GATE OF IVREL (1975)
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Board - 17" x 18"

The context for this commission—quite possibly lost in the long arc of our careers—was as C.J. Cherryh’s debut novel. It was a unique assignment coming in the first year of my career when I was almost exclusively paired with well established authors. 1/4

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EXILE'S GATE (1987)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 32" x 20"

The fourth and last of my Morgaine covers for C.J. Cherryh. The first was for her debut novel Gate of Ivrel, and this assignment came over a decade later.

Cover illustration for EXILE'S GATE by C.J. Cherryh (DAW)

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/exiles-gate/

#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #cjcherryh #morgaine #dawbooks

WELL OF SHIUAN (1977)
Acrylic on Masonite - 24" X 17"

One of the most intriguing aspects to the character Morgaine created by C.J. Cherryh is her spell-sword. 1/3

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THE WELL OF SHIUAN (1977)
Acrylic on Masonite - 24" X 17"

One of the most intriguing aspects to the character Morgaine created by C.J. Cherryh is her spell-sword. 1/3

#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #cjcherryh #morgaine

EXILE'S GATE (1987)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 32" x 20"

Cover illustration for EXILE'S GATE, book 4 in the Morgaine Saga, by C.J. Cherryh (DAW)

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/exiles-gate/

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Seen a few people listing 5-7 of their favorite authors as hashtags (so we can boost the lists we like and find each other). Here are some of mine…

#UrsulaLeGuin #UrsulaKLeGuin #Earthsea
#EdgarRiceBurroughs #Barsoom
#CJCherryh #Morgaine
#TanithLee #Cyrion #TheStormlord
#RaymondChandler
#ChinaMieville #BasLag #Kraken
#RobertEHoward

7 is not enough…

#LordDunsany
#LeighBrackett
#NeilGaiman
#CliveBarker
#MarionZimmerBradley

…I could go on

#SwordAndPlanet #UrbanFantasy #WeirdFiction #Thrillers