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Graphic Audio – The Warded Man Part 2

Posted by Meg

It is my pleasure to announce that the second installment of The Warded Man has been released by Graphic Audio.

For those of you who don’t know, Graphic Audio goes above and beyond the idea of an audiobook and goes to great lengths to fully create the story, from sound effects to voice actors, in a vibrant and unique way.

Want to start at the beginning? Go to the original post to hear what Peat has to say about Graphic Audio and Part 1 of 2 of The Warded Man or listen to his recent podcast on the project.

Part 2 of The Warded Man is available here:

The Warded Man, Part 2 (of 2)

And as part of our fan art contest, Graphic Audio has provided limited edition Graphic Audio T-shirts & posters featuring Lauren K. Cannon’s artwork as additional giveaways.

For your chance to win one of these t-shirts and a myriad of other prizes, don’t forget to submit your own fan art to our latest contest by 11:59pm on December 31, 2011. For more details, check out the rules here.

UPDATE: For a limited time only, but parts 1 & 2 from Graphic Audio and get either a shirt or poster free!

Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Deviants

Posted by Meg

With the fan art contest going on right now, we thought we would post some more of our past favorites. Note that these are not fan art contest entries. Submissions are starting to roll in for the fan art contest, and we wil be posting them soon.

A great place to upload and enjoy new fan art is on Deviant Art where anybody can make an account, upload their favorite pieces, and scroll through galleries upon galleries of fan art.

We especially like the art inspired by The Demon Cycle Series. There’s a lot of it, and we wanted to share.

Beautiful close-up of a Rock Demon by 0nightmaresdream0

The Warded Man with a wood demon by hobobacon. Terrific job.

Fantastic Magic Circle by arry4eternity

I love the warding on the edge of the mirror. Amazing.

Runes in the Mirror by tariar

We always love wards on people’s skin. The complex warding on the fingers are beautiful.

Warded hand by tex233

Great detailed sketch of Inevera

Inevera by the-bids

A great image of Wichrowy Demon Alagai by neftzen

A huge thank you to all the artists who contributed; you are all awesome. If you liked it and want to see more, hop on over to Peat’s fan art gallery on Deviant Art.

Feeling inspired? Don’t forget to submit your own fan art to our latest contest by 11:59pm on December 31, 2011. For more details, check out the rules here.

Posted on December 13, 2011 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Succor Dice Success

Posted by Meg

Megan, a happy fan and one of the winners from the most recent cosplay contest, let us know how pleased she was to receive her set of four succor dice. Now, she can go and play the winning games from the succor contest.

To check out Megan’s entry, visit her Deviant Art page.

Don’t forget to submit your own fan art to our latest contest by 11:59pm on December 31, 2011. For more details, check out the rules here.

Posted on December 12, 2011 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Halloween 2011

Posted by Meg

I know, I know. It’s been more than a month since Halloween. But a few people celebrated Halloween this year with some pretty impressive costumes. So of course, we had to share. Even if it is a little late.

Halloween is a great time to show just how dedicated a fan you are. I was totally inspired by these pictures from this year’s Halloween. Becky posted pictures of herself as Renna Tanner, wards and all.

Don’t forget to check out her goodreads profile.

Meanwhile, Michael and Heather decided to go all out and have a warded party. This is a fantastic idea, and I love the wards decorating the walls along with the paper jack-o-lanterns.

They donned on wards themselves, dressing up as Arlen and Renna.

Some real dedicated warding went on to make these costumes come to life.

Don’t forget to submit your own fan art to our latest contest by 11:59pm on December 31, 2011. For more details, check out the rules here.

Posted on December 9, 2011 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Rediscovering Fantasy through Fan Art

Posted by Meg

Fan art is a creative and engaging way to interact with a loved story when you (for the time being a least) don’t have any new material to read. What I love the most about fan art is that fans are inspired by the original work to create their own work and expand and experiment in different mediums. Well super-fan Kym, also known as spookysculpter on Deviant Art, has gone above and beyond with her most recent projects. From sewing to painting to warding, Kym has put together an impressive collection of items, costumes and photos proving that her level of awesomeness as fan and as an artist is something to be taken seriously.

Renna in an action pose

Here’s what she had to say about her process and her return to fantasy:

My sister recommended his books to me and I was not sure at first because I had not read fantasy for years and didn’t know if I would still like the genre. I was blown away by how awesome The Painted Man was and quickly got hold of The Desert Spear, Brayan’s Gold and even The Great Bazaar.

While reading all these I wanted to make some of my own Alagai Hora so I bought some wood and a wood-burning tool, had not used one before, and got to work. I liked the results and made some warded boxes as well.

With my mind on Halloween, which was coming up at the time, I made a warded necklace, a knife (made from balsa wood and a couple of rulers, and I sewed and distressed a Renna Tanner costume. It was the first costume that I have sewn, I usually make dolls and smaller things, so I tried a couple of new creative techniques as well as rediscovered my love for fantasy books.

So here’s her collection. Let’s start with her incredible Renna Tanner costume. I especially like the new breed of coreling she’s discovered!