Posts Categorized: Art

News spread a week ago that the final volume in Tad William’s Shadowmarch trilogy, Shadowrise, would be split into two volumes, each only a bit smaller than the first two volumes. Not a terrible surprise, considering each of William’s series have ended up being four books (if you consider the paperback release of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.)

Well, hot on the heels of that news comes the cover art for what is now the third volume in the tetralogy:

Shadowrise by Tad Williams, the third volume in the Shadowmarch trilogy

These days I find Todd Lockwood’s art to be a little hit-or-miss, especially his paintings that don’t include action (his strength, in my opinion), but I think this one works in an otherworldly way that Shadowplay didn’t.

What do you think?

SciFiGuy.ca posted the cover of Jim Butcher’s Changes, the next (12th) volume in the Dresden Files series.

Changes, volume 12 of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files

Changes is a pretty dumpy name, especially considering Buthcher’s novels usually have pretty nice titles (The Summer Knight, Grave Peril, Small Favor, etc…), but I certainly can’t complain about another great cover from Chris McGrath. Certainly a huge step up from the original covers for the series.

Much thanks to Jeff, at Fantasy Book News and Reviews, for pointing out that David Anthony Durham has posted the (very cool) cover for the upcoming Wild Cards novel, Suicide Kings, which is edited by George R.R. Martin.

Suicide Kings, edited by George R.R. Martin

Not bad, eh?

Wild Cards is a series I’ve been rather intimidated about getting into, though with the likes of George R.R. Marting, Daniel Abraham, Melinda Snodgrass and (soon) David Anthony Durham all being involved, I’d like to give it a chance. Anyone have any suggestions on where to start?