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S Andrew Swann | October 21, 2009

I like this even better than the cover for Wolfbreed.  Though in both cases I think the cover captures the spirit of the protagonist.

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S Andrew Swann | September 3, 2009

We have cover art for Heretics:

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S Andrew Swann | August 25, 2009

Back in March of 2007 I started writing (and blogging) this thing. Now, finally, after three drafts, a new agent and a new publisher later, it goes into print officially today. You know you want to buy a copy. Booklist: Swann’s exquisite werewolf historical brings the era vividly to life as the perfect setting for [...]

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S Andrew Swann | August 4, 2009

And these came in today: Yeah, it’s a reprint, but it still makes me happy.

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S Andrew Swann | March 23, 2009

The artist is Gene Mollica, who also has a cool variant of this image on his website.

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S Andrew Swann | January 22, 2009

Here is a nasty little side-effect of dedicated e-readers that few people, if any have addressed.  In addition to any and all deficiencies they might have compared to print, we have a situation in some cases where there’s a single portal through which data flows.  Apple has recently given us a glimpse of what could [...]

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S Andrew Swann | December 20, 2008

The following showed up in the mail on Friday: The bound galleys for Prophets, way cool. Having been writing mass market paperbacks all my career, it’s neat to see the books in this faux trade paperback format.

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S Andrew Swann | December 15, 2008

This post shows up in my RSS feed, which takes me over here, where one of the first links leads me over to this thread of awesomness.  Here’s the concept: Take random Wikipedia article, feed the subject into the LIFE photo archive and pick a picture, the article is your book title, the image is [...]

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S Andrew Swann | November 26, 2008

Instead of spending time writing a real post, today I simply point you to some funny stuff I found through a thread in the Agony Booth.  Here’s a sample:

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S Andrew Swann | August 27, 2008

Well Eleanor just got the Prophets cover from DAW, and it’s all full of crunchy SF goodness. This will be hitting the shelves March 2009. UPDATE: I should let you all know who the artist is behind this great cover, the 2008 winner of the Hugo for best artist, Stephan Martiniere. Which is just seven [...]

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