I have just seen Vincent Chong‘s final cover design for my novel, SILVERSANDS (due April 2009) and I’m very pleased indeed, as it reflects the same mix of intrigue, technology and character that I tried to convey in the story.

In his latest newsletter, Christopher Teague of Pendragon Press writes:

“Talking of covers, Vincent Chong is hard at work on the design for Gareth L Powell’s debut novel Silversands, which is due for launch at next year’s Eastercon. I’ve seen a simple sketching and I’m just salivating at the prospect of seeing the finished version…”

I am excited this afternoon because Vincent Chong has sent over a preliminary concept sketch for the cover of my novel, “Silversands“. The novel is due next year from Pendragon Press, and I’m very glad to have Vincent on board, as I’ve been a fan of his work since he illustrated my short story “The Last Reef” when it appeared in Interzone.

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Here’s a link to an archive of Interzone covers from Issue #1 onwards: http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/interzone

I’m very pleased because I’ve just heard from the man himself that Vincent Chong will be illustrating the cover to my novel, ‘Silversands’.

SMS has just sent across the illustrations he’s done to accompany my short story ‘Ack-Ack Macaque’ when it appears in Interzone. And they’re excellent, with a cool manga feel that really brings the main character to life.