Scratch marks

Two months ago when I posted the previous entry in my concept art series, there were actually two planned scenes. The second one was meant for the cover of volume six (which is finally out) but as you can see plans have changed, and I'm now free to use it here:



It's a space opera story of grand-scale conflict that ties together previous installments, and moves the setting to a new stage by the end. There are more stories coming, too, so hopefully that means more art to go with it. But not just yet.

It's been over a year since I last posted any concept art for the Dream. Things have been moving since: we have four books out, and two more novels are in the works. So it was time for more cover art concepts:



I made the 3D models in spring, then ran out of steam (ha ha) and took until now to do a POV-Ray conversion then put it all together. Ought to practice a lot more: I'm nowhere near as happy with this one. Good thing it's not intended as a finished work. Enjoy anyway, and thank you for reading.

Oops, haven't posted anything here for two months again. In my defense, I've been writing a novella. And not just any novella!

You see, a while ago me and a few friends created a new setting, and we've been working on it ever since. There's a lot! You can read more on my website, but in short it's basically Star Trek meets Jules Verne, with many other inspirations on the side.



What's more, earlier this autumn we released Volume One. Just look at this beauty! But now we have to make another book, and some of us are very busy. So I had to pick up the slack. In all honesty, it was time.

It will be a while until we can get another volume out, with my new story in it. Until then, enjoy what's already there. And let me know what you think!

(Cover art by ARCR-CRic.)