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Too Cool for words, right?
The blurb talks about the "Tattered Lace of Legend." In these books, you'll discover how the Tattered Lace of Legend got all those fancy holes...
Here it is, the cover of the first of four planned prequels to the Chest of Souls series.
Front Cover: The thing with wings is a harpy - one of many varieties/colors in the world of Shara. The harpy is delivering the boy - a Macshara (one of the 'gifted') - to the Fortress where he will be trained to use his power in whatever element he can control. The man is Ammon, a man hired to be a Guard. Of course, if you've read Chest of Souls 1-9 you will know Ammon is so much more.
The Back Cover: The man in the middle is Ammon wearing the leather-based armor of the Fortress in Brissa. The women are (on the left) Soline. To the right is Revaya. The men with their backs to you: Vael on the right, Jaydren on the left.
The artist is, once again, Daekazu. At this moment, he is accepting commissions.
You'll find him here: http://daekazu.deviantart.com/ Not all of the art is G-rated, so be careful.
Originally, I planned on using what is now the back cover for the front, but changed my mind about the dynamics. While the back is excellent, I wanted action and lots of color. I didn't have the clouds in the first go-round, but the artist put them in and I liked them so well, I'm using it.
Books 1-9 do not have to be read before this one for it to makes sense. For those that DID read the first nine book, the prequels are not paced the same way as the original nine because it takes place on a different continent with characters that live millennias-long. The main characters are millennias-old adults and that made a big difference.
