The illustrations for Conquerors of K’Tara were created by Michele (Meekehleh) Parisi, a talented young man from Florence, Italy (except for the double-headed furan (the emblem of House Coriolis) which I, myself, drew) . Michele also made improvements to the double-headed furan. If you wish to see Michele’s other works, you may go here: www.artstation.com/michele_parisi.
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Illustration of Forebodings, Book 1 of Conquerors of K’Tara.
K’Tara’s Twin Suns
K’Tara was the second planet of a binary star system on the outer edges of our galaxy. The stars, a hot blue giant and a cooler red giant, circled each other with a period of 32 days.
Furan – vertical
Scorch was a Black Furan. The Black furan was the largest of three furanid species. It had a wingspan of 4m (12′), and stood at 1.6m (64″, or 16 hands) at the shoulder. The Black furan was a fierce animal, but also highly intelligent, and capable of communication with Humanoids.
The Serpent
The Serpent was a transmutated rokon; a creature forged to cause fear and chaos.
Emblem of House Coriolis
The emblem of House Coriolis is a double-headed furan, representing the joining of Alvinorian and Kynarian blood lines in the defense of the two nations. The motto “Permanere Usque ad Finem” is Latin for “To Last Until the End.”
Symbol of K’Tara
The symbol representing the past and the possible futures of K’Tara.
Other domesticated animals of K’Tara
Below are the illustrations from First Eruption, Book 2 of Conquerors of K’Tara, published in October 2020.
First Eruption cover
First Eruption
Furans and Gnarlers
Illustration of a scene in First Eruption, where the Black Guard raids a gnarler compound.
Furans and gnarlers
Illustration of a scene in First Eruption, where the Black Guard raids a gnarler compound.
Lusk meets Noctiferus
Illustration of a meeting in the Bind between Lusk and Noctiferus
Skecthes from Darkness Gains, Book 3 of Conquerors of K’Tara, to be published spring of 2023.
Darkness Gains eBook cover
Air battle
Scene in Darkness Gains of the first battle between Toras’s quintanal, the Serpent and its rokons.
Toras and Laiella
Scene from Darkness Gains. Laiella injured by the Serpent, Toras leaning over her.
Aithen and assassins
Aithen, attacked by assassins
Below are drawings for Ronin, which I commissioned in August 2022. Ronin had never had a proper cover. Due to budgetary constraints, I had simply re-used an illustration Michele Parisi had done for the novel itself. This summer, I decided to finally give the short story its own cover. Here below is the result. These were created by Mark Anderson at Bigwhiskeyart.com. Mark is another fantastic person I was lucky enough to discover. He is a remarkable artist and a human being with whom it is a pleasure to work.
RoninPose
Ronin and Julia sktetches
RoninJuliaSketch1
Ronin and Julia close-up
Ships
Warships from Empress Alia’s galactic army.
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Ronin cover