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John Jude Palencar

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The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) — Cover artist, some editions — 55,083 copies
The Lord of the Rings (1954) — Cover artist, some editions — 50,639 copies
The Two Towers (1954) — Cover artist, some editions — 48,728 copies
The Return of the King (1955) — Cover artist, some editions — 47,095 copies
Eragon (2002) — Cover artist, some editions — 32,612 copies
Eldest (2005) — Cover artist, some editions — 22,120 copies
Brisingr (2008) — Cover artist, some editions — 16,364 copies
The Drawing of the Three (1987) — Cover artist, some editions — 15,968 copies
The Waste Lands (1991) — Cover artist, some editions — 14,133 copies
Wizard and Glass (1997) — Cover artist, some editions — 13,392 copies
Desperation (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 9,649 copies
Inheritance (2011) — Cover artist, some editions — 9,538 copies
Parable of the Sower (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 8,201 copies
Kushiel's Dart (2001) — Cover artist, some editions — 7,030 copies
The Regulators (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 6,683 copies
The Children of Men (1992) — Cover artist, some editions — 5,820 copies
Tehanu (1990) — Cover artist, some editions — 5,322 copies
Kushiel's Chosen (2002) — Cover artist, some editions — 4,455 copies
Daughter of the Forest (1999) — Cover artist, some editions — 4,348 copies
The Postman (1985) — Cover artist, some editions — 4,177 copies
A Caress of Twilight (2002) — Cover artist, some editions — 4,154 copies
Kushiel's Avatar (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 4,049 copies
Parable of the Talents (1998) — Cover artist, some editions — 3,604 copies
Dawn (1987) — Cover artist, some editions — 3,458 copies
Lady of Avalon (1997) — Cover artist, some editions — 3,350 copies
The Redemption of Althalus (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 3,195 copies
Kushiel's Scion (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 2,860 copies
Wild Seed (1980) — Cover artist, some editions — 2,854 copies
Son of the Shadows (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 2,470 copies
M. C. Higgins, the Great (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 2,447 copies
The Runes of the Earth (2004) — Cover artist, some editions — 2,196 copies
Dreams Underfoot: A Newford Collection (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 2,151 copies
Child of the Prophecy (2001) — Cover artist, some editions — 2,145 copies
This Immortal (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,996 copies
The Bone Doll's Twin (2001) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,980 copies
The Onion Girl (2001) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,881 copies
Archangel (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,868 copies
Blood Price (1991) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,811 copies
Adulthood Rites (1988) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,701 copies
Someplace to be Flying (1998) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,572 copies
Imago (1989) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,544 copies
Path of Destruction (2006) — Cover artist — 1,521 copies
The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death (1995) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,475 copies
Blood Trail (1992) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,407 copies
Hidden Warrior (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,397 copies
Mind of My Mind (1977) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,360 copies
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales (1984) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,305 copies
Fatal Revenant (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,299 copies
Forests of the Heart (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,286 copies
Blood Lines (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,272 copies
Clay's Ark (1984) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,241 copies
Widdershins (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,199 copies
Impossible Things (1986) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,198 copies
Blood Pact (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,193 copies
The Oracle's Queen (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,192 copies
Jovah's Angel (1997) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,163 copies
The Ivory and the Horn (1995) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,144 copies
Patternmaster (1976) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,135 copies
Blood Debt (1997) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,133 copies
Moonlight & Vines (1999) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,119 copies
Eragon / Eldest (1843) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,107 copies
Spirits in the Wires (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,104 copies
Smoke and Shadows (2004) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,102 copies
Fire Watch (1978) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,083 copies
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Volume 1, Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia) (2018) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,065 copies
Trader (1997) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,061 copies
Feast of Souls (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,026 copies
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1989) — Cover artist, some editions — 995 copies
The Alleluia Files (1998) — Cover artist, some editions — 985 copies
Heir to Sevenwaters (2008) — Cover artist, some editions — 981 copies
The Hollow Man (1992) — Cover artist, some editions — 964 copies
The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 951 copies
Eragon / Eldest / Brisingr (2008) — Cover artist, some editions — 891 copies
Chthon (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 884 copies
Against All Things Ending (2010) — Cover artist, some editions — 878 copies
Angelica (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 863 copies
Dynasty of Evil (2009) — Cover artist — 849 copies
Smoke and Mirrors (2005) — Cover artist, some editions — 842 copies
The Black Tattoo (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 841 copies
Bitter Seeds (2010) — Cover artist, some editions — 829 copies
The Innkeeper's Song (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 808 copies
Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 787 copies
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (1918) — Cover artist, some editions — 783 copies
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 769 copies
Angel-Seeker (2004) — Cover artist, some editions — 769 copies
Waifs and Strays (2002) — Cover artist, some editions — 765 copies
Territory (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 741 copies
The Blood Books Volume 1: Blood Price, Blood Trail (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 739 copies
Smoke and Ashes (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 732 copies
A Princess of Roumania (2005) — Cover artist, some editions — 728 copies
Shadows Over Baker Street: New Tales of Terror! (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 723 copies
Black Ships (2008) — Cover artist, some editions — 700 copies
Eragon / Eldest / Brisingr / Inheritance (2014) — Cover artist, some editions — 654 copies
Seer of Sevenwaters (2010) — Cover artist, some editions — 653 copies
Winter Tide (2017) — Cover artist, some editions — 608 copies
Reave the Just and Other Tales (1998) — Cover artist, some editions — 601 copies
The Hollowing (1994) — Cover artist, some editions — 585 copies
The Mystery of Grace (2009) — Cover artist, some editions — 571 copies
The Blood Books Volume 3: Blood Debt, Blood Bank (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 541 copies
Wings of Wrath (2009) — Cover artist, some editions — 523 copies
The Last Dark (2013) — Cover artist, some editions — 502 copies
Lovedeath (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 493 copies
The Blood Books Volume 3: Blood Debt, Blood Bank (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 492 copies
The Watchers Out of Time (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 462 copies
Of Saints and Shadows (The Shadow Saga, Book 1) (1994) — Cover artist, some editions — 459 copies
Phthor (1975) — Cover artist, some editions — 443 copies
Flame of Sevenwaters (2012) — Cover artist, some editions — 432 copies
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009) — Cover artist, some editions — 399 copies
The Winds of Marble Arch {collection} (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 398 copies
Evolution's Shore (1995) — Cover artist, some editions — 390 copies
Shadows Over Innsmouth (1994) — Cover artist, some editions — 372 copies
Graven Images (1982) — Cover artist, some editions — 367 copies
Muse and Reverie (2009) — Cover artist, some editions — 363 copies
Steal Across the Sky (2009) — Cover artist, some editions — 363 copies
Rhinegold (1994) — Cover artist, some editions — 333 copies
Silver on the Road (2015) — Cover artist, some editions — 325 copies
Hand of Isis (2009) — Cover artist, some editions — 324 copies
Legacy of Kings (2011) — Cover artist, some editions — 315 copies
Wings to the Kingdom (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 315 copies
Broken Blade (2011) — Cover artist, some editions — 280 copies
Personal Darkness (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 280 copies
Earthsong (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 265 copies
Not Flesh nor Feathers (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 262 copies
The Wild Swans (1999) — Cover artist, some editions — 259 copies
Return to Avalon (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 248 copies
All the Bells on Earth (1995) — Cover artist, some editions — 240 copies
The Tourmaline (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 240 copies
The Devil's Advocate (1990) — Cover artist, some editions — 228 copies
A Scattering of Jades (2002) — Cover artist, some editions — 226 copies
Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos (1992) — Cover artist, some editions — 213 copies
Ghost Light (1984) — Cover artist, some editions — 213 copies
Distant Stars (1981) — Illustrator — 210 copies
The Terrorists of Irustan (1999) — Cover artist, some editions — 208 copies
Deep Roots (2018) — Cover artist, some editions — 202 copies
Star Rider (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 201 copies
The Greener Shore: A Novel of the Druids of Hibernia (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 199 copies
The White Tribunal (1997) — Cover artist, some editions — 194 copies
Dead Morn (1990) — Cover artist, some editions — 193 copies
The New Lovecraft Circle (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 188 copies
The White Tyger (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 172 copies
Sisters of the Night (1995) — Cover artist, some editions — 172 copies
The Arm of the Stone (1998) — Cover artist, some editions — 171 copies
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2012 Edition (2013) — Illustrator — 150 copies
Bared Blade (2012) — Cover artist, some editions — 146 copies
Becoming Human (1995) — Cover artist, some editions — 145 copies
The King's Justice: Two Novellas (2015) — Cover artist — 142 copies
The Child Goddess (2004) — Cover artist, some editions — 139 copies
Stealing Fire (2010) — Cover artist, some editions — 136 copies
Teot's War (1987) — Cover artist, some editions — 132 copies
The One-Eyed Man: A Fugue, With Winds and Accompaniment (2013) — Cover artist, some editions — 131 copies
Confidence Game (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 129 copies
The Cold Eye (2017) — Cover artist, some editions — 128 copies
The Serpent's Egg (1988) — Cover artist — 127 copies
Crossed Blades (2012) — Cover artist, some editions — 127 copies
Blade Reforged (2013) — Cover artist, some editions — 119 copies
Attila's Treasure (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 116 copies
The Hidden World (2008) — Cover artist, some editions — 116 copies
The Secret (1982) — Illustrator, some editions — 113 copies
The Wall at the Edge of the World (1993) — Cover artist — 111 copies
The Eye of Night (2002) — Cover artist, some editions — 104 copies
Locker 13 (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 100 copies
Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 98 copies
Bloodstorm (1989) — Cover artist — 92 copies
Drawn Blades (A Fallen Blade Novel) (2014) — Cover artist, some editions — 91 copies
Testament (1995) — Cover artist, some editions — 82 copies
The Madness of Cthulhu (vol 1) (2014) — Cover artist — 80 copies
Lord of the Crooked Paths (1987) — Cover artist, some editions — 75 copies
Darkened Blade: A Fallen Blade Novel (2015) — Cover artist, some editions — 73 copies
That Game We Played During the War (2016) — Illustrator, some editions — 71 copies
Empty Cities of the Full Moon (2001) — Cover artist — 69 copies
Liar, Liar (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 63 copies
Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth (2013) — Cover artist, some editions — 60 copies
The Wild Reel (2004) — Cover artist, some editions — 56 copies
The Horrid Glory of Its Wings (2009) — Cover artist — 55 copies
The Bright and The Dark (2004) — Cover artist, some editions — 46 copies
The Madness of Cthulhu, Volume Two (2015) — Cover artist — 44 copies
Scorpio (1990) — Cover artist, some editions — 38 copies
Chasing Fire (2005) — Cover artist, some editions — 37 copies
Master of the Fearful Depths (1989) — Cover artist — 30 copies
Rag and Bone (2013) — Cover artist — 27 copies
A Terror (2013) — Illustrator, some editions — 22 copies
Lee at the Alamo (2011) — Cover artist — 21 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 8 [August 2009] (2009) — Cover artist — 17 copies
Our Human (2012) — Cover artist — 15 copies
The Thyme Fiend: A Tor.Com Original (2015) — Cover artist — 14 copies
Blake House (1990) — Cover artist — 14 copies
Scorpio Rising (1990) — Cover artist, some editions — 14 copies
Eye of Flame and Other Fantasies (Five Star Speculatvie Fiction) (2003) — Cover artist, some editions — 12 copies
Scorpio Descending (1991) — Cover artist, some editions — 10 copies
Blade in Shadow: The Fallen Blade Series, vol. 1 (2013) — Cover artist — 10 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 39, No. 2 [February 2015] (2015) — Cover artist, some editions — 8 copies
Incarnations of Immortality Omnibus 1 (On a Pale Horse, Bearing an Hourglass) (2013) — Cover artist — 6 copies
Desolate Souls: Souvenir Anthology of the World Horror Convention 2008 (2008) — Cover artist — 4 copies
Realms of Fantasy, October 2010 (Vol. 17 No. 1) — Cover artist, some editions — 1 copy

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1957-02-26
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Fairview Park, Ohio, USA

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The Palencar Project: A Tor.Com Original by David G. Hartwell
Long ago in the time of the pulp fiction magazines the cover artists often got paid more than the writers for their work. A good cover, after all, could really sell a lot of magazines. For the less prosperous magazines, sometimes a good cover was bought before the fiction was even written. This gave an ironic and ambiguous meaning to the phrase “the cover story” — which was sometimes, actually fairly often, written to fit the art. - David Hartwell, rel="nofollow" target="_top">Introducing the Palencar Project

This is a collection of five short stories commissioned by Tor for a painting by John Jude Palencar. I have been interested in this project for a while, so I thought I'd give these a read. (I'm reviewing the ebook instead of the individuals for once because I'm hoping the whole is better than the parts.)

[b:New World Blues|20556330|New World Blues|L.E. Modesitt Jr.|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389830094s/20556330.jpg|38688961] by [a:L.E. Modesitt Jr.|1301649|L.E. Modesitt Jr.|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1207333645p2/1301649.jpg] A woman is sent to a purple-gray world to save others. This is supposed to be a feminist story. Not enough background in there to establish the victory. 2*

[b:Dormanna|13541034|Dormanna|Gene Wolfe|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331703472s/13541034.jpg|19104260] by [a:Gene Wolfe|23069|Gene Wolfe|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1207670073p2/23069.jpg] Close encounters, growing up. Aren't they the same thing? I was extremely unsure of this one at first, but it sticks the ending. Liked it a lot. 3*. Maybe 4* on reflection.

[b:Thanatos Beach|20557304|Thanatos Beach|James K. Morrow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389840437s/20557304.jpg|38761640] by [a:James K. Morrow|22631|James K. Morrow|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1242312093p2/22631.jpg] I think this is supposed to be an absurdist parody of some of the more pretentious upper-crust stories that have been published in The New Yorker. Nice conceit (cancer as alien), but I don't care enough about sending up that set to get anything out of this. (If it's not parody then its inane and boring and a waste of that story idea.) 2* at best.

[b:The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree|20557373|The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree|Michael Swanwick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389840979s/20557373.jpg|38766723] by [a:Michael Swanwick|14454|Michael Swanwick|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1257630257p2/14454.jpg] This is Good Will Hunting meets The Mirror Has Two Faces. The effect is a sappy romance with a lot of hand-waving at sciency philosophy type stuff. 2*

[b:The Sigma Structure Symphony|20557423|The Sigma Structure Symphony|Gregory Benford|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389841592s/20557423.jpg|38770141] by [a:Gregory Benford|22645|Gregory Benford|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1224059011p2/22645.jpg] This wanted to be more of a novel than a short story. Hard sci-fi, there are a lot of ideas packed in here about language and music and math and how AI might communicate over galactic distances. Interesting ideas, but a slog to read. There's a nice splash of [b:Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance|629|Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values|Robert M. Pirsig|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410136019s/629.jpg|175720] as well. I like the story better now on reflection than I did while I was reading it or right after I finished. 3*

Overall, I was disappointed as compared to what Tor normally delivers with their online original fiction. I felt like most of these stories tried much too hard. Also, a weird theme came through the whole: every one of these authors is a man writing from a woman's point of view, and not all of them actually manage to inhabit it well. Maybe the close encounters theme brought the war of the sexes into sharp focus. Maybe it's just me. Only buy the ebook if you want to send some money to Tor; all five stories are available free online from Tor.com (links below). I'd check out "Dormanna" by itself; give "The Sigma Structure Symphony" a go if you like hard sci-fi. Skip the other three.



http://www.tor.com/2012/02/29/new-world-blues/
http://www.tor.com/2012/03/07/dormanna/
http://www.tor.com/2012/03/14/thanatos-beach/
http://www.tor.com/2012/03/21/the-woman-who-shook-the-world-tree/
http://www.tor.com/2012/03/28/the-sigma-structure-symphony/
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