My 2009 Published Art

Here are my 2009 eligible covers. Click on the images for a larger version… On my website you’ll find also a specific page including all the editorial interior illustrations. Jump to the 2009 Special Section if you wish to enjoy a wider gallery!

(Subterranean Press, December 2009)

(Subterranean Press, September 2009)

(Subterranean Press, October, 2009)

(AudioText, July 2009)

(Art Collection, Pavesio, November 2009)

Alpha and Omega – Final cover!

Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs
(Subterranean Press, 2009) Catalog Link

Publications realized by Subterranean Press are a feast for the eyes, products for true fans! It’s just a pity when the editions disappear from the shelves and their catalog begins to flash with the word ‘sold out!’!

For this precious reprinting of the novella Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs I delivered the front cover and four interior b&w illos. The reading was tantalizing, I spent some time building up the characters… and the cover should have been different, then Patricia consulted her agent and they chose the version you already know…

What happened to the first project? Well, it finished inside the book as an interior illo and here is the color version… What do you think? The impact would have been different? Well, whatever the version, it seems even this book is… sold out!

The Art of Maurizio Manzieri - The Book!!!

Publisher: Pavesio
Size: cm 23,7 x 32 - Pages: 64 full-color /SC
Multilingual: French, Italian, English, Spanish
Price: EUR 15,99
ISBN: 978-88-6233-016-9

STORE LINK: click here --- SAMPLE PAGES: click here

THE ART OF MAURIZIO MANZIERI

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT --- I'm immensely pleased to announce my first artbook, my first collection of artworks, including the Very Best among my professional publications from 1995 till 2010 and going to be distributed in United States and Europe through Diamond. Here is the direct link to my French and Italian publisher, just to be sure you don't miss my first collection of artworks!!! Isn't this a Christmas treat? Yalahiiiii!!!!!! Time to celebrate this milestone, my friends and fans. Thanks to everyone who allowed this to become reality! :-)))

Preface by:

- Marco Patrito (Artist)

'Blurbs' inside by:

- Gordon Van Gelder (F&SF)
- Robert Sawyer
- Alastair Reynolds
- Greg Bear
- Alan Dean Foster
- Roberta MacAvoy

More news to follow with pictures about the Italian launch of the book, just presented at Lucca Comics & Games on October 30th!

Bone and Juwel Creatures / Final Illo!!!

Bone and Juwel Creatures by Elizabeth Bear
(Subterranean Press, March 2010) Catalog Link

I've just delivered this cover for the latest novella by Elizabeth Bear, a story I read twice in the same night and that projected me in a vivid and wonderful fantasy world, an alternative Universe between minarets and necromancers. Ebear writes stupendously, a hint could be just the Hugo Awards she's coming piling up year after year...

Being a particularly mean guy, on this assignment I produced two different advanced color roughs. At the end I liked them both myself and I have to admit I made really difficult to decide which one should be the cover to be completed...!

The publisher looked delighted and I was really flattered reading the comments about the cover in the writer's official blog. Yo man, check here what the eBear's fans say about the illo! :-)

IN BETWEEN / Final Cover Art!

In Between by R.A. MacAvoy
(Subterranean Press, September 2009). Catalog Link

At Subterranean Press were slightly late in their schedule, so when they shipped around the ARCs of this enchanting novella, the proof didn't showcase any Art on the cover. Leona Wisoker wrote in her Green Man Review:

I love getting books from Subterranean Press; while I tend to quibble with their cover art, I am more often than not astonished at the writing within. In this case, however, I can't comment on the cover art -- because I got an Advance Proof without any! I'm hoping that the eventual cover is terrific . . . because this book (all books, yes, but this one more than most) deserves a great cover.

Well, I received the assignment only after this awesome review so you can just imagine the responsibility i felt when such a pearl dropped in front of my eyes!

In Between is a stupendous work marking the return of R. A. MacAvoy, a very talented writer, from a long publishing hiatus. She's the author of wonderful novels like Tea with the Black Dragon, Twisting the Rope, The Book of Kells, and The Lens of the World trilogy.

Art can work itself as a powerful social network! After the publisher showed the final design to Bertie, she replied back: "I'm in complete awe of this. Who's the graphic artist?" There were several mail exchanges with the author - it was my turn to be in awe - and next week I'll be sending to her attention a complimentary print of the artwork, sans lettering... It's the minimum homage to someone inspiring so strongly my dreams...

Thanks, Bertie.

"Angelic" by Kelley Armstrong - Final Cover

Angelic by Kelley Armstrong
(Subterranean Press, December 2009)

This is my final cover for Angelic, a wonderful novelette by the bestselling-New York Times writer Kelley Armstrong, going to be published on December by Subterranean Press (USA) . The story follows an afterlife mission of the warrior-angel Eve Levine and it's just a facet of the extraordinary and complex Universe developed with the Otherworld series. Painting Eve was really fascinating and it's not a secret that at the moment I'm at work on four B&W interior illustrations (!) going to be evenly spaced through the book. Hard, hard work ahead for your Jedi artist! More previews and updates to follow along the year... enjoy now an exclusive preview of the original illustration (click to enlarge) Usually the editions by Subterranean are gorgeous - especially the limited ones - and they sell out well before hitting the market. If you wish to preorder a copy of the volume, check the dedicated page here.

Here is the Angelic synopsis from the publisher's website:

"As a half-demon master of the dark arts, Eve Levine isn’t what anyone would call angelic. That’s exactly why the Fates chose her for the job. She’s their secret weapon against the forces of evil. However after five years, Eve is tired of being the designated rebel of the angel corps, expected to break the rules, then penalized for it. When the leaderless djinn stage an uprising, Eve sees the perfect chance to get herself fired. As she plunges deeper into the demon world, though, she realizes she’s in danger of losing a lot more than her job."

The Chase by Clive Cussler (Putnam)!

Welcome to my **NEW** cover for the novel THE CHASE by Clive Cussler (hardcover edition, Putnam), coming out on November 6th everywhere in United States. The genre is pure adventure, but as you can see how I try to be always faithful to a diffuse sense of fantastic flavor...

To anyone wishing to know more details about this assignment, check out the dedicated Blog with updates and behind-the-scenes material concerning the artwork! About the Limited Edition Prints, a print run of 50 exemplars has been issued simultaneously with the publication (Cussler Store Link).

Audiobook Edition Link (Booksontape)

Large Print Book (Thorndike)