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Trends in Fantasy Cover Art–Revealed!

It seems like a whole lot of book covers feature swords and necklaces these days. If I had my way, there would be far less glowing jewelry and far more sabertooth tigers. Luckily, according to the chart below, “glowy magic” … Continue reading

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Why Does Cover Art Change?

The original artwork for a book cover, however awesome it may be, is sometimes scrapped before the book hits stores. There are a number of reasons for this. In the case of THE EMERALD TABLET, by our own P. J. … Continue reading

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The Cover Sells the Book (or SFF Artists)

I read sci-fi and fantasy most of my childhood, mainly from three sources: 1) Reading books on friend’s recommendations 2) Browsing the bookstore and reading cover copy (back sans kids when I really had time to browse) 3) Hitting the … Continue reading

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