THE THIRD TOUR: A SHORT STORY WITHIN THE COSMOS OF DANCES OF D...

The Night of Madness comes to Dylath-Leen, and most people leave for far-flung sanctuaries. Romin Schmutz must remain in the deserted city. As a librarian of The Boreal Library, he has been chosen for a third tour of protecting the library's priceless artifacts and tomes. Romin must batten-down the hatches and ride out the impending doom that threatens the very existences of his charges. When the crisis recedes, will anything be left of the library? More importantly, will there be anything left of the relics? Romin has survived two previous Nights of Madness without incident, but this third tour feels different. He senses the impending doom, knowing there is nothing he can do to stop it. Romin's sole companion is a creation of his named Milo. Solitude is nothing new to a librarian such as Romin, but are the ideas he reads about and Milo enough to keep him from slipping into a mad fugue? At just under 16, 500 words, this story is almost twice as long as "A Rude Awakening" and more than double the intrigue. Written from the perspective of Romin, you hear, see, and feel in vivid detail every sensation and emotion that courses through him. This story is the next step in setting the stage for the epic tale, Dances of Deliverance, a struggle of colossal proportion that brings the very existence of mankind into question. You won't want to skip this one. It is a roller coaster of a ride, living through the ups and downs of Romin's third tour of duty.

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