With Heir of Tanaris in the later
editing stages and (hopefully) still on track for release at the end of
September, it's time to reveal the cover. I have been so excited to show
this off!
And here's the full spread for the paperback:
As usual, Mominur Rahman
did an amazing job with bringing my characters to life. And the magical
tree is pretty cool, too. That was the first thing my husband said when
I showed this to him - "Cool tree!"
Here's the short blurb, in case you haven't seen it yet: "When Davian, a badly-injured runaway slave from a corrupted magical Source, is brought to Isamina's healing Source, Isamina must find the courage to heal his damaged spirit, while Davian must defeat the evil within himself to become the great man he was meant to be and win the love he yearns for."
Some fun facts about this cover:
Davian's gloves weren't in the original character description. But I liked them so much I added them into the book, and they became an important detail in the story.
Also, Kaniev (from Source-Breaker) and Davian are from the same region of Tehovir, the northeastern fiords, (and, I don't know, Kaniev might even be Davian's great-great-grandfather or something) so I gave Mominur the same reference photos to work from, featuring the same model. Here are some closeups; you can see the resemblance between the two characters, but also how the artist captured their different personalities.
Here's the short blurb, in case you haven't seen it yet: "When Davian, a badly-injured runaway slave from a corrupted magical Source, is brought to Isamina's healing Source, Isamina must find the courage to heal his damaged spirit, while Davian must defeat the evil within himself to become the great man he was meant to be and win the love he yearns for."
Some fun facts about this cover:
Davian's gloves weren't in the original character description. But I liked them so much I added them into the book, and they became an important detail in the story.
Also, Kaniev (from Source-Breaker) and Davian are from the same region of Tehovir, the northeastern fiords, (and, I don't know, Kaniev might even be Davian's great-great-grandfather or something) so I gave Mominur the same reference photos to work from, featuring the same model. Here are some closeups; you can see the resemblance between the two characters, but also how the artist captured their different personalities.
Davian from Heir of Tanaris
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Kaniev from Source-Breaker
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Finally, here's some of my mood music for the book, from the album Haven by Kamelot. The whole album is really awesome, and pretty much makes up most of the playlist for the book.
My Therapy (this is how Davian sees Isamina):
My Therapy (this is how Davian sees Isamina):
Under Grey Skies (the love song for Davian and Isamina):
