It's list time everybody!!!
You know that I love to talk about book covers and I wanted to share with you my favorite artists behind the gorgeous illustrations that stand proud on the covers of our Fantasy novels filling our shelves. The list is in no particular order by I admit that on the wall in front of me, there's a signed print of Michael Komarck's Anomander Rake from the cover of Gardens of the Moon. I hope that Kekai Kotaki will soon open up his online store as well..
I chose to present some works from my top 4 and mention some other great illustrators!
Who are your favorite Fantasy books cover artists?
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Michael Komarck
http://komarckart.com/
Subterranean Press limited edition - Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Tor Ebook - Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
Pyr - Shadow's Son by Jon Sprunk
Solaris - The Blood King by Gail Z. Martin
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Kekai Kotaki
http://www.kekaiart.com/
Tor - The Unremembered by Peter Orullian
Tor ebook - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Eclipse - Misericorde by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett
Fantom print - Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
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Raymond Swanland
http://www.raymondswanland.com/
Subterranean Press limited edition - Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Tor ebook - Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Tor - The Return of the Black Company omnibus by Glen Cook
Wizards of the Coast - Avenger by Richard Baker
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Marc Simonetti
http://marcsimonetti.artworkfolio.com/
Bragelonne - Lamentation and Canticle by Ken Scholes
Bragelonne - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
J'ai lu - A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
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Michael Whelan
http://www.glassonion.com/
Tor - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
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Todd Lockwood
http://www.toddlockwood.com/
Tor - Spellbound by Blake Charlton
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Jason Chan
http://www.jasonchanart.com/
Ace - King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
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Larry Rostant
http://www.rostant.com/
Orbit - The Bone Palace - Amanda Downum
2 comments:
Vincent Chong, Ben Baldwin & Daniele Serra are all doing great stuff at the moment
Dan Dos Santos. Amazing work. He did the cover for Brandon Sanderson's "Warbreaker", and the ebook cover for Robert Jordan's "The Fires of Heaven". Plus he did a pretty sweet Capt. Malcom Reynolds for a "Firefly" graphic novel.
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