{"id":8082,"date":"2012-03-16T08:14:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2012-03-16T08:22:31","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T16:22:31","slug":"cover-art-the-inexplicables-cherie-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/art\/cover-art\/cover-art-the-inexplicables-cherie-priest\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Art | The Inexplicables<\/em> by Cherie Priest"},"content":{"rendered":"\"The<\/a>\n

Yowza. Priest’s Clockwork Century<\/em> novels have never lacked for attractive covers, but I think this one might take the cake. Instead of the traditional browns and greys that defined the previous covers, this time around we’re given a nice splash of blue and orange that really makes the whole image pop.<\/p>\n

The art is by Cliff Nielsen<\/a>, his first time working on the Clockwork Century<\/em> novels (previous covers were painted by the equally awesome Jon Foster, and you might recognize him for the amazing covers he did for N.K. Jemisin’s The Inheritance Trilogy<\/em> (like The Kingdom of Gods<\/em>). I’m glad to see Nielsen getting even more exposure, he’s one of my favourite artists.<\/p>\n

An a synopsis:<\/p>\n

Rector \u201cWreck \u2018em\u201d Sherman was orphaned as a toddler in the Blight of 1863, but that was years ago. Wreck has grown up, and on his eighteenth birthday, he\u2019ll be cast out out of the orphanage. <\/p>\n

And Wreck\u2019s problems aren\u2019t merely about finding a home. He\u2019s been quietly breaking the cardinal rule of any good drug dealer and dipping into his own supply of the sap he sells. He\u2019s also pretty sure he\u2019s being haunted by the ghost of a kid he used to know\u2014Zeke Wilkes, who almost certainly died six months ago. Zeke would have every reason to pester Wreck, since Wreck got him inside the walled city of Seattle in the first place, and that was probably what killed him.Maybe it\u2019s only a guilty conscience, but Wreck can\u2019t take it anymore, so he sneaks over the wall.<\/p>\n

The walled-off wasteland of Seattle is every bit as bad as he\u2019d heard, chock-full of the hungry undead and utterly choked by the poisonous, inescapable yellow gas. And then there’s the monster. Rector’s pretty certain that whatever attacked him was not at all human\u2014and not a rotter, either. Arms far too long. Posture all strange. Eyes all wild and faintly glowing gold and known to the locals as simply “The Inexplicables.”<\/p>\n

In the process of tracking down these creatures, Rector comes across another incursion through the wall — just as bizarre but entirely attributable to human greed. It seems some outsiders have decided there’s gold to be found in the city and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to get a piece of the pie unless Rector and his posse have anything to do with it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Much to my shame, I haven’t actually read any of the Clockwork Century<\/em> novels, so I can’t really comment on the synopsis above. Hopefully you’ve found it enjoyable\/interesting, though!<\/p>\n

The Inexplicables<\/em> is set for release on November 12th, 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yowza. Priest’s Clockwork Century novels have never lacked for attractive covers, but I think this one might take the cake. Instead of the traditional browns and greys that defined the previous covers, this time around we’re given a nice splash of blue and orange that really makes the whole image pop. The art is by… The Inexplicables<\/em> by Cherie Priest”>Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[31,26],"tags":[1285,55,56,1283,44],"class_list":["post-8082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-cover-art","tag-art","tag-cherie-priest","tag-cliff-nielsen","tag-cover-art","tag-tor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n