Book Chick City: Cover Crush - US Edition: Sparks by Laura Bickle

Cover Crush - US Edition: Sparks by Laura Bickle

Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | Posted by Book Chick City |

Juno Books has revealed the new cover for Sparks by Laura Bickle, the second book in the Anya Kalinczyk novels, due for release Sept 2010. I like it more than the cover for book 1, Embers, as it has a bit more movement which I think makes it more interesting. I can't find any details as yet, or who the artist might be, but when I do I will post it here. So, what do you think?

Book 2, Sparks

Book 1, Embers

Embers

Laura Bickle

Juno Books (Urban Fantasy)

30 March 2010

Summary (Embers)

Truth burns. Unemployment, despair, anger—visible and invisible unrest feed the undercurrent of Detroit’s unease. Homes and businesses are increasingly invaded by phantoms and now, with the annual destruction of Devil’s Night approaching, a supernatural arsonist is setting blazes to summon a fiery ancient power that will leave the city in ashes. A sizzling debut from a red-hot new author.

By day, Anya Kalinczyk is an arson investigator in the Detroit Fire Department. At night—accompanied by her elemental familiar, a salamander named Sparky, and an eccentric group of ghost hunters—Anya pursues malicious spirits. The rarest form of psychic medium, a “Lantern,” Anya doesn’t allow spirits to communicate through her with the physical world like most mediums, she devours restless harmful souls and incinerates them. She’d like to get closer to Brian, a ghost-hunting techno-wiz, but a lifetime of those she loves getting hurt makes her hold back. Her two roles mesh when, on the trail of a serial firebug, she discovers an arsonist is attempting to use the fires to rouse Sirrush, a supremely powerful elemental, from the salt mine beneath the city of Detroit. Anya must capture the arsonist before Devil’s Night, when the spell will be complete and Sirrush will rise to raze the city.

Labels: Cover Crush

7 comments:

Melissa said...: I agree. The first has more movement. All they would have had to do in the first is straighten the character out and leave the background the same. Sort of like what they did with the second book. Still more static, but more interesting to the eye.

Argh! You got my art critic out! *hides it again* :); 4 March 2010 01:16
Donna [F.D. Ramblings] said...: Hm, Embers sounds like a good read, especially with a familiar named Sparky. :)

I do like the second cover more and I like how they kept the same color scheme in the covers.; 4 March 2010 02:36
Cleverly Inked said...: I don't know if I like the covers...I guess the covers dont mean anything...How was the first book?; 4 March 2010 05:53
Wrighty said...: I agree too. The books sound good and I like the colors but the covers don't seem to be well designed. The font for the titles is way too small and isn't the right choice (IMHO). They need something bolder with more presence. The title should make a statement.; 4 March 2010 07:41
Book Chick City said...: Melissa - haha! You shouldn't hide it, it's good to be critical every now and then ;)

Donna - I think book does sound good. as soon as I find some blurb on the second book, I'll post it :)

Cleverly Inked - I haven't read the first book, I just liked the covers. Not 'wow' covers, but I liked them :)

Wrighty - I think I agree, the font does look a bit odd now you mention it...; 4 March 2010 10:09
writergal said...: I don't read much (or any) fantasy but that IS a great cover and the description of the story makes me tempted to read it.; 4 March 2010 16:15
Laura Bickle said...: Thanks for blogging about EMBERS and SPARKS!

The artist is Chris McGrath, the cover artist for Jim Butcher's DRESDEN FILES. I adore his work, and I'm thrilled to have two of his covers.; 4 March 2010 17:15