Broeck Steadman's cover art for "The Ear, The Eye and the Arm"

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm is an award-winning science fiction novel first published in 1994. Set in 22nd century Zimbabwe, the plot follows three mutant detectives hired by General Matsika's wife to track down the three missing Matsika children.

On the left is the cover art for the first edition. Click thumbnail to view larger image on artist's site. The leftmost character is the Arm, whose mutant powers include the ability to sense what others are feeling and peer into their memories, the latter skill being something that he tries not to use out of respect for others' privacy. He is described as "black" and is a member of the Shona ethnic group.

The center character is the Eye, whose mutant power is long distance vision. He is described as 'brown' and his ethnicity is unspecified. He grew up in the same village with his two colleagues.

The rightmost character is the Ear, who has extremely sharp hearing. He is described as 'white' and his ethnic background is 'mostly English'. Like the Ear and the Eye, his superhuman powers are the result of his parents being exposed to radiation from a nuclear plant accident.

For more information about the book, please visit the author's website.