Sunday, June 22, 2008

Blood & Snow: By Its Cover

What can I say about the cover design for The Age of Blood & Snow? Other than FABULOUS!!!

The image conveys perfectly the Heroic Ages which are the focus of the anthology. The stories, including my own, "Dry Places," contain elements of the fantasy and horror genres (including the supernatural).

This image looks as though it were lifted from one of those multi-million dollar Hollywood spectacles, but it's not. The photo comes from Nikki Phillips, and the concept design is by Reece Notley and Mark S. Deniz (the publisher of Morrigan Books, and also a successful writer and editor). I think they did an exceptional job.

Oh, and here's another Writers' Quote:

“The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.”

---Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Isaac Bashevis Singer Talks…About Everything,”
Time Magazine, 11/26/78
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3 comments:

Mark Deniz said...

Thank you for your kind words and it's great to know that all of the contributors that have commented feel the same way as you do!

We are very proud of it and pleased as punch that others are too!

Cate Gardner said...

It's gorgeous, isn't it?

Unknown said...

Hey Mark!

Hi Catherine,
It really is!! We can all be proud to be a part of this one.

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