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The book cover for Rule of Three is ready! Courtesy of returning artist and Bug expert Malvear, this lovely digital painting features the three titular characters. We have Poppy the fiery little Jarilan Worker carrying her pack and admiring a stray flitterfly on the left, Cal toting his favorite rifle in the middle, and Murzka the mysterious Araxie huntress lurking on the right. We also have Kevin! One like = one treat!

I really like how this piece came out. I asked for a detailed jungle background and Malvear delivered in spades, and he excelled at both the Jarilan with her waxy shell and iridescent antennae, and the Araxie with her silky fur, neither of which are easy prospects.

I'll be polishing this story up and getting it ready for a release as soon as I have the time, possibly in tandem with Dire Contingency, as I'm still hard at work editing that one.

You can find Malvear over here:https://x.com/MalvearArt

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mraanonymous

Wait, poppy is red? I always envisioned her as a bright and sunny yellow. Like a bumble bee. Oh, and i am working on the jarilian page. Don't worry.

Snekguy

You're probably thinking of Sunny from Autumn War.

mraanonymous

Oh yeah. Got them mixed up. I'm guessing the color was a deliberate choice. Considering poppy is the 'sunniest' out of the group of Jarilians we've met. Which reminds me, when are you going to post 'Endo the line' 1 and 2 on literatica?

Snekguy

nah, those were written to go along with some fanart that was submitted, and they don't make a complete story

mraanonymous

Do they have to? People don't go to literatica to read epic space opera novels. telling you right here, if you just plopped some easily digestible short story lemons- they'd be your most viewed works on the site. Would work pretty well in getting the word around about your series. Just say'n.

Snekguy

I just don't think it works as well without the accompanying art. I'm not opposed to uploading short stories there, I've done so in the past, but having won several Literotica awards for my epic space opera novels, I think they like those just fine too, lol.

mraanonymous

Oh, they do. I do. But the short stories would be faster. Oh, and i finally got around to seeing your latest art work. I left a comment on your NSFW Kee page. A wee bit of a concern that i'm sure you've thought up a solution for before you commissioned the art work.

D-Man

I was rereading this, and was just wondering when the cover art would come out. Kevin is a big boy!!

D-Man

Also, Poppy is an adorable, sassy Jarilan. Her banter with Cal is great

JH

Hey Snekguy when you mean polished up are you changing things in the story?

Noximilien l'horloger

She seems somewhat larger than i expected, 4 feet, maybe the difference isnt that much

Snekguy

She is a little in the foreground here just to make her more visible.

Snekguy

Nah, just fixing a few typos and making sure there are no errors.

JH

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