CHAOS CHOREOGRAPHY cover reveal.

[seanan_mcguire]

Psst. C'mere.

So it's no secret around here that I love, love, love my DAW covers, or that showing them off is one of my true pure joys in life. Aly Fell, the artist who does the art for the InCryptid books, is incredible at capturing and presenting these characters. Want proof?

Go ahead. Take a peek.

Behold the pretty:



OH MY GOD YOU GUYS OH MY GOD IT'S THE COVER TO CHAOS CHOREOGRAPHY AND IT'S GORGEOUS!

Look at Verity, all dressed to dance (or die) and still prepared to kick some serious ass! Look at Alice!!! Alice Price-Healy, on the cover of a goddamn book! (Aly, absolutely thrilled when we said "so she has tattoos covering half her body, hope that's okay...") And they look related without looking the same!

Chaos Choreography will be released by DAW Books on March 1st, 2016. I could not be happier right now. What do you think?

(As always, I claim full comment amnesty, although I love it when you comment, because I can show my cover artists and make them happy.)

Comments

[ebartley.livejournal.com]

It's very pretty, but the glaring lack of basic gun safety makes me want to scream, or back away very slowly and never be around either of them in a dangerous situation.

[reedrover]

Authors have very little power over publishers' choices in artists and artwork, so I know not to be unhappy with McGuire for the cover. The perpetuation of bad gun-use stereotypes are, sadly, to be expected even with enlightened cover artists. Consider it a teaching moment when you loan your copy to friends.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

I sorrow to admit I noticed fingers on triggers instead of parked along the barrel. Verity is a lefty? Wow!

But the art is beautiful, and I WANT THIS BOOK.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Covers are iconic/symbolic in most cases, rather than narrative/representative. IE, they have good trigger safety, but the artist is trying to portray immediate danger, which translates into poor trigger discipline.

[ebartley.livejournal.com]

Yes to all of that, but awareness that this is a symbol doesn't change the visceral reaction to the actual image my eyes see. And I'm only *lightly* indoctrinated in the cult of gun safety.

Ironically, my reaction is because the cover is so good. Usually the gun isn't depicted clearly enough to see if the finger is on the trigger or along the barrel.

[ironed_orchid]

That's Alice Healy. You should be terrified of her, even if she isn't holding a gun.