However you define it, its been a wildly popular field for some time and theres lots of great books out there. Hawkins is an excellent urban fantasy with a dystopian element. This weeks prompt is to share your favorites from any genre. Lindsey look cover artist lindsey look illustrations. Nov 14, 2016 this urban fantasy series starts with a premise that will make any book obsessed reader green with envy. See more ideas about fantasy, fantasy art and concept art.
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Top 60 fantasy book blogs and websites in 2020 feedspot blog. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. Here are the 10 greatest con artists in science fiction and fantasy advertisement as always, thisll involve discussion of character and plot development, so spoilers ahead. Folks regularly remark they would buy the book just for the cover. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Welcome to the north pole, the town where christmas is everyones job. Feel free to list as many as possible or share links to already written out links. Douglaseryan urban fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are mine and mine alone. These are the shipping discounts for international orders. Sit on the shoulder of a working artist and nosy into the ups and downs of my world. I dont participate every week, but i join in when i find the prompt interesting. Top 60 fantasy book blogs and websites in 2020 fantasy novel.
Irene is an agent of the librarythe one that exists outside of time and. The covers for this series were done by dark horse comics artist john nadeau. Shes also the author of andromeda, a short story about the titular ethiopian goddess, and daughters of nri, the first book in the return of the earth mother series. Daughters of nri, a young adult fantasy novel set in an ancient kingdom located in presentday nigeria, is an enchanting story about twin sisters unaware of each other. Its one of the most wellknown, wellloved series running, and for damn good reasons. Imagine being able to open the once and future king and pull out excalibur, or grab a time turner from a harry potter book. Novelist and writing teacher jennifer crusies blog. Writers resources urban fantasy and fantasy author laura resnick. The archetypal heros journey is a great framework for any story, especially fantasy. Im an urban fantasy, paranormal romance and horror author. Thank you so much for helping me turn my vision into a lovely cover. San jose, california, united states about blog sketch away is the artist page for suhita shirodkar, an urban sketcher, watercolor artist, freelance illustrator and teacher frequency 1 post day blog sketchaway. Not only do they send a positive message to the world that your book is worth buying, but it also gives we writers crucial affirmation that we can do this. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
The dresden files, by jim butcher 16 books wizard harry dresden is the king of urban fantasy, and the dresden files are the gold standard for the gene. Im writing a story where a character goes through all these major arcs but with their own unique twist. The book cover he designed was beyond my expectations. May 30, 2018 blurb mike is good looking, charming, and has no trouble attracting menas long as his clothes stay on. Great prices, fast turnaround, and one on one collaboration are just the start of the fantastic customer service you. Jim butcher has crafted a version of chicago that is rife with magic and verisimilitude. Every year, the art world chooses the best science fiction and fantasy illustrations providing a visual feast for the rest of us. Top 60 fantasy book blogs and websites in 2020 fantasy. The chesley awards just chose its 2014 finalists, and theres. May 09, 2020 montreal, quebec, canada about blog marc taro holmes an artist is an author of the urban sketcher. Mar 11, 2014 urban fantasy is one of those genres i hear so much about, and ive been meaning to read some series, but i just havent found anything thats really captured my attention just yet.
In my spare time, i practice insomnia, perfect my neuroses and obsess over my writing, i was born in jersey city, nj but lived in germany twice heidelburg, and nuremberg atlanta, florida, virginia and now in las vegas. Storm front by jim butcher, moon called by patricia briggs, magic bites by ilona andrews, fool moon by jim butcher, and b. I have recently met an amazing artist who has been creating fantasy art for over 25 years. Douglaseryan urban fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy, kindle. Im looking for an artist comfortable with fantasy, urban blight landscapes, and darkness a ghetto brian froud.
Jacksons art is having a massive watercolour sale and its for all brands. Urban fantasy paranormal romance paranormal young adult steampunk both adult and ya dystopian young adult i accept both finished books and arcs print and e book. As well, he is the instructor of two online classes in location sketching 201415 available from. Urban fantasy nicholeaugust 16, 2014 0 one hundred years ago, eleven powerful ruling houses consolidated all of the worlds resources and authority into their own grasping hands.
After the collapse of darksiders developer vigil games, concept artist paul richards gathered together over 80 other artists from the worlds top video games studios and compiled a book of whatif darksiders 3 concept art. Thoughtful, talented and professional, he uses his considerable creativity to deliver breathtaking work. Airborne is an urban fantasy thriller with a helping of horror on top. Great prices, fast turnaround, and one on one collaboration are just the start of the fantastic customer service you get with fantasy book design. Works of urban fantasy may be set in the real world and introduce aspects of fantasy, or in a fantasy world with. How to get noticed and sell more books by david gaughran. Works of urban fantasy may be set in the real world and introduce aspects of fantasy, or in a fantasy world with operating rules recognizably similar to ours. Were scheduling a tour for urban fantasy edge of death. If youre looking for strict urban fantasy, proceed with caution.
Top ten tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by the broke and the bookish. Hes created artwork for g r r martin, the dragonlance book series, many famous authors, dvd covers, album covers, and also ads and promotional material for companies. Every year we ask our summer intern to do a survey of cover art elements for the top us fantasy novels published in the previous year. Urban fantasy is a fantastic genre of englishlanguage fiction, or a subgenre of fantasy, in which the narrative uses supernatural elements in an urban society. Readers warn that its a shaky start to a good series, as the books do keep getting better and better.
Undoubtedly you feel bereft, adrift, and without anything new to fill your brainspace. Commission book cover artist, urban fantasy thriller. When lindsey was three years old she won her first art contest, and shes been hooked ever since. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading marked by sin. Ive read the first kate daniels book and didnt love it, but i heard the series gets better so i may continue on with it eventually. How to write damn good fiction using the power of myth is another. Really, an urban fantasy is such where fantastical elements are in play in a realworld setting and not in a fantastical world. If youre enjoying my little corner of the web, why not stay in touch. On a personal note, i loved her jill kismet urban fantasy series. But the moment they come off, something always seems to go terribly wrong. We are in an excellent moment right now of traditionally and independently published paranormal urban fantasy. Im also open to author interviews, holding contests, and guest blogs. When i am looking for a fun, fastpaced read, my goto genre is urban fantasy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of my friends, family, or other group affiliations.
What others say about me award winning ya fantasy author, ck dawn ljiljana is a dream to work with. Readers warn that its a shaky start to a good series. This blog is devoted to the subject of blooks, objects made in the emulation of books, either by hand or commercial manufacture. See more ideas about urban fantasy, books, books to read. With aliens and genetic mutations in the series, the gray widow trilogy encompasses science fiction, urban fantasy and superhero fiction. Also in paranormal book blogs blog facebook fans 5,210. Stow away on my adventures, to learn how my reportagesketching works. And her premade covers rival any custom covers out there, period. Reference, instructional, or inspirational books for fantasy artists. An icu nurse who grew up poor is drawn into the investigation of a bioterrorist attack, and gets dragged right back into the ghetto he worked so hard to escape. Starting out in comic books, dan has worked for major. It works in a lot of known folklore and presents a plausible scenario where magicians take over ruling a broken city after a planetary disaster and by a fluke, the humans discover that a shamanic society of goblins have been living in caverns under the city all this time.
Techniques for seeing and drawing on location 2014, from north light books. The best urban fantasy book blogs ranked by influence, up to date. Welcome to the secret wing of county hospitalwhere vampires get transfusions, werewolves have silver allergies, and one nurse is in way over her head cassie alexander is the author of the edie spence urban fantasy series, focusing on new nurse edie, whos been forced to work at a secret floor for supernatural creatures at her local county hospital. For a novel to be an urban fantasy, fantastical elements exist in an urban setting. This urban fantasy series starts with a premise that will make any bookobsessed reader green with envy.
Urban fantasy is a slippery sort of subgenre, but to me, calling a book urban fantasy means it is set in a modern, urban society with an overlay of fantasy elements e. Now that she and fiance sinclair and their cats, spider and sugar have moved back. Isaac vainio is a libriomancer, which means he can magically reach into books and pull out fictional objects. Fiction writers by lawrence block zen in the art of writing. Filled to the brim with teenagers, music, drama, adventure, and romance it read like that of a movie, and i could definitely see this book hitting the big screens, if it gets the attention it deserves. From general fiction to ya paranormal romance, our search bar connects you to a vetted catalog of. Tales from the land of ononokin, 7 books as of the date of this post this book is part of kindle unlimited ku, making it always free for ku. Winter elf, jack frosts daughter, santa clauss niece, heir to the winter throne and soon to be newlywed. Books 2016, blitz, about me blog, romance, author, fantasy, reading, movie posters, fictional. I was immediately hooked and devoured the first quarter of the novel. We are in an excellent moment right now of traditionally. The secret chapter is the sixth book in genevieve cogmans delightful invisible library series, which follows the adventures of librarian irene winters. Oregon, united states about blog a book designer and phd student now focused on writing urban fantasy books, young adult novels and. Oct 14, 2016 the dresden files, by jim butcher 16 books wizard harry dresden is the king of urban fantasy, and the dresden files are the gold standard for the gene.