Here’s a color study of the cover for my adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. Elizabeth Hurley (not to be confused with the famous actress/model) is illustrating it. She also worked on the cover for my Perseus adaptation. In the background floats the Hispaniola, with the Jolly Roger flying from her topmast. And… Continue reading Treasure Island — cover color study
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Treasure Island — cover sketch
One of my current projects is a choose-your-path adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. It’s the book that impressed upon us our modern ideas of what pirates were like—how they acted and spoke. It was also a childhood favorite of mine, and one of the first books I recall actually wanting to read.… Continue reading Treasure Island — cover sketch
Review — Amplified
The first of the newest four books in the series find the youngest members of the Revolution crew working together without direct supervision. Things are going well at first: Dylan and Amy are scoping out a skate park in Minneapolis, and Joey and Omar are checking out some local caves in St. Paul, both teams… Continue reading Review — Amplified
Review — Cosmic Bounty Hunter
First sentence: On the faraway planet of Apokolips, a spaceship rumbled to a halt, kicking up a cloud of dirt and debris on the landing pad. Acquired: Received a review copy from Stone Arch Books. Reason for Reading: This book is too hard for my ds to read on his own and will be read… Continue reading Review — Cosmic Bounty Hunter
Review — Cosmic Bounty Hunter
Bounty hunter LOBO hired to bring in Superman. Wow! Majorly offbeat character—gotta admire Hoena for tackling this. And he pulls it off! Like the other titles in the DC Super Heroes series, this one is a lot of fun! —Robert Marsh, author of the Monster and Me series