{"id":6201,"date":"2008-11-03T11:49:41","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T17:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2008\/11\/03\/speculative_fiction_wins_two_best_cover_\/"},"modified":"2008-11-03T11:49:41","modified_gmt":"2008-11-03T17:49:41","slug":"speculative_fiction_wins_two_best_cover_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2008\/11\/03\/speculative_fiction_wins_two_best_cover_\/","title":{"rendered":"Speculative Fiction Wins Two Best Cover Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just wanted to announce that TWO speculative fiction books won the <strong>ECPA BEST COVER AWARD!<\/strong>  The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) announces the winners at its annual meeting.<\/p>\n<p>First up is Andrew Peterson&#8217;s book &#8220;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1400073847\">On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;, which won the award for a mid-sized publisher.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1400073847\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51A8IfdeW-L._SX200_.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness\" title=\"On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>WaterBrook\/Multnomah<\/strong> published the book.  The cover was designed by Mark D. Ford, Sr. Art Director, and illustrated by Justin Gerard of Portland Studios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Way to go, Andrew!<\/strong>  Couldn&#8217;t have happened to a more deserving author and musician!  BTW &#8211; I encourage everyone to visit Andrew&#8217;s &#8220;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rabbitroom.com\/\">Rabbit Room<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; website where he and a bunch of other authors and musicians blog.  Great site!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Next up is Ted Dekker&#8217;s spooky book<\/strong>, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adam-Ted-Dekker\/dp\/1595540075\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1225719415&amp;sr=1-1\">Adam<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;, which won the large publisher category.  Now some may argue this is a thriller and not speculative fiction, and they may be right.  But Ted has a penchant for the spiritual battle, and I&#8217;m guessing here that this book at least edges into the speculative fiction\/paranormal realm.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adam-Ted-Dekker\/dp\/1595540075\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1225719415&amp;sr=1-1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41gMzmWfxAL._SX200.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Adam By Ted Dekker\" title=\"Adam By Ted Dekker\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Nelson<\/strong> published this book.  The cover was designed by Tim Green, The DesignWorks Group and Mark Ross, Art Director.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/ted_dekker_interview_link\">I wrote a post about an interview with Ted Dekker<\/a><\/strong> that I encourage everyone to read.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also, my thanks go to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuartmarket.blogspot.com\/\">Sally Stuart<\/a><\/strong> for blogging about these awards!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Views: 49<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nJust wanted to announce that TWO speculative fiction books won the ECPA BEST COVER AWARD! 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