Sunday, May 10, 2026

Four Blades of Ruin - Cover Art


 My latest book, Four Blades of Ruin, is another series of stories of Robert E. Howard's heroes, Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn, and Solomon Kane. 

The book is available in a graphic edition with AI cover art and interior graphics.

Some readers do not like AI graphics, so I released another version with no AI.

This is a cover for the non-graphic edition.

I was not certain what I wanted to use for the cover of the non-graphic edition, but one day, on my walk, I thought of the weapons I had, some of which were tucked away in the crawlspace. So I dug them out and started arranging them on a tartan towel I had bought at a Scottish shop in Stratford, Ontario, years ago. I took the picture myself.

Some of those weapons I have had since the 70s. The battle axe and mace I made in a tool shop when I was an apprentice. I actually have two Kukri blades, but I only used one in the picture. I bought the Kukris at a gift shop in Sauble Beach, also in the 70s. Everything else I acquired later, one piece at a time. The cloth with all the folds is a piece my wife uses as the Christmas tree skirt. I used it to cover up the carpet and the sofa.

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