HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
It’s the brand new cover to The Harvest, the third (and final) Heartland novel.
I again have won the cover lottery thanks to my publisher, and the artist, Shane Rebenschied.
The book comes out July 14th.
It pulls no punches and… *whistles*
Well, you’ll see.
Here’s the official description (which, admittedly, is a hair spoilery).
Blood will water the corn…
It’s been a year since the Saranyu flotilla fell from the sky, and life in the Heartland has changed. Gone are the Obligations and the Harvest Home festivals. In their place is a spate of dead towns, the former inhabitants forced into mechanical bodies to serve the Empyrean — and crush the Heartland.
When Cael awakens from a Blightborn sleep, miles away from the world he remembers, he sets out across the Heartland to gather his friends for one last mission. As the mechanicals, a war flotilla, and a pack of feral Empyrean girls begin to close in on the Heartland, there isn’t much time to make their next move. But if they can uncover a secret weapon in time, Cael and his friends might just find themselves with the power to save the world — or destroy it — resting in their hands.
You can pre-order the book here.
You can read the first book, Under the Empyrean Sky.
Or the second in the series: Blightborn.
Or you can read the short that prequelizes the series: The Wind Has Teeth Tonight.
(And given the Star Wars news yesterday, a lot of folks who aren’t presently readers of mine are wondering if I’ve written anything close to that, and I’d say: check out the Heartland series. DO IT. DO IT NOW. *throws a wampa at you*)
Bella Higgin says:
That is one gorgeous cover!!!
March 18, 2015 — 1:24 PM
Dale Szewczyk (Sev-Check) says:
ooooooo, I am in love! Not with you, with the cover! I mean, I love ya, like I love all people. And I like you. But that cover just made my heart skip a beat.
March 18, 2015 — 1:26 PM
Dale Szewczyk (Sev-Check) says:
Yes, if you never heard of Chuck, you gotta check out his books. One of today’s best writers. And I can say I heard of Chuck Wendig before Star Wars :^P
March 18, 2015 — 1:27 PM
Vikki Jankowski says:
Beautiful work! Nice job! I’ll have to remember his name.
March 18, 2015 — 1:28 PM
Dale Szewczyk (Sev-Check) says:
I am curious of Shane would do covers for a self published cover. I would expect him to charge a good price for his work of course. But when I go artist shopping I will save up the money. I am going to want pro. And love his work.
March 18, 2015 — 1:32 PM
Peter B. says:
Your covers are consistently awesome. Congrats!
Also, I’m jealous of your prolificity. Would you be willing to share the word counts for your three Heartland novels?
March 18, 2015 — 1:53 PM
terribleminds says:
Sure. First one was… 70k? Second was 120k, I think, and third is just over 100k. I think that’s right.
March 18, 2015 — 2:03 PM
Peter B. says:
Thanks!
March 18, 2015 — 2:06 PM
Alison says:
This cover is GORGEOUS. Shane is amazing, and I can’t wait to read the book.
March 18, 2015 — 2:59 PM
Widdershins says:
Magnificent!!! Does this qualify as cover art porn?
March 18, 2015 — 3:53 PM
Jude Morrissey says:
I’m so excited! Pre-ordered!! All the books are so gorgeous, too.
March 18, 2015 — 4:57 PM
totiltwithwindmills says:
I’d definitely say you have won cover lotto. That’s gooorgeous!
March 18, 2015 — 5:23 PM
mariceljimenez says:
Good! I’ve been waiting for this book.
March 18, 2015 — 6:08 PM
faithanncolburn says:
Evocative Cover!! This really is gorgeous.
March 18, 2015 — 7:33 PM
Spofforth says:
Right Chuck, I’ll make a deal with you! If you release Thunderbird within the next month I’ll buy it and all the Heartland books as I’ve not read them yet. Deal?
Also, that cover up top reminds me of The Wizard of Oz.
March 18, 2015 — 7:53 PM
Heidi Skinner says:
Cool beans! Love the cover!
March 18, 2015 — 8:57 PM
stranger says:
Awesome as always. I really don’t know any other author whos novels are so consistently equipped with great covers.
March 19, 2015 — 12:46 AM
melorajohnson says:
Way cool!
March 19, 2015 — 10:27 AM
Jesslyn Hendrix says:
What do you know? I’d pre-ordered last month.
Great cover.
March 19, 2015 — 1:42 PM
James Jean-Pierre says:
This is a really nice looking cover.
May 13, 2015 — 8:28 AM