{"id":7017,"date":"2011-10-17T16:46:50","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T00:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2011-10-18T16:35:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T00:35:38","slug":"cover-art-king-of-thorns-by-mark-lawrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/art\/cover-art\/cover-art-king-of-thorns-by-mark-lawrence\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Art | KING OF THORNS by Mark Lawrence"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/king-of-thorns-by-mark-lawrence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/king-of-thorns-by-mark-lawrence.jpg\" alt=\"KING OF THORNS by Mark Lawrence\" title=\"KING OF THORNS by Mark Lawrence\" width=\"404\" height=\"624\" class=\"center\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Another Fantasy cover, another hooded figure.<\/p>\n<p>So, why do I like this one when so many others have frustrated and left me feeling hollow? There&#8217;s panache, it&#8217;s got chutzpah, character, personality. Seemingly influenced by Michael Komarck&#8217;s famous portrait of Jaime Lannister, the main character of Lawrence&#8217;s trilogy just oozes charisma. He looks like an absolute jackass, but somehow you want to know more about him and the situation that led to him lounging confidently on a throne atop a pile of dead bodies. What&#8217;s he holding. Who is he?<\/p>\n<p>It also helps that the cover is entirely illustrated, instead of a photo manipulation featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/markcnewton.com\">Mark Charan Newton<\/a> in a hood with a photoshopped sword of fireball super-imposed over his white knuckles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Fantasy cover, another hooded figure. So, why do I like this one when so many others have frustrated and left me feeling hollow? There&#8217;s panache, it&#8217;s got chutzpah, character, personality. Seemingly influenced by Michael Komarck&#8217;s famous portrait of Jaime Lannister, the main character of Lawrence&#8217;s trilogy just oozes charisma. 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