It’s not easy to tread lightly wearing steel-toed boots.
Sirantha Jax isn’t known for diplomatic finesse. As a “Jumper” who navigates ships through grimspace, she’s used to kicking ass first and taking names later—much later. Not exactly the obvious choice to sell the Conglomerate to the Ithtorians, a people whose opinions of humans are as hard as their exoskeletons.
And Ithiss-Tor council meetings aren’t the only place where Ambassador Jax needs to maneuver carefully. Her lover, March, is frozen in permanent “kill” mode, and his hair-trigger threatens to sabotage the talks—not to mention their relationship.
But Jax won’t give up on the man or the mission. With the Outskirts beleaguered by raiders, pirates, and the flesh-eating Morgut, an alliance with Ithiss-Tor may be humanity’s only hope. Which has Jax wondering why a notorious troublemaker like her was given the job…
Posted in Doubleblind, announcements, books, cover goodness
March 12th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Wow that’s an amazing cover. Can’t wait to read this one!!!
March 12th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Look at those guns for arms!
I guess she has grown back her hair also?
March 12th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Guns, katiebabs? :stares: huh.
Me, I like it–she looks toned, in shape. And her expression? Pure Jax, peeps!
(Yes, I have read this one :evil cackle:)
March 12th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Honestly, I’m not sure what to think of Jax chilling with the flowers. I guess she’s not really chilling though, look at that futuristic cattle prod thing; she’s about to kick butt as usual. Still….not sure I dig the flowers. I absolutely love how Jax herself is shown, as usual too.
March 12th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Oi! i don’t think she looks butch at all. I thought she looked more butch on the other two. And I totally dig her bod, more muscular, less emaciated.
RE: flowers… look at it as art. Don’t think about context. And that’s a shockstick, of course. She’s had one in her hands on every cover.
March 12th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Oh, I just stole the cover too. Suuuhh-wipe!
March 12th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
AL: I have a thing for muscular arms. If you have seen Anchorman, you know what I mean. lol
March 12th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
*whispers to Az* But you haven’t seen the revision. I added 13K in new material!
March 12th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Evil Ann! :pouts:
March 12th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Love It! This is gorgeous.
March 12th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
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March 12th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Very cool cover Ann! I loved the one from yesterday too! Jealous I am!
March 12th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
WOW! Great cover and I love “She’s humanity’s last hope. Run for your lives” – it’s so Jax :D
March 12th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Hot dog! That is one awesome cover! I want my copy NOW!!!
March 12th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Love the new cover! Can’t wait to read this one!
March 12th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
What a gorgeous cover. Can’t wait for the book now.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Yeah, run for your lives!
Love it, Ann. Can’t wait!
March 12th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Wow Ann!! This is an amazing cover and I can hardly wait to read this!!
March 12th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
OOooooh Wow! I am soooo loving this cover. Jax looks more amazing than ever. She’s gained some muscle, her hair has grown back even more beautiful, and her facial expression almost breaks my heart.
Congrats, Ann. Stunning book cover.
March 12th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Woah. Love the hair, love the scars, love the shockstick. Love it!
March 13th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Awesome! You get the coolest covers! Of course, I’m really waiting for the cover for a certain action-y romance I’m currently reading with an assassin hero… *taps foot*
Oh, and I voted! You probably can’t guess what I voted for…
March 13th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Very nice cover. Quite eye catching. Have you mentioned the name of the artist?
March 13th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Congrats! What a gorgeous cover.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I am so loving that cover :D
March 13th, 2009 at 11:19 am
That is a great cover, Ann!! Congrats!
March 13th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I am SO thrilled with this tweak. Woohoo! *dances*
March 13th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Oh! Didn’t answer a direct question, sorry.
Karen, his name is Scott Fischer. He’s done covers for Ursula LeGuin, Charles de Lint & Anne McCaffrey, so I’m in august company.
If you want to see more of his work, he has his own site:
Scott Fischer
March 13th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I can’t wait for my art for Skin Game either! I’m so excited about my first beef-cake cover.
Hey, how do you guys like the threaded comments?
March 13th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Thanks! I mailed out the prizes for your blog, by the way.
March 13th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Ann, thanks for the artist’s name. I thought his work looked familiar. It’s quite distinctive at a time when a lot of SF/F covers are beginning to look the same. I look forward to picking up a copy in September.
March 13th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I LOVE that cover, Ann! It’s very artistic – and reminiscent of “old school” covers- but of course, the genre is all new things :)
Congrats on the new book!
March 15th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Awesome cover! I’m so excited for (a million years from now) Doubleblind comes out!
March 16th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Ann- this is the best cover yet!!!
I love it
You truly have been blessed by the book cover fairy and I cant wait to see the beefcake cover!
March 22nd, 2009 at 5:08 am
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March 29th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Wow! I love the cover! It’s gorgeous!