N°193: When We Were Executioners

Happy Halloween everybody !
Today I want to share with you guys the illustration I made for When We Were Executioners, second book from the Dogsland trilogy, by one of the rising star of Fantasy: J.M McDermott. You guys might remember the cover art I made for book one, Never Knew Another. I'm glad to be the cover artist for such great stories. And you guys will have a blast if you are looking for non conventional fantasy books.

In order to represent Dogsland, I used samples from Mont St-Michel shots I made years ago, while haveing time with my dear American friends, Mike and Alex [Hello, Elliot !].
The character on the cover wore his assassin's clothes, I found interesting to use it as a way to reavel his real nature, the one he tries to hide. So here's for the scales, suggesting his "demon" nature. The shots cames from a Pangolin. Yeah, I had a Pangolin at home, once.
A few elements were made as a reminder from my first cover, as wanted by my publisher, Night Shade Books.
A special thanks to Dave Palumbo, my Art Director. Working with you is always a pleasure !

Take care folks,
Julien.