“Blameless”, or “How To Design A Cover in 1:55 seconds”
- March 8th, 2010
A hyperspeed fast video of the cover design process for the third book in the Soulless series, Book #3, Blameless.
Category: Art
SHADOWRISE – get your wallpaper here
- March 4th, 2010
Desktop looking drab? iPhone lacking flair? What your gadgets need is a full-on fantasy makeover. And it just so happens that to celebrate today’s release of Shadowrise (UK/ANZ), the highly anticipated third volume in Tad Williams‘ Shadowmarch quartet, we’re…
Cover Launch: THE BLACK PRISM by BRENT WEEKS
- March 1st, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the cover for the first book of the highly anticipated new trilogy by Brent Weeks. The Night Angel Trilogy (starting with the New York Times Bestseller THE WAY OF SHADOWS) has been a huge success…
Cover Launch: VERSION 43
- February 22nd, 2010
In book design generally, but especially in sci-fi/fantasy book covers, there’s always a lot of talk about series looks, and sometimes that extends to author looks. Even if an author isn’t writing books in a series, I always attempt to…
Cover Launch: GREEN-EYED DEMON
- February 18th, 2010
Sabina Kane is back in a new urban fantasy, and this time she’s going to the Big Easy. (But you knew that by the ornamental ironwork balcony behind her, right?) Half mage/ half vampire and all kick-ass, I think this…
Cover Launch: TEMPEST’S LEGACY
- February 15th, 2010
Are you reading the Jane True series yet? Because you really should be. Nicole Peeler is one of my favorite Orbit authors and Tempest Rising was such a great debut novel from a great new voice in urban fantasy. And…
Zombie Valentines: For your heart and your BRAAAINS!
- February 11th, 2010
And along with the covers for the Zombie Therapy series, I’ve whipped up some zombie valentines to send to your tasty best sweetheart. Go to jessepetersen.net and you can automatically share them on facebook.
Cover Launches Begin Anew: ZOMBIES!!!
- February 11th, 2010
Cover design for the Fall 2010 – Winter 2011 is progressing feverishly, but I have an early launch for you guys. Well, actually, editor Devi kind of already leaked the first Zombie Therapy book by Jesse Petersen, but
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Interview with Sharon Tancredi, Illustrator of Tempest Rising
- January 23rd, 2010
I wanted to direct you art fans out there over to an interview that the blog DarkFaerieTales.com did with one of my favorite Orbit illustrators, Sharon Tancredi. You’ll recognize Sharon’s work immediately if you’ve seen Nicole Peeler’s Jane…
Cover Launch: fabulous new visuals for Marjorie Liu’s urban fantasy
- January 7th, 2010
We’ve now had in the final finishing touches to some covers that have been lovingly tweaked and tended over the last few months, and here is the result:
Fabulous, I think you’ll find! And the Hunter…