Grasping for the Wind

Cover Art: John Marco's Starfinder

I found this to be quite a beautiful piece of cover art by Tom Kidd.

It is from John Marco's new book Starfinder, which is due to be released in May 2009.

Starfinder is shaping up to be a Steampunk/Epic Fantasy mixture of a novel. Says Marco of the plot,

"Not only is it a story of coming of age for the two main protagonists, Moth and his friend Fiona, but it's also about mankind's coming of age. The world of Starfinder is very much like our own at the turn of the last century, with steam trains and electricity and budding technologies. And thanks to the inventive genius of Fiona's grandfather Rendor, humans have finally taken to the sky, not only in giant airships but in small, ornithopter contraptions called dragonflies as well.

Not everyone is happy to see mankind's progress, however. For thousands of years, the mysterious and powerful race known as the Skylords have jealously guarded their heavenly domain. In all this time, an uneasy peace has existed between humans and Skylords, but Moth and Fiona are about to breach the magical boundary between the two worlds."

Count me in!

John Marco is known for his epic fantasy works, one of which, The Eyes of God is high up on my TBR pile. Look for the review soon.

You can follow John Marco's updates on Starfinder and other works at his blog, The Bastion.

Posted by: John on October 3, 2008 11:20 AM |
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