jo_graham ([info]jo_graham) wrote,
@ 2009-05-26 08:58:00
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New Cover!
Black Ships will be coming out in Mass Market paperback in December, and it will have a gorgeous new cover when it does. John Jude Palencar is doing new covers for Black Ships, Hand of Isis, and the new book, Stealing Fire! He's done covers for some of my favorite authors in the past, including Marion Zimmer Bradley, Jacqueline Carey and Octavia Butler, so it's a thrill to get a look at his concept of Gull!




You can click on it to make it bigger.

She looks exactly as I had imagined her, and this is such an elegant and beautiful cover!

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[info]st_aurafina
2009-05-26 01:13 pm UTC (link)
Oh, I love that cover. The artist has given Gull such a strong face.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:25 pm UTC (link)
It really looks like her, doesn't it? I can't wait to see what Charmian and Lydias look like.

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[info]aella_irene
2009-05-26 01:14 pm UTC (link)
Hand of Isis is in my local library! It was bought in April, and has been taken out twice!

Also, the cover is gorgeous.

Edited at 2009-05-26 01:15 pm UTC

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:25 pm UTC (link)
Yay! I like to hear it's roaming around!

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[info]kethlenda
2009-05-26 01:14 pm UTC (link)
That is gorgeous! I loved the first cover too, and i have no idea which one I like better.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:26 pm UTC (link)
They're both beautiful. I can't wait to see what he does with Hand of Isis and Stealing Fire.

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[info]lonelywalker
2009-05-26 01:17 pm UTC (link)
She is definitely not the woman with whom to fuck.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:26 pm UTC (link)
Not at all! *G*

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[info]the_stowaway
2009-05-26 01:37 pm UTC (link)
OMG how PERFECT is that cover? \o/\o/\o/ YAYE!

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:33 pm UTC (link)
I like it a lot too!

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[info]paratti
2009-05-26 02:10 pm UTC (link)
That is gorgeous:)

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:33 pm UTC (link)
It is, isn't it? I'm very happy with it.

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[info]lizziebelle
2009-05-26 02:14 pm UTC (link)
Oh, that is gorgeous! He is such a talented artist. He's also done covers for Cherie Priest, and Charles de Lint's latest. :)

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:40 pm UTC (link)
It is beautiful, isn't it? I particularly love his Jacqueline Carey covers.

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[info]shezan
2009-05-26 02:41 pm UTC (link)
I still like the first one better, but this is very elegant and probably more a sales point.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:40 pm UTC (link)
I like them both, but I think this may give readers a better indication of tone....

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[info]bravenewcentury
2009-05-26 03:23 pm UTC (link)
Oh wow that is gorgeous. I'm looking forward to seeing the other two!

Though now when Stealing Fire comes out the covers of my copies won't match. Hmph.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:56 pm UTC (link)
I'm really looking forward to seeing the other two too! I'm sorry your covers won't match!

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[info]gilraen2
2009-05-26 03:41 pm UTC (link)
when will STEALING FIRE be available? i got BLACK SHIPS for christmas, read it and pre-ordered HAND OF ISIS right away. read it and am now waiting for the next installment. i suppose eventually i'll figure out who is who in each incarnation.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:58 pm UTC (link)
Stealing Fire will be out next spring. I'm currently waiting on the first copyedits, so there's a little ways to go yet! I'm so glad you enjoyed Hand of Isis and Black Ships.

i suppose eventually i'll figure out who is who in each incarnation.

That's part of the fun, isn't it? The narrator is always the same, Gull, Charmian, and then Lydias. Who else have you guessed?

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[info]stellar_dust
2009-05-26 04:24 pm UTC (link)
Oooh, I *love* it! I think I may like the old cover better, but that might just be 'cuz I'm used to it. *g*

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[info]jo_graham
2009-05-26 05:58 pm UTC (link)
I like the old one a lot too. They're both beautiful.

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[info]settiai
2009-05-27 01:29 am UTC (link)
Oh, it's absolutely gorgeous.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-06-09 11:56 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]kahva
2009-05-27 02:19 am UTC (link)
Lovely cover! Oh, and I got the chance to pimp Black Ships and Hand of Isis to a friend of mine last night in Borders - may have scored you another convert, we'll see. :)

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[info]jo_graham
2009-06-09 11:57 am UTC (link)
Oh thank you! I appreciate that!

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Black Ships
(Anonymous)
2009-05-28 02:36 pm UTC (link)
Hi Jo! Hope all is well with you. I'm currently reading Black Ships and must say that it's one of the BEST books I've ever read! Please keep cranking out the novels as fast as you can. I can't get enough! -Chris

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[info]jo_graham
2009-06-09 11:57 am UTC (link)
Thank you so very, very much! I appreciate that a lot! I'm very happy you enjoyed it, and I hope you enjoy Hand of Isis, and Stealing Fire when it comes out next spring!

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[info]elfinecstasy
2009-06-02 06:19 pm UTC (link)
Hi there! I LOVE the new cover. :-)
I wanted to check if you got the package I sent you, with a copy of Black Ships (and return postage) for you to autograph, and a copy of my novel, Temple of the Twelve?
Just wanted to be sure it arrived safely!
Lots of blessings, and keep writing we are all clamouring for more :-)
Gemma "Esmerelda Little Flame"

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[info]jo_graham
2009-06-09 11:58 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

And I sent it back to you recently! I appreciate it!

Jo

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[info]kmcorby
2009-06-17 06:05 pm UTC (link)
Gosh, you are so lucky to have Palencar do one of your books covers! he i stotally one of my favorite illustrators. His work truly does have an otherworldly quality. Good on you!

Loved Black Ships, by the way. Reminded me of Mary Renault.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-06-19 12:00 pm UTC (link)
It's really a lovely cover! I've seen the sketch now for the Hand of Isis cover, and it's beautiful. I can't wait to see what he does with Stealing Fire, the new book due out next spring!

And I'm glad you liked Black Ships. It's the highest compliment I can imagine to be compared to Mary Renault!

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[info]ursus_of_unrv
2009-07-27 08:40 pm UTC (link)
My review of Black Ships is on UNRV: http://www.unrv.com/book-review/black-ships.php

Sorry it took so long. Thanks again for the publisher's copy.

Cheers.

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[info]jo_graham
2009-07-28 01:33 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the book, and I appreciate the review greatly!

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[info]ulbh
2009-08-11 03:58 am UTC (link)
The purple aura is a nice touch!

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[info]jo_graham
2009-08-12 01:01 pm UTC (link)
I think it's very attractive too!

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