Lost World Cover Art

I've just received some advance cover art for the first issue of DarkWorlds, in which appears a science fiction story I penned, The Investment. The Investment comes from the annals of the employees of Barclay Salvaging and follows the intrepid crew of The Scavenger as they explore the jungle-covered depths of Arcturon 6 hunting for an ancient hyper-drive engine.


In the tradition of some of the 1930's pulp magazine covers, the cover art for Dark Worlds #1 is a bit racy--though not particularly shocking by today's standards. And despite the occasionally lurid artwork, one of things I quite admire about the pulp-fiction of the 1930's is the limited use of profanity and that despite the frenetic pacing the authors use a restraint that is rarely seen in today's authors. Over all, I think it makes for a better piece of fiction that is accessible to more readers.



To your left is an illustration from The Investment, which depicts some of the denizens of Arcturon 6.

Dark Worlds #1 will be available in both print and electronic formats. I'll let you know where you can pick up a copy when they become available.