Now that most folks have gotten their copies, I can share the art I did for the naked hardcover of @illumicrate ’s special edition of Painted Devils! Definitely one of my more challenging palettes, but I’m really happy with how it came out. Lots of easter eggs for those who have read the book already too! 😘
Once, the war was fought with kindlings—elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives.
Now, the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift—their magic outlawed, their skills outdated, their formidable balar weapons prized only as relics and souvenirs.
Violence still plagues the countryside, and memories haunt those who remain. When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity for seven kindlings to fight one last time. But war changed these warriors. And to reclaim who they once were, they will have to battle their pasts, their trauma, and their grim fates to come together again—or none of them will make it out alive.
From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a gut-wrenching, introspective fantasy about seven lost soldiers searching for the peace they once fought for and the future in which they’re finally daring to believe.
ok, I just finished my arc, and SKRUTSKIE!!! How do you do this, EVERY TIME? how do you write things JUST FOR ME, EVERY TIME!?
Your character work is immaculate, and your way of weaving foreshadowing but still surprising me when you get to the reveal is brilliant. Skrutskie, I love your words. Thanks for sharing them with me again.
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