The Vampire's Violin
Official Press Release (printable version)
by Michael Romkey
Author of I, VampireMichael Romkey is a true veteran of the undead. Now nine books into his career, Romkey delivers THE VAMPIRE'S VIOLIN (A Del Rey Mass Market Original; April 1, 2003; $6.99), the absorbingly baroque tale of a vampire in search of a divine violin.
The detail and artisanship displayed in Romkey's work are at their zenith. Bristling with romance, beauty, and terror, THE VAMPIRE'S VIOLIN immerses the reader in world where, like the undead, music is immortal.
"Given the belief that everyone has the capacity to learn and improve, it would follow that someone who lived forever would become wiser with time," says Romkey. Consequently, his conception of the vampire (when not a deranged criminal) offers an antihero with the "supreme opportunity for self-cultivation."
After centuries of life, the Vampire has just two passions left: blood and music. The blood of innocents is plentiful and easily attained-it is his other passion that torments him. Many years ago he owned and lost a violin that sang with the voice of the angels. Now this unearthly monster will do anything to press the instrument once more against his neck.
Maggie O'Hara is a talented if unremarkable violinist-until the day her grandfather gives her a violin he brought home from World War II. For fifty years the magnificent instrument sat untouched in an attic, but from the moment Maggie hits its first note, her playing is transformed. With this remarkable violin in her possession all of her dreams are eerily becoming a reality. But she has no way of knowing that a nightwalker is tracking her down-and that he has every intention of taking back, through bloodlust and terror, what is rightfully his.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Romkey lives in Bettendorf, Iowa, near the Mississippi River. He and his wife, Carol, have three sons. His passions include Celtic and classical music, the violin, sailing and yoga.For more information about THE VAMPIRE'S VIOLIN, please contact Fleetwood Robbins at (212) 782-8373 or via email at frobbins@randomhouse.com.
Requests for a review copy may be submitted on letterhead by fax to (212) 782-8438.The Vampire's Violin
Michael Romkey
Horror / 0-345-45208-9 / $6.99 / 448 pages
A Del Rey Mass Market Original / April 1, 2003
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