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Steve Manuel

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in Highland Falls, The United States

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Mary Stewart, Alexander Dumas, Roger Zelazny, Piers Anthony, Stephen B ...more

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Veteran Navy Photographer with degrees in Wildlife Conservation and History. Attended the University of Massachusetts and Northeastern University. Has a first wife and a last wife, and proud father of three children. Steve works as a historian in Connecticut and mourns the loss of his hair and the tip of his left middle finger. The former due to genetics, the latter due to a Bengal tiger.

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	Last Quest for Camelot 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Villains

While scrolling through twitter I saw a question about Villains. They asked how do you write a good villain. I have pondered this for a few days and considered the villains I feel are excellent. Many suggestions stated that the villain "thinks" they are a hero. This idea suggests that his behavior can be excused as a mental illness. It is comfortable for the reader to swallow such a flaw. We can w Read more of this blog post »

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