy for life is to "do the best you can with what you have to work with.”

His power verse is:

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:16 KJV) *

Time Passages: Volume 1

The 2024 Louisiana Posse presents its first two-volume anthology of diverse short stories. The previous six years’ collections include Celebrating the Short Story, Over the Moon Travel Treasures, 2020 Vision, Coming of Age, Second Chances, and Our Abiding Heritage, which have contributed significantly…

Pop, Death, and the Devil

C.D. Sutherland’s Pop, Death, & the Devil chronicles the adventures of a retired bomber pilot turned novelist named Chandler Stud after he is brushed by Death. Featured as a short story in the Christian fiction anthology Second Chances, this novella reveals what happened during that critical absence…

The Last Dragoneer (The Chronicles of Susah Book 3)

Susah faces more significant challenges after surviving her battle with the fallen angel called Abaddon. Separated from all she has known, she has to deal with the advanced technology of the Cainites, the presence of myriad fallen angels, and, eventually, coming face to face with the one called Satan.…

Christmas Candy Cane

This book follows a happy boy named Asher as he searches for something to remind people Christmas is supposed to be about Jesus. Before the story ends, the symbolism of the Christmas candy cane becomes all too obvious.

The Lost Dragoneer (The Chronicles of Susah Book 2)

In an ancient kingdom lived a now-forgotten but history-shaping warrior named Susah, one of the few of her race gifted with unique abilities, allowing her to see other people's thoughts and even communicate with animals. In a quest for self-actualization, she left her family at an early age. She leveraged…

The Dragoneers: The Chronicles of Susan Book One

THE DRAGONEERS follows the adventures of Susah, a talented young woman who refuses to join her three brothers in helping advance the family business. She’d rather do something exciting with her life. While this story could have been set in any time, the fantastical world she lives in amplifies each…