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Realm of Nightmares
Steve R. Romano
ISBN-13: 978-1438206189
Publisher: CreateSpace (April 16, 2008)
Paperback: 312 pages
21 Illustrations
About the Book: Realm of Nightmares is the second in a series of fantasy adventures featuring Laktos the Intolerable as its hero. Many of your favorite characters are back from the first novel Dreams of Betrayal, including Queen Lindeur, the scheming ruler whose abuse of her secret youth serum has caused her to age prematurely into an unrecognizable hag; Baron Fubar, her cohort and lackey who was once the queen's secret lover but now obeys her every command out of the fear of becoming another of her "volunteers" in her well-used dungeons; Prometheus, the noble dragon who befriended Laktos after he freed him from an evil wizard's spell; and many more including Laktos' loyal friends Sal, the kindly Captain Caruso, and the love of his life, Inga.
The story picks up with Apaula and her group of cowardly scoundrels having a secret meeting at Sifty's bar the Hawk & Spit, the name of the
establishment not only being a testimony to its clientele,
but a descriptive picture of its atmosphere as well.
About the Author: Steve R. Romano shares his
Montana ranch with his artist wife Heidi and their much loved pets. In their spare time, Steve creates hand-painted wooden signs (LunamontSigns.com),
Heidi makes artistic websites (LunamontWebDesign.com), and they both enjoy
painting fine art (LunamontVisions.com).
Steve had always planned one day to write books based on his renaissance faire adventures, so it didn't take much urging from friends who'd read his short stories to get him to turn his dream into reality. He has since published two novels and is working on Dreams of a King as his third (due in 2009).
In his younger days, he served honorably in the US Army as a paratrooper. While in the service, he got married and raised two children who are now adults with families of their own. After obtaining a degree in business and another in sign art, he spent several years working in sign painting, all phases of construction, and electrical sign installation. From there, his interests led him into the world of fine art, having since painted dozens of fantasy airbrush paintings.
Spring through fall, he's an avid pirate festival and renaissance faire-goer who dresses in costume and interacts with guests in the guise of the colorful character, Laktos the Intolerable.
Laktos is well known throughout the renaissance faire community and is also known as "The Bone Man" because of the
hand-made bone-handled sword he straps on his back.
Much of the book was inspired by the author's real-life trials and adventures, and
the book's hero and hero's love interest were based on Steve and Heidi's "faire" personae (i.e., Laktos and
Captain Cuckoo). To see them in action, please visit PrivateerDragons.com, a pirate-themed web site
which chronicles Steve and Heidi's adventures at pirate festivals and renaissance faires.
In the summer, Steve enjoys working as a wrangler at local dude ranches where he meets people from all over the world, many of whom have become treasured friends.
Steve's hobbies include horseback riding; skiing; hiking; landscaping; carpentry; working on his classic '68 Camaro; camping; and exploring old abandoned gold and silver mines and other historical sites.
The books in this fantasy series are (1) Dreams of Betrayal, (2) Realm of Nightmares
and (3) Dreams of a King (due in 2009).
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