Happy Friday! J.L. Gribble here. At Speculative Chic, you know me as the film review editor and host of many a Sound Off post. In my other life as an author, I’m currently working on an urban fantasy/alternate history series. Next month, book 4 will be released into the wild. But today, I’m happy to share the cover of Steel Time with you!
Below, you’ll find information the book, the amazing cover artist, and where to find the first installments of the series. Don’t my ladies look amazing?
From the back cover:
You’re never too young or too old to experience a paradigm shift.
Toria Connor is 25 when tripping over an artifact in the ruins of Nacostina thrusts her a century into the past, before the city is destroyed during the Last War. Now, she finds herself alone. Adrift in a time where she must hide everything important to her, from her mercenary career to her true magical ability.
Victory is over eight centuries old when she follows her adopted daughter. She has seen empires rise and fall, but never anything like this. She must survive alone in a city inhospitable to vampires, dodging friends and foes from her past alike.
Both of them know the clock is ticking down to the moment when the city is wiped off the map. Now, they’re in a race against time. To find each other. To escape the past. And to save the future.
Start from the beginning of the Steel Empires series:
- Book 1: Steel Victory
- Book 2: Steel Magic
- Book 3: Steel Blood
About the cover artist:
The cover was created by UK artist Bradley Sharp who makes a living by designing magazine spreads, but freelances with vector illustrations, allowing him to create something far-removed from what he does in his nine-to-five job. Sharp finds vector to be an easy tool and believes anyone can use it. “I’d say my artwork is nothing more than glorified doodling. I like the logical inconsistencies of surrealism and find inspiration from many places such as music or the science fiction genre. Dog Star’s novels lend themselves well to my style. I look forward to working with DSB in the future, and hope fans will like the imagery as much as they enjoy the words.” Find Sharp’s work online at http://www.bradsharp.co.uk.
Of all of your books, this is my favorite cover by far!