Wow, the project launches tomorrow and we have over 1100 people already signed up via pre-launch. That's amazing! Thank you for joining us early.
This morning, we realized that we hadn't officially announced our interior artist on The Dark Thorn. We have to remedy that because he's just too great and deserving not to. His name is Don Maitz. He's won ten Chesley Awards and two Hugo Awards for his art. His work has graced book covers for authors like Piers Anthony, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, Stephen King, Raymond E. Feist, etc. You get the picture. And he even created the first artwork for the Captain Morgan rum pirate. He's a great guy, is married to author Janny Wurts, and together they might be the cutest couple ever.
Don has done a lot of work for Grim Oak Press over the years, most recently on our special edition of Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist. Author Shawn Speakman commissioned Don for a painting last year, and Don produced one after reading The Dark Thorn. It is below:
The Dark Thorn by Don Maitz
If you look closely at the Stretch Goals, there is the chance that there will be a full-color tip placed within the S&N, S&L, and Rare editions. The art for that tip will come from the painting above.
Don will be producing ten (10) black and white interiors. But there is also a Stretch Goal for an additional five (5). We sure hope we hit that because more art is always better!
Follow Don on social media if you don't already. And we will be sharing some of his interiors on The Dark Thorn once we receive them in.
