East of Elvendom: Janny Wurts' "Wizard of the Owls" and "To Ride Hell's Chasm"

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Janny Wurts' "Wizard of the Owls" and "To Ride Hell's Chasm"

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Wurts' Wizard of the Owls

Wizard of the Owls - this personal work by Wurts was honored at the 1993 Chesley Awards. Wurts wrote her short fic Dreambridge for this painting. (Source: The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy - a Retrospective) Part of the painting is used as a cover for Wurts' book That Way Lies Camelot.

Wurts' To Ride Hell's CHasm

US cover illustration for To Ride Hell's Chasm - Mykkael, the leftmost character, is an outsider who rose to become Captain of the Garrison in the kingdom of Sessalie, only to be swept into the demonic intrigue threatening the kingdom.

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This blog is dedicated to under-represented ethnic groups in fantasy/sci-fi art. The focus is on fantasy art featuring non-European characters and darker-skinned characters in general. Art inspired by the legends, folktales and mythology of non-European peoples is also included, since contemporary fantasy often takes inspiration from folklore and spiritual traditions.

The main criterion for image selection is quality. The works listed here are mostly illustrations/3D art by commercial artists, many of them well-known in their field. Although I may occasionally post links to drow illustrations, dark elves will probably not be the main focus of this blog.

Note: This blog does not necessarily endorse the work or message of any artist featured here. Nor does it guarantee the political correctness of images posted. This collection of images is only intended as a survey of what's out there.

The name of this blog was in part inspired by deepad's thought-provoking essay I Didn't Dream of Dragons:

"...I have had to learn how to love Tolkein while trying to find myself in the unmapped lands in the East where the Green and Blue wizards disappeared to."