ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Martin Springett has been an illustrator of fantasy book covers and children’s books since 1984 when he illustrated the covers for Guy Gavriel Kay’s classic fantasy trilogy The Fionavar Tapestry. Caitlin Sweet’s first novel, A Telling of Stars, featured Martin’s cover art. He has won the Aurora Award for fantasy illustration, and the Ruth Schwartz Award in the children’s picture book field. He is also a musician, and has recorded a CD of music inspired by Guy Kay’s works called Bright Weaving. Martin created his first authored and illustrated book, Jousting with Jesters in 2006, and in 2011, Fitzhenry and Whiteside released Breakfast on a Dragon’s Tail. You can find him at
www.martinspringett.com.