

Jon Foster’s Boneshaker wallpaper in two great flavors: goggle-ishous plain and Cherie Priest deluxe. Between Jon’s illustration and Jamie Stafford-Hill’s type design, this is one of my favorite covers this year.
Enjoy the wallpaper.

The first sketch was a real contender. It had action and might have more commercial appeal than the others. The second sketch looked a little too young-adult so that was ruled out fairly quickly. (Although it would make for a great YA cover.) The third one seemed slightly riskier than the others but also felt like, if all the pieces fell into place, it would demand attention on the shelves. It took a little convincing but I’m glad it’s the direction we took.
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Version 1, no text 2560 x 1600 — for 30-inch behemoths |
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Version 2, with text 2560 x 1600 — for 30-inch behemoths |
Irene Gallo is the art director for Tor, Forge, and Starscape Books and Tor.com.
VIEW ALL BY · Tuesday October 27, 2009 01:51pm EDT
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VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday October 28, 2009 06:42am EDT · amended on Wednesday October 28, 2009 06:42am EDT
Instead can we please have these as well as the ones by Eric Freitas and Thom Tenery (and any future ones, of course) in a large size that conforms to the 1:1.25 ratio? Thanks a lot! :)
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday October 28, 2009 09:25am EDT
Thursday October 29, 2009 06:52pm EDT
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VIEW ALL BY · Friday October 30, 2009 11:53am EDT
The closest fit (as far as seeing the whole picture goes) is the 1024x768, except for the sides which have extra "frames".
I guess I'll have to try to see what I can do about resizing. *nervous swallow*
Saturday October 31, 2009 07:11pm EDT
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 06, 2009 05:24pm EST
Thanks.