Robert Elmore is an established writer, known especially for his newspaper features and magazine articles. In 1996, he teamed up with his cousin, Larry Elmore- the internationally recognized fantasy artist- and they published "Runes of Autum" a classical fantasy novel that many fans consider to be one of the best published in recent years. The novel contained a full and believable way fantasy magic was performed, who could accomplish it, where it came from and why magic users are so rare. Robert and Larry are in the process of writing the sequel to "Runes" and they plan to publish a third novel and close the series as a trilogy. Both Robert and Larry are natives of Kentucky.