Cover Art: The Bear by R.A. Salvatore

Here is the Todd Lockwood cover art for The Bear, the last book in the Saga of the First King series by R.A. Salvatore!

While visiting Todd a few weeks ago at his Seattle home, he showed me some of the things he has been working on in his studio. The Bear was one of them. As you can see it follows the same motif as the rest of the series—a character in the middle bearing a weapon. This one does differ though, in that a weapon does not split the painting in half like its predecessors but instead the background castle tower breaks up the image.

You can see closer detail at Todd’s website by clicking The Bear!

The cover artist has also updated his website with new art, so check it out, including a very cool 2010 calendar! Need a fantasy-oriented calendar for next year? Or collect Todd’s artwork with a remarque? Click here!

I also happened to give Todd a great idea for the cover of Shadowheart, the last book in the current Shadow series by Tad Williams. I have no idea if it is feasible. If the idea goes through, I’ll be quite happy to take 10% from DAW books for my contribution, thank you very much.

By the way, that was my lame attempt at internet(s) humor!

More where that came from…!