ART REVEAL!!
In anticipation of the cover reveal of THE LOST VISIONIST this Wednesday (Eeep!), I will be sharing art reveals today and tomorrow. Today’s piece was commissioned last year from the incomparable Jenelle Hovde, who also did another piece for me, but I am holding that in reserve because it’s a bit spoilery. Whoops.
Theseus & Xuli
Meet Theseus Helstaar and his Féirhound, Xuli, with whom he has a blood-bond. Theseus belongs to a clade known as Commorants, of which he is a Coimedaí—a hunter of visionists. They believe what visionists do–memory delving—is a heinous breach of sacred territory—the mind.
Xuli is as fierce as she is beautiful. She protects Theseus and hunts with him. Fun fact: When Xuli is closing in on quarry, her blood has a strange chemical reaction that seems like her skin glow is glowing and her fur is ebony fur is afire. Centuries past, Féirhounds, who have an unnaturally long life, were bred for Helstaar forebears to rout shrews from the lands of Bijurn. The hounds possess incredible speed and agility—and are quite temperamental.
To avoid spoilers, I won’t say much more about this image other than to note that the room in which Theseus sits actually has five doors (in addition to the main, heavily armored door).
Also, THIS is the scene I saw in my dreams more than two years ago that spawned this story. I cannot believe how accurately Jenelle captured this image. What do you think?
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