Darrell K. Sweet, 1934-2011

[Olivia 26]

http://www.tor.com/b...sweet-1934-2011

 

Darrell K. Sweet, cover artist for all the WoT books and many other Sci-Fi/Fantasy books, has passed. The TOR link gives a nice article about him and displays some of his best fantasy pieces, which are really great.

 

I like to tease that Sweet's WoT covers were pretty terrible, and aspects of them totally were, but I also have to geekily admit they were what first grabbed my attention when browsing at the bookstore. The colors, the actions, the costumes and weaponry, the scenery and architecture... The art did what covers are supposed to do: give a pictorial flavor for a written work. Good and bad, accurate and inaccurate, they got me interested in WoT, and for that I have to thank him.

 

Unfortunately Sweet didn't get to finish the AMoL cover. I'll be interested to see who they pick to create the face of the last book of this epic series, and how it turns out.

 

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[Vertex 23]

That is so sad And not only because there will never be an authentic porn cover for WoT. Condolences to families and other people mourning!

[Deadsy 19]

He must have done some mock ups of it... I feel like I heard he had. Maybe someone can just finish his cover.

[Vertex 23]

If all else fails, I am willing to generously donate this marvelous picture that I drew to the latest book.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Vertex/TheMess/WoTWomen.png (NSFW)