Squee!

I got the illustration that will accompany Elements in the Summer Special of Flashing Swords by the very talented A.R. Stone. This is a historical fantasy set in Ireland c. 450 A.D. (ish) and ties into some later legends with which you may be familiar. The Elements of the title are the powers which the sorcerers of the time employ - earth, air, fire and water - each person being keyed to one element and also the elements of a story which grow into a legend later on.

Here 'tis...



Edited to add: I made the image a bit smaller, but wanted to let you know the border is intricate celtic knotwork. Cool, huh? Well done A.R. Stone on a wonderful illo. I'm so chuffed!

The Flashing Swords Summer special will be available from June 2008, print only. And it is looking GREAT!