The Artwork of Guy Erma and the Son of Empire is an illustrated compilation of the world and characters in the Guy Erma trilogy, created by a collaboration of SF&F Artists.

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MY REVIEW

The Artwork of Guy Erma is a wonderful collaboration bringing Sally Melia’s visions to life. The chapters are divided into a illustrations for the dome and the individual characters. Freyne is a world that was brought forth from Sally’s imagination, so to see it visually come to life on the pages was fun and interesting. Not everything matched my preconceived notions.

I drew many of my visions from Star Wars and other movie and TV shows I have watched.

The 1st chapter is about the Dome. My vision was pretty accurate, but it was hard to imagine how huge it was. This chapter helped put it into perspective.

Teodor of Freyne and Goran Rider – His clothing fits what I had in mind as I read the book, along the lines of a jockey. The uniform is white. And the Goran…

I love the Goran and the illustration is like I pictured the critter. To be with Teodor in the story, riding the Goran into battle was exciting.

Guy Erma, Blade Fighter. His uniform is black. The illustrations convey action and allows me to see his movements and how he wields his blades.

Karl Valvanchi, what can I say about Karl Valvanchi. I looked into his eyes when he used his telekinetic powers. He reminds me of Carlisle in Twilight. He has an air of sophistication.

Nells Valvanchi is a shapeshifter. I like that her hair matches her outfits. She looks like any teenage girl you would meet today.

Chart Sayat is the head of the Dome Elite, a politician going through all the machinations to be reelected. He looks the part, smug and arrogant.

The cyborgs are just as wicked as I imagined and I sure wouldn’t want to meet up with one.

The wonderful covers for Guy Erma create a brand that is easily recognizable and look great on anybody’s bookshelf.

I have never reviewed an illustrated book before, but I have read the trilogy and loved it, so to meet the cast of characters and the scene of the adventure, I was happy to follow along. Not all of the characters fit my preconceived vision, but that is okay. That is why this was so much fun to read. I loved seeing what I had right and what I had wrong.

I found it interesting how the team collaborated and brought Sally’s imagination to the printed page. The Artwork of Guy Erma is a part of the Guy Erma series I was happy to add to my collection.

  3 Stars

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Follow the links below for my reviews of the Guy Erma series:

Kidnap by Sally Ann Melia

Hunter by Sally Ann Melia

Exile by Sally Ann Melia