Well, it’s been a long time coming, but Spirit Rider: The Royal Problem is very nearly finished. Even as I
type, the manuscript is sitting in the lap of the best proof-reader I could
find. Seeing as I plan to go down the traditional publishing route, the book
isn’t going to be widely available (yet). But in the meantime, I've commissioned
a professional artist to design a cover for the book, so that I can release it
to friends, family, and a few select others. Who knows, when the world at last
comes to know Spirit Rider, it may
not be with THIS cover (which would be a shame – I think it’s awesome!).
Upon the front, we see the early, pivotal scene where Sam
Mundle, our ill-equipped, but inventive hero, meets the Grim Reaper – and sets
his whole adventure into motion. They are both within Sam’s living room, in
the town of Besfen, a mountain-top settlement, deliberately ignorant of the rest
of the world.
The back cover depicts a conceptual image of Acheron
Dae-Cache Beachis, a powerful magician of unparalleled intellect and cunning –
the story’s villain. He stands within the M.O.T.O.R.S tower, a magical building
accidentally teleported to a jungle, then left abandoned for centuries. Beside
him is a rettamilne, a vicious beast, with an even more vicious temperament.
So here it is, a testament to what might have been, or
may still be. Enjoy!
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