Even more eye candy!

[rolanni]

A couple days ago, we were pleased to show you David Mattingly's painting that would become the cover for The Gathering Edge.

Today, we are pleased to share the comp cover, still smokin' hot from the Baen Art Department.

Also!  If viewing the art above has made you a little peckish, Cedar Sanderson has featured Daav yos'Phelium's Extra Special Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in today's Eat This While You Read That column.  Here's your link.

Also, also!  Alliance of Equals has 40 reader reviews on Amazon!  Only 160 to go!  You guys are doing great.

And! (given "also" a rest, you see)  Steve and I will be signing Alliance of Equals at Children's Book Cellar, 52 Main Street, Waterville, Maine (our local indie bookstore) on Saturday, July 16 (that's this Saturday!) at 2 p.m.  If you're in the area, come on by and say, "hi!"

The weatherbeans are calling for A Warm One, as Maine counts these things.  I, of course, will be at the nice, air conditioned, hospital doing the volunteer gig.  Steve and the cats will likely need to put the portable A/C unit in to play.  Ah, summer. . .And, as Mainers say earnestly to each other, under just these sorts of conditions: "At least it ain't snowin'."

Hope you have a good day, wherever you are.

Comments

[thewol.livejournal.com]

Intriguing cover!

It's still unmercifully hot here in the flatlands in the square bit at the top of Tx. Today's predicted high is 105 F (40.5 C). Only supposed to get up to 103 F (39.4 C) tomorrow, though. Humidity is now 36%, so if you go outside, you'll shrivel right up. In an attempt to augment the AC, which is set on stun, I’ve got so many fans on that if I turn on one more, I will have to contact the tower and get takeoff clearance.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

AC for us today -- 89F/32C called for, and there's not a breath of air. Last night's thunderstorms made it wetter, not cooler, sigh.

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

I don't know if anyone else noticed, but the ship on the right has two well-spaced lights shining on the little pod, but there's only one shadow above it, where physics would lead you to expect two. Probably just artistic license for a cleaner illustration, but it still has that "wrong!" feeling.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I think I see two beams, myself, but -- yanno? I really don't have a very good idea of how late behaves in space. Or in art.