Waiting on Wednesday: AN ENCHANTMENT OR RAVENS by Margaret Rogerson
Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel’s paintings are highly prized among them. But when she receives her first royal patron—Rook, the autumn prince—she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes – a weakness that could cost him his life.
Furious and devastated, Rook spirits her away to the autumnlands to stand trial for her crime. Waylaid by the Wild Hunt’s ghostly hounds, the tainted influence of the Alder King, and hideous monsters risen from barrow mounds, Isobel and Rook depend on one another for survival. Their alliance blossoms into trust, then love, violating the fair folks’ ruthless Good Law. There's only one way to save both their lives, Isobel must drink from the Green Well, whose water will transform her into a fair one—at the cost of her Craft, for immortality is as stagnant as it is timeless.
Isobel has a choice: she can sacrifice her art for a future, or arm herself with paint and canvas against the ancient power of the fairy courts. Because secretly, her Craft represents a threat the fair folk have never faced in all the millennia of their unchanging lives: for the first time, her portraits have the power to make them feel.
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Not only does this book look absolutely amazing, but the cover design is by one of my favorite artists Charlie Bowater. You may know this artist for their Sarah J Maas ACOMAF fan art.
Take a look at some of the concept art that led to the cover of AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS.
Some of the original sketches that went into the 'An Enchantment of Ravens' cover I worked on :) pic.twitter.com/rjIF6HZmLm— charlie bowater (@charliebowater) February 11, 2017
And some more! An Enchantment of Ravens sketches, part deux. pic.twitter.com/V24tzJTrR1— charlie bowater (@charliebowater) February 11, 2017
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Prior to writing her first book, Margaret Rogerson worked a variety of jobs ranging from canoe livery counter girl to graphic designer. She has a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Miami University. When not reading or writing she enjoys sketching, gaming, making pudding, and watching more documentaries than is socially acceptable (according to some). She lives near Cincinnati, Ohio, beside a garden full of hummingbirds and roses. An Enchantment of Ravens is her debut novel.
(Bio found on the Official Simon & Schuster site)
(Bio found on the Official Simon & Schuster site)
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