Stardoc

2000

Hal Salive Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection, University of Otago Library Special Collections. With kind permission from Penguin Group (USA).

New York: Roc – New American Library; Penguin Putnam

S. L. Viehl is just one of the pseudonyms used by author Sheila Kelly, who writes across a stomach-churning variety of genres: SF, romance, inspirational, suspense and dark fantasy – using a different pseudonym for each genre. Stardoc, the first in her series, was illustrated by Daniel ‘Donato’ Giancola (b. 1967). On his own website, Donato describes his ‘love of fine oil painting’ and lists Jan van Eyck, Velazquez, Rubens, Titian and Rembrandt among his favourite artists. He consistently produces high quality work and has won three Hugo ‘Best Professional Artist’ Awards – in 2006, 2007 and 2009.