#Darrel K. Sweet

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Gandalf Arrives

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Wheel of Time: Winter's Heart Cover Art by Darrel K. Sweet

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“The West Door of Moria” by Darrel K. Sweet (1981)

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Darrell K. Sweet, 1934-2011

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Darrell K Sweet

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There's something to be said about how today, modern fantasy tries to embrace a form of realism that wasn't predominantly there before. I mean, of course fantasy series still worked on makng things logical, plausible and all that... But look at older fantasy art like this one - and compare it to modern fantasy art. Before people embraced the un-reality and the weirdness of it all, even for the most "realistic" series. It is just some riders crossing a medieval-like town - but the bizarre architecture, the strange lights, the improbable night, the almost-psychedelic feel of it all, all highlights the sense of "It's another world, it's another time, it's not our world".

It feels like today it is a bit of the reverse, artists tend to try to stick to what comes from our world unless the text specifies so - while older fantasy art worked on making things by default alien, otherwordly and bizarre, unless the text insisted something is like our world.

Art by Darrell K. Sweet

Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time: Book 1) by Robert Jordan

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Preliminary art by Darrell K. Sweet for Inherit The Stars by James P. Hogan (1977)

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Darrell K. Sweet

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Speaking of Wishsong, this is the copy of the book we had, with the Darrell K. Sweet cover art (you can see just the top of his signature on the bottom there).

And the thing I love about this cover art? See that dark ominous cloaked figure standing behind Brin and Rone at the edge of the cliff? That's not a villain. That's not a Mord Wraith, although you'd be forgiven the mistake. That's Allanon. The big good. Because, and I cannot emphasise the delight this brings me enough, Allanon is seven feet tall and scary as fuck. And yes, he does go around in ominous black robes. He is the most terrifying good guy you will ever meet, and I love him.

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The Arrival of Gandalf by Darrell K. Sweet

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Here is an illustration that takes into account Gandal's famed eyebrows

The Arrival of Gandalf by Darrel K. Sweet (1982)

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Darrell K. Sweet

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