And now the set is complete!

[swan_tower]

The set of cover images, that is:

To complete the set of actual books, you will have to wait a while longer — until April of next year, to be precise. But I’m about to send the manuscript off to be copy-edited, so I promise, I’m working as fast as I can!

My profound thanks to Todd Lockwood for an absolutely stunning artwork. I’ve said it before, but it bears saying again: his art in the Draconomicon was one of the things that inspired this series, and to have his work gracing the covers and pages of this series has been an honor. Tongue only a little bit in cheek, I pity my next cover artist: not only is Todd absolutely fantastic, but he and Irene Gallo (Tor’s art director) have done an absolutely stunning job of putting together the entire look of these covers, with a clean and instantly recognizable design that leaves room for enough variation to keep the volumes from all looking alike. It’s a home run on all fronts, and you can’t expect to get that with every book and every series. I am profoundly grateful to have gotten it even once.

Originally published at Swan Tower. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[cgbookcat1.livejournal.com]

What a gorgeous cover! Does he sell prints of these covers? I look forward to reading the book next spring.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

If you look on his site (http://toddlockwood.com/book-covers/), he sells prints of #1, #3, and #4, and I know he's looking into doing the whole set.