Ron Dakron's Books
Sep.15.2008
Mantids is an update of the world's oldest novel—Petronius's Satyricon—with a twist. In Satyricon, the hero can't get an erection; in Mantids, the narrator can't get rid of one. Combine his Viagra overdose with an invasion by mutant female praying mantids and a scuzzed-out, speed-tweaker Astoria, Oregon locale—add biting comedy, a warrior heroine and stir into a B-movie plot stew...
Sep.01.1997
Nico, a young geneticist, perfects a human anti-shock serum made with hammerhead shark DNA. But the FDA won't let Nico try it on humans yet because of possible unstable genetic mutations. They want years of animal tests before she'll be allowed to try her stunning invention! But Nico's an ambitious pup and decides, what the hell, she'll try it on herself. Should be safe enough....
Jul.31.1992
Newt is a frightening ride through the hopes and horrors of a troubled American immigrant. Set in Seattle's loft art scene, two young lovers, Alysha and Newt, discover that the past is prelude to oblivion. Switching elegantly between Alysha's horrific past and her frenzied present, Newt delves into doomed love and taboo lust.
A Caribbean woman loves a Seattle sculptor. Their...
Jul.31.1987
A failed artist receives a letter. It's a photo of his lost love, brutally murdered. He knows who the killer is-a young Venice Mafioso. He does nothing, until the dreams start. Then he plots vengeance. He buys a gun in Paris, then sleeps on trains towards death. He slays the Mafioso. Yet the killer starts chasing him, through Spain and nightmares. And now the fun begins....
As sinister as a thirteen-year-old with a lighter and a keg of butane.”
—Raven Chronicles
About Ron
Ron Dakron is a poet and novelist.
He is the author of four novels-infra, Newt, Hammers and Mantids, and three collections of poetry. His work runs the gamut from surrealism to sci-fi pastiche.
Publishers Weekly deemed him "a writer with a fine ear...