I’m an Australian book blogger AND spec fiction author and I loved reading this insightful interview.

I haven’t read the Moorehawk Trilogy – but now I will be. I would also like to give a HUGE HOOORAY to Celine for creating a very petite female lead character. I read lots of fantasy, thrillers and crime and I am sick to death of Carrie Bradshaw-types Glamazons (5’10 supermodels) which most authors seem to prefer.

Again, thnak you guys all so much. You’ve really made a great start to my work day!

This (combined with your kudos for Australian artists and publishers) is going to make me promote

I popped over to WHSmith’s ebook site to see if they carried the book (yes, I caved) and their cover for The Poison Throne is different again – this time it’s an actual throne?
Link here

Interesting how the forest/trees and ravens are a theme repeated across covers though.

I think your point, Kiernan, about a cover being all the author has amongst the sea of books in a store is very true. I totally understand the logic that a cover has to be able to sell a book.

On the other hand, and maybe I’m not a normal reader anymore (some say bloggers aren’t), but I usually go to the store these days with a list of books in mind, having already read their back cover blurbs. I wonder how many other readers take advantage of the internet too, to research before actually going into the store. I know I personally don’t have time to contemplate a sea of books anymore, sad as that is. I need to know what I hope to buy before going in there. So I’m usually already armed with info on the book, aside from the cover. And when I look for books online, I really want that blurb along with the cover at least. I do agree that a cover can grab my attention, but I really need more than that to seal the deal. And I may just be repeating a lot of what was said above, apologies if so…

I think it’s hilarious that you chose that particular drawing of Raz, Wyn and Christopher because it’s my least favourite! The reason it’s my least favourite actually reflects quite a bit of what we were talking about in the interview! This was a promotional piece ( don’t know why it says UK – it was for Frankfurt) I had to re-draw and re-draw it in order to try and please a largeish team of promotors,they kept saying things like ‘Razi’s nose should be broader, Christopher looks too dangerous, take that hammer from Wyn’s hand, she looks too aggressive) and the end the characters just don’t look right to me at all.
If you’d like to see my actual idea of Razi and Wyn they are here and good representations of Christopher are here and here