This was a long time coming. The first book of the Iron Covenant Trilogy.
Boom!
Preorder link: Amazon | BN | iTunes | Kobo
A closeup
And we have a wallpaper for you.
Credit where credit is due:
Gene Mollica, the amazing artist behind the image: Twitter | Instagram
Andy Peeke, who modeled Hugh D’Ambray: Twitter | Instagram
Jam Murphy, who modeled Elara Harper: Twitter | Instagram
If you like the cover, please drop them a line and tell them they did an awesome job.
We also would like to thank Natanya Wheeler of Nancy Yost Literary Agency, who acted as our cover designer and did an amazing job. Thank you, Natanya.
YaY!!!! Pre-order done. Thank you!!!!
BEAUTIFUL!!!! =)
Wheeeeeee! One step closer <3
Looks fantastic. Gene’s covers are the best in the genre, in my opinion.
Stunning.
Amazing (and pre-order done)!!! I don’t do either Instagram or Twitter – but fantastic job by all!!
Beautiful. Everyone worked so hard. I can’t wait to read it.
Wow what a great treat for the end of my very long day. Pre ordered! Now I can count down the days.
And it looks quite fetching on my monitor. Thank you.
I can’t wait! My husband is also a huge fan, but he only listens to the audiobooks. Is this one going to be recorded, too? If so, do you have any idea on when it might be available? He’s dying to get it. We both love your books so much. Thank you for sharing these wonderful stories with us. 😀
Yes, the audio is in the works. It might be a bit behind the e and print release, but it is coming.
Oh goody, delighted to hear there will be a print release too. I’ve already pre-ordered the e book and will also pre-order the print version as soon as it’s available. The cover artwork is wonderful. Since I don’t do Facebook or Instagram please pass on my admiration to all who participated in its creation.
Anne in Virginia
Yay!
(I just spent a somewhat ridiculous amount of time determining that animated gifs that aren’t too large and that I know I have the rights to really aren’t the right mood. I need to work up some dancing slugs stat.)
Thank you so much! Even if it’s behind the print and e books, it’s so worth the wait.
Yay!!! Preorder done!
So if I’ve learned anything about Ilona Andrews’ covers, it’s that everything means something. There’s falling oak and maple leaves, what looks like electrical wiring going to the castle, a suspicious looking tornado-like storm, and a not-charging-forward Hugh. Hmm… This is going to be some ride!
Power lines down, lighting rods on the roof peaks of the fortress… It’s going to be an *interesting* story!
This cover looks AWESOME!!!!! Hugh looks broodingly sexy, and the White a Warlock looks as strong as I imagined. Boom! Preorder done! I’m so freaking psyched for this.
Beautiful cover! I can’t wait to read it and am going to go preorder it right now!
Yes!! Bought! Waiting..
Beautifully awesome!!!!
Love the cover. Will preorder as soon as Kobo gets it
Wow! Great cover. So glad to hear audio is coming.
Whoa! Dark and intense!! And I really loved seeing the end result versus the modeling!
And of course pre-ordered 🙂
Preordered. Thank you!!!
It could be a plain white page and I’d be happy because I can place a preorder. Woot for Blood and Magic!!!
Gah! Iron and Magic!!! And
The cover is stunning and absolute perfection! Have pre-ordered from amazon.ca — can’t wait!
PS Many thanks for the wallpaper!
Yowser! Hot cover! Heading over to pre-order . . . naturally. 😀
Just preordered from Kobo!!
I buy at my local independent boomstore and they don’t do the preorder, but the day it hits shelves I will be the first in line! I have always liked Hugh. ?
Hugh is giving me is giving me Hugh Jackman’s version of Van Helsing vibes.
Spectacular! Simply spectacular! He’s the Hugh of my imagination.
The cover is very dark, but that suits Hugh pretty well. he hero standing like that makes me think of Inigo Montoya, and is ready for vengeance. That is a great thing. 🙂
Yeah pre-order!
Pre-order made. Can’t wait to get the book.
Great cover! Not quite how I imagined Hugh in my mind, but my mental pictures are always a bit skewed….
What I was thinking. Not quite how I pictured Hugh but I still love the cover.
It’s the hair, takes some getting used to
Read the excerpt. The long hair makes sense considering what he has been doing for the last few months. 🙂
It’s not the length, it’s the bounce. Those are some unexpectedly luscious locks…
Takes a bit of getting used to- check.
Still absolutely love – check.
Awesome! Can’t wait!
Love the cover. Congrats for all the hard work put ??
Preorder done for kindle on UK Amazon and I will get the audio later too
This is a full-length book that’s part of a trilogy??! I though t it was just a novella or 1 stand-alone. whaaa?!?!?!
They just can’t help themselves — Sweep of the Blade was intended to be a novella, too, and we’re getting a second trilogy out of Hidden Legacy…. As long as stories occur to them and life lets them write, we’re the beneficiaries.
I really love how the relationships develop when it’s a trilogy. No ridiculous insta-love. Everything feels much more organic and meaningful.
I just re-read HL and restarted kate yesterday. The way those relationships develop are awesome!
And we like it. We get “invested” in the people and their world(s) and we don’t want to leave…
Awesome cover! I’m not on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, so please pass on the great job to everyone message. ?
I’ll check to see if I can pre-order on Barnes and Noble after writing this reply. If I can, I will. Yippee!
Not up yet on Barnes and Noble yet. I’ll check them tomorrow.
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Love the artwork and am looking forward to anything you write.
The cover is fabulous! The models and mood are striking. I have pre-ordered; can’t wait.
Ooooh. Gorgeous!
Sweet! I love it! The models and artist did great. very cool. Clicked and ordered. 😀
That cover promises a lot! I’ll be checking B&N hourly! And, the best part (for me), it’s a trilogy!!! Wheeee!!!
Once I got over the shock of seeing Hugh’s hair (since I still remember the behind-the-scenes video earlier), I have to say I quite love it. All that red on the cover makes it feel bloody and dangerous.
A question: is there a reason we don’t outright say “Book 1 of the Iron Covenant Trilogy” on the cover? I ask because I’ve experienced buying a book (not by our authors here) thinking it was a standalone work, only to be (not pleasantly) surprised to learn that it’s actually part of a series. The book itself was great and I ended up getting the rest of the series, but it was a mismatch in expectations that could have been avoided by proper labeling.
Looking forward to the release date!
!!!! Pre order done! Awesome cover. I hope I don’t offend when I say I like these and the latest Kate covers soooo much better than the Legacy covers. (Even though Legacy is my favorite series) Hugh totally fits what I have always imagined him to look like. Zoomed in on Elara- she reminds me of Belle from Once Upon a Time with white hair. She’s fierce! They look awesome.
Soooo …Trilogy ehh. I’m so intrigued how that story is gonna play out against the wrap up of Kate 10. Might we get some cross over/cameos from Kate’s digs even after wrap up or is this gonna be pretty solidly stand alone series in the same world?
Either way I’m totally there…just curious 🙂
Smokin’ hot! Love the juxtaposition of the dark brooding and the powerful light. Intense!
I LOVE this cover. LOVE! It’s my favorite of all your covers.
I know it’s only a chance but crossing my fingers the audio reader is Grace Draven’s MOC guy.
Cover is fabulous. I am going to go ruin my book budget for this book. I already had a book ordered for the 26th. Oh, well, “it’s only money.” And it’s worth it. I will get the ebook from Amazon and the hard copy from Murder by the Book. (I can preorder there, too, but it’s more time consuming.)
Thank you for your usual fabulous job. I’m going to enjoy the dickens out of this book!
Books, food, books, food……..Who needs to eat, I’m sure we can all afford to skip a few meals!
Oh yes, WILL Murder by Book have dead tree books? I know it’s a self pub print on demand?
Bam! Order is in. Whoo hoo,
Can’t wait to read it! Already have a day off booked in. Looking forward to a great relax day *^.^*
Just hoping that Ilona and Gordon aren’t super hardcore April fools fans and set all of this up just to say “Ha! Gotcha!!! April fools!!!”
I mean, who has time to write another book with all that’s going on in their lives??
I’m not being an Eyore. I swear.
Pre-ordered. Of course. Was there any doubt?
p.s. I am loving the Sweep story with Atlanta and Maud. I’m sorry if I missed this but will it come out as an e-book in the end?
Danged predictive text! ARLAND. (Sheesh)
Yes to the e-book, mz.