Fantasy Book Club discussion

No matter the book I read, I tend to search for Fan Art to see what others see when reading. I admit I hold a tinge of jealously for those with the gift to create an images found in their thoughts. That does not in anyway hinder me from appreciating what is created by the stroke of a hand, connected to a stick of lead that ends up on a surface of choice.

I ask anyone with the skill, please let us enjoy your talent in this thread. Or anyone else like me,that has the magical ability to cut and paste links :).

I am currently reading Vlad Taltos series and have found very little in the way of fan art.
This is defiantly how I picture Vlad and Loiosh.
http://www.casualvillain.com/gallery/...

This is not how I picture Cawti. Great work though! Iwould think she has more dead ends and wild hair. I recall Vlad saying how he liked it when it was untamed.
http://silversaff.deviantart.com/art/...

http://silversaff.deviantart.com/art/...

http://silversaff.deviantart.com/art/...

http://silversaff.deviantart.com/art/...

Also I think of Castle Black as Dalaran (from World of Worldcraft. For the Horde!) Just a bit darker.

http://brentweeks.ning.com/

This is a pretty fun slide show of fan art from the Night Angel Trilogy.
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows
by
Brent Weeks

Recommend them all. Highly.

http://aidanmoher.com/blog/wp-content...
This leaked the other day. Cover to The Black Prism. Wish there was more of a variation from his other books.

For the fans of the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb

I enjoy both of these but the water colors kind of capture how gloomy Fitz's life was.
http://www.elfwood.com/~marjan/Fitz_a...

http://www.elfwood.com/~maija/The_Far...

http://plutoplus1.deviantart.com/art/...

This by far is my favorite one of the Fool. Amazing! ::Clapping::
http://www.elfwood.com/~maija/The_Far...

I am throwing this entire page in here just because there are so many.
http://search.elfwood.com/search.jsp?...

David Eddings

The Belgariad, Vol. 1 Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit
The Belgariad, Vol. 2 Castle of Wizardry, Enchanters' End Game

The Malloreon, Vol. 1 Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of KarandaThe Malloreon, Vol. 2 Sorceress of Darshiva, The Seeress of Kell

Wow! Wow! Wow!
http://www.elfwood.com/~tcwc3/CeNedra...

Love it!
http://www.elfwood.com/~ulrike/Polgar...

Love it but they look a bit sad
http://www.elfwood.com/~antrioch/Gari...

http://tao-mell.deviantart.com/art/Ov...

http://evolra.deviantart.com/art/Ce-N...

http://sprytes.deviantart.com/art/Pol...

LoL
http://azalea-jones.deviantart.com/ar...

Perfect!
http://cell-fey.deviantart.com/art/Po...

http://seanbizzar.deviantart.com/art/...

http://evolra.deviantart.com/art/Belg...

http://pinkec.deviantart.com/art/Polg...

http://enrewen.deviantart.com/art/dry...

I think I may pull those books off the shelve. Great Series!

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Cannot wait for the third book to come out! The Republic of Thieves

http://tenleftthumbs.deviantart.com/a...

http://tenleftthumbs.deviantart.com/a...

http://jezebel-polizia.deviantart.com...

http://tolmancotton.deviantart.com/ar...

http://crimsoncobwebs.deviantart.com/...

http://spectralfairy.deviantart.com/a...

I am a huge fan of YA, primarily fantasy YA but YA nonetheless. So this post is for my favorite YA writer Tamora Pierce. She pens about strong,independent, morally conscious heroines usually fighting to live their lives as they see fit. Struggles that often smack teenage girls right in the face tend to be woven throughout her stories. She is a fantastic writer who knows how to tell a fun battle filled story.

My favorite series so far is
Trickster's Choice
Trickster's Queen

Ahh, this may be my favorite picture I have posted so far. This is Aly and Nawat. Nawat was once a crow turned human to protect and aid Aly in her quest.

http://sukiyakii-chan.deviantart.com/...

http://maseiya.deviantart.com/art/Tri...

Alanna The First Adventure
In the Hand of the Goddess
Lioness Rampant
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

Aly's Dad George. Exactly how I picture him.
http://alzhorse.deviantart.com/art/Ge...

Alanna Aly's Mom.
http://roman-de-la-croix.deviantart.c...


She also created things called darklings. And they are as cute as my cats. Less furry though. Witty black blobs that can be used for spying.
http://portal-girl.deviantart.com/art...

Ahhh, there are so many more characters but my bed is beckoning. Enjoy!

The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set by Garth Nix

I started this book over a year ago and it took me as long to get through the first 143 pages. Most of the time, while “scanning” the pages I was wondering how the hell this became an international best seller. For the first half of the book Sabriel was pretty much on her own, encountering danger here and there that I never really got a thrill out of. She meets up with a cat eventually who she is able to communicate with but still I was sailing in a steel tub on a sea of boredom. Until she meets Touchstone. At that point the book soared and even though there are parts I still choose to scan rather than read, it has turned out to be fairly engaging. I should complete book two this evening and I am excited about the third. Especially since I have read the last pages and can’t wait to find out how it all went down.

This series also started me thinking, since this was published in the states by Harper Collins Teen, what actually defines a young adult book compared to an adult book? Nix deals with some fairly heavy issues (re: suicide, depression etc) and at times it seems he gave solid justification for these thoughts. I understand that at the very least most teens brush these situations but I was nonetheless surprised to see this series was classified as YA. Not to mention, they are all teens for a brief time in the series but most of it takes place when they “mature”.

On to the actual reason for the post, FAN ART!! This series was dark and gloomy all around, it’s almost as if I see this series in a sepia tone. The pictures created in my head were dull, no matter the scene. Red and gold seem to be the predominate colors and even those had little spark and remained diluted. Almost forgot, The Abhorsen wears a blue surcoat, again it was a muddled blue rather than brilliant.


Holy Shit! Absolutely LOVE this! Lirael and the Dog. Sameth and Mogget
http://GuillermodelLuca.deviantart.co...

Mogget
http://foxyadder.deviantart.com/art/B...
http://SARS-08.deviantart.com/art/Mog...

Sabriel
http://SirMakura.deviantart.com/art/S...
http://charmahenina.deviantart.com/ar...
http://rinian.deviantart.com/art/Sabr...
http://mc-the-lane.deviantart.com/art...

Touchstone
http://lberghol.deviantart.com/art/To...

Pamela did you ever enjoy the artwork of Pauline Baynes? I actually have the old Middle Earth map she made, that i cherish greatly. I did make a thread for Pauline:

Pauline Baynes (1922-2008) - In Remembrance

JJ wrote: "Pamela did you ever enjoy the artwork of Pauline Baynes? "

Nope, never seen or heard her name. And what do most of us do when we lack a piece of knowledge? Resort to google. And all I can say is Wow. wOw. woW. WOW.

I have never read C.S Lewis or Tolkien. Eventually, just haven't done it.

Breathtaking.
http://www.scriptoriumnovum.com/l/g/n...

I fished the following excerpt from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obitu...
I personally love stories like this. Makes you wonder if Fate and Destiny are living in our back pockets.

"In 1948 Tolkien was visiting his publishers, George Allen & Unwin, to discuss some disappointing artwork that they had commissioned for his novella Farmer Giles of Ham, when he spotted, lying on a desk, some witty reinterpretations of medieval marginalia from the Luttrell Psalter that greatly appealed to him. These, it turned out, had been sent to the publishers "on spec" by the then unknown Pauline Baynes.

Tolkien demanded that the creator of these drawings be set to work illustrating Farmer Giles of Ham, and was delighted with the subsequent results, declaring that Pauline Baynes had "reduced my text to a commentary on her drawings". Further collaboration between Tolkien and his Farmer Giles illustrator followed, and a lifelong friendship developed.

During the war Pauline Baynes had worked for the Admiralty, and the experience gained there stood her in good stead when Tolkien asked her to draw the map of Middle Earth. Later, when she showed him her artwork for a poster featuring Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, the author nodded approvingly and murmured quietly: "There they are, there they are." "

Thank you for the introduction JJ.

I like that story of Pauline. Pauline Baynes artwork always stays in my mind. Her covers for Lord of the Rings and Watership Down I will never forget as they somehow stood out from ever other book cover at that time. It was like her art brought the book alive, more than any other works I have seen. What I enjoyed also was her Old World Style of art for C.S. Lewis.

http://lastingtribute.blogspot.com/20...

Glad you know of her now Pamela. Pauline played a big part in how we view a fantasy world. I only wish other artists could convey such worlds so well.

Deviant art is a great site - there are such talented and creative people there. I always spend time looking throgh: http://www.deviantart.com/#order=9&am...

Susan.

I originally found this series in the Fantasy section at B & N. When I went to Books a Million, I found this is Christian Fiction. If you knew my religious standing, you would laugh. What I am trying to say and with hopes this fan art it will entice some of you to pick up this series, it has become one of the most enjoyable reads I have ever had my hands on. Don’t be turned off by the books being seated in the Christian Fiction section. Those of you with children will be delighted in sharing this with them. There is not one lick of foul language, kissing is as deep as Paul dives into physical relationships and the characters are hysterical.

Enjoy!!

Donita K. Paul

DragonSpell
DragonQuest
DragonKnight
Dragonfire
DragonLight

http://myst-x.deviantart.com/art/Kale...

http://altered-worlds.deviantart.com/...

http://singing-hallelujah.deviantart....

http://myst-x.deviantart.com/art/Kime...

I wish I found drawings of Toopka. She is the cutest little thing!