VALLAND'S SONG (1977)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 24" x 16"
Probably too dark to be an effective paperback book cover; nevertheless it's an old favorite of mine. 1/3
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I plead intense emotional involvement in Poul Anderson's story as my excuse for perhaps overlooking the difficulty in reproducing it for commercial use. 2/3
Creature detail from VALLAND’S SONG featuring aliens with big glassy eyes and long ears that look like a cross between rabbits and sphinx cats. There’s a range of expressions. The nearest cranes its head in the immediate foreground as if to look at the viewer. Another peers back with drooping man and a dumbfounded look. Others converse and one studious alien is wrapt in the story unfolding.
Figure detail from VALLAND’S SONG featuring a a human playing a lute-like futuristic instrument for a group of aliens with big glassy eyes and long ears. The scene is intensely lit by campfire.