Brandon Dorman Will Illustrate The Farfield Curse
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:45 pm by --KALEB NATION--
Brandon Dorman, the award winning illustrator of SAVVY and FABLEHAVEN, has signed on to illustrate the upcoming novel BRAN HAMBRIC: THE FARFIELD CURSE, by Kaleb Nation. Dorman’s cover art for SAVVY by Ingrid Law was chosen as the ” “favorite book jacket of 2008″ by Publisher’s Weekly. His previous works also include covers for the FARWORLD and GOOSEBUMPS series.
THE FARFIELD CURSE is the first in a new series of books by Kaleb Nation. In THE FARFIELD CURSE, a boy named Bran Hambric discovers he is at the center of a plot that started years before he was even born: the plot of a deadly curse his mother created that her former masters are now hunting for him to complete. The novel is set to release in stores Fall of 2009 from Sourcebook Jabberwocky.
Kaleb Nation began writing THE FARFIELD CURSE when he was fourteen years old. Now 20, he attends college in Texas and blogs regularly at www.KalebNation.com. THE FARFIELD CURSE is his debut novel.
More info on the illustrator can be found at www.BrandonDorman.com. More info on Bran Hambric can be found at www.BranHambric.com
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I can’t even begin to say how long I’ve waited to announce this!
Here is how it happened. A month or two ago, I emailed my editor the names of two illustrators I really liked, hoping that he would take a look and consider them doing the cover. He wrote back saying they were already far ahead of me, and were in talks with my top pick for the illustrator before he even got my message! So in the end, and through wonderful fate, my publishers signed on my dream illustrator without even knowing.
Readers of my blog might recall me listing some of my favorite covers months ago, and it turns out that Brandon did one of them:
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His artwork is stunningly colorful, and I’m certain he will do a wonderful job for The Farfield Curse! This also means that Brandon will most likely do the entire series: just like Brett Helquist did all the Lemony Snicket books, and Mary GrandPre did all the Harry Potter’s, it looks as if Brandon will be the illustrator for Bran Hambric!
He has already finished the early draft sketches of the cover art, one of which will turn into the final cover for the book. I doubt it will be any longer than 3 months (and perhaps, drastically shorter) before the cover is finally ready!
Question for the comments: What do you think of Brandon Dorman’s art? Do you think he’ll do well for the Bran Hambric cover?
Posted in Bran Hambric
Tags: Bran Hambric, Brandon Dorman
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:48 pm
OMG
THAT IS SO COOL!
Your Book will Pwn ;D
Happy Branniversary!
Kitty
xzx
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Congrats! That’s so great, I’m really happy for you!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:52 pm
That is great news Kaleb! Congrats!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:52 pm
He looks like he does some great work.
congrats Kaleb!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
That’s great to hear! Congrats Kaleb! I can’t wait until your book comes out.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Yay!!!!!!!!!! That is super epic excitingness !
P.S. we love you !! (and are trying really hard to get to twicon so we can meet you !)
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
This is so cool!!! Congratulations Kaleb, can’t wait till it comes out!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Congratulations Kaleb! I’m sure the artwork and the entire book will be amazing!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Congratulations! I’m sure he’ll do an awesome job with the cover!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
He will do awesome! Congrats! Hope you had a great day!
-EyeofSauron.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Yay, yay! Fab news, Kaleb. It’s going to look amazing!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
that is so awesome
congratulations
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
His artwork is amazing! I can’t wait to see the finished cover
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
He’s brilliant.
I’m so excited for you!
Totally going to buy the book at like midnight or something.
You should have release parties for it.
For all the Kaleb fans!
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
OMG! Congrats Kaleb!
His artwork is amazing! The cover is going to be totally epic!
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Wooohooo!! This is exciting news, he truly is an amazing artist. Congrats! PS-I like the site redesign
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
His art is amazing! I think that he will do a great job on your book and attract lots of buyers. Book covers are usually what grabs my attention to a book first, and I’m glad that such a good artist is working your books. I hope it turns out good. I can’t wait! =D
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
So very excited for you!! Everything is so colorful about the art. Will you want you first cover to be bright or more dark and mysterious? Happy Braniversary!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:45 pm
O my gosh! That’s awesome Kaleb! I can’t wait to see what he comes up with.
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Wow! Those look amazing! I can’t wait to see what he does for Bran! Reading the preview chapters again, I really think that your writing style and his style in artwork match, for lack of a better word. The fact that he was one of your dream illustrators makes it that much more awesome! Congratulations!
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:54 pm
That’s amazing, Kaleb! You’re truly an inspiration to me, being an aspiring writer myself. Thank you, and congrats on the good news
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Holy crap!! That is soooo cool! He is very talented. I’m so excited for you, Kaleb!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
wow, I love the cover of Savvy! very colorful and interesting.
can’t wait to see the finished book cover for Bran! I’m sure it’ll be amazing.
An amazing illustrator for an amazing author
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
I have a question. I put this in the YouTube comments on your video, but I bet it got lost in the shuffle lol. Where did you print those binded copies of your books and how much did it cost? If I don’t get an agent within a year of finishing my manuscript, I’m going to print a book out for my own satisfaction just in case.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:29 pm
That’s wonderful, Kaleb! Congrats! I’m excited for you! Your book will pwn.
I feel as if I should get a Smart Water and celebrate.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Congrats, Kaleb! I can’t wait until the cover art is released and especially can’t wait to read The Farfield Curse in its entirety.
Brandons illustrations are beautiful and I’m dying to see what he does for your book. =D
-Lauren
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Kaleb, I looked at his work and it is beautiful. You are quite lucky and blessed to have such a talented illustrator working on your book, congratulations!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Oh congrats Kaleb! I am so happy for you! I can’t wait to see the finished product!
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 pm
The artwork is amazing. I’m even more psyched about getting your book when it comes out. =D
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Brandon Dorman…I had known I saw that name somewhere before. As I kept reading and saw the word Goosebumps…*ding*
HORRORLAND!
He does some beautiful work. In fact, I just came back from image search on Google. But you don’t need to hear about that…
To answer your question, he definitely fits with the mood and style of your story.
Congrats!
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm
The cover of Savvy is amazing. I’m sure Brandon Dorman will create the perfect cover for The Farfield Curse
I can’t wait to see it.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 pm
……AHHHH!!!!!
I am so excited! I can’t imagine how you must be feeling, for i feel like running around and jumping up and down.
and to think i discovered you, your book, this blog, etc through Twilight, and I am now just as excited for your book as I was for Breaking Dawn…..:D
Congrats Kaleb! I can’t wait to read more of the story of Bran, to see the cover (which will be amazing), and to be the one recommending a book to my friends (it happens on occasion…. and i have no doubt i will be hinting constantly for them to read it)
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:44 pm
It’s just so hard to picture the book as anything but with the dark cover and glowing moon. This is exciting.
!!
March 4th, 2009 at 12:06 am
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March 4th, 2009 at 1:40 am
that is so fricken awesome those one look so cool and yourz was to so if his is better than: IT IS GONNA LOOK SO COOL
March 4th, 2009 at 2:17 am
I’m not the biggest fan of his faces, but otherwise I think his art is fantastic. He does amazing things with color and his pictures have great depth.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:37 am
Those are wonderful – I think he’ll do a great job on the Bran Hambric books! Congratulations on another big step in publication!
March 4th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Exciting! His work looks awesome! You deserve nothing less. I can’t wait for the book!
March 4th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Hey Kaleb, congrats on getting Brandon Dorman. He’s amazing.
I think the illustrations and book covers you designed for your drafts are amazing as well.
Let me just say that I think it was really smart of you to hitch yourself to the twilight bandwagon. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing.
But come on. You’ve really got to thank those twi-crazy fans for becoming your fans which in turn helped you achieve your dream (faster and better at least than what you’d have done on your own).
Here’s to excellent book sales when it gets released!
Cheers
Naomi
March 4th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Congrats, Kaleb!!! Brandon will be AMAZING!
I think I might read Savvy now just because the cover looks so awesome!
March 4th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Oh wow! The Barn Hambric cover is going to be so awesome!
March 4th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Congratulations Kaleb!
March 4th, 2009 at 10:09 am
That is Awesome,Congratulation’s Kaleb!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 4th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Congratulations Kaleb! It’s exciting to follow you as you get closer and closer to publication. The cover is going to look awesome, and I know the rest of the book will as well!
March 4th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
That is seriously fantastic, Kaleb! I’m excited for you. I hope he has a gnome on the cover. He did Farworld you say? That is awesome.
March 4th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
OH MY– IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! His work looks amazing, and from what I’ve read from your preview chapters, his style will fit perfectly! I’m really happy now! The colors are so beautiful in his art. And how awesome that you got your top pick!
March 4th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Kaleb, these covers are simply stunning! I can’t wait to see what the cover of your book will look like, and I am now almost as anxious for its release as I was for the Twilight movie! Congratulations!
March 4th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
I CAN’T WAAIT!!
(GEt a dailybooooth.
)
March 4th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I’m so happy for you, Kaleb! I’ll definitely be buying it when it comes out.
Congratulations!
March 4th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Brandon Dorman!!! OMG thats amazing, can’t wait to see the final cover and actually get the book
Will it get released in the UK?
March 4th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Wow! I love Brandon Dorman’s artwork and I am certian it will be perfect for your series Kaleb! I can’t wait for the cover or Farfield Curse!!!
March 4th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
He is an awesome artist. He also did “The Bronze Pen” by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. Her name is awesome and so is her book!
Can’t wait for Bran to be released!
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March 4th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
OMG the artwork is amazing! I love the colors too!
I’m so excited for you!
March 5th, 2009 at 2:17 am
Congrats! I’m sure the book will look amazing! *hugs* You’re right, his artwork is amazing. Can’t wait to buy the book! ^-^
March 5th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Wow… love the “savvy” cover
i can’t wait to see the cover for your book, Kaleb 
… maybe it’ll tell us a little bit more about the content 
so I’m guessing that a book-cover-artist gets to read the books before they are published… hmm… makes me want to be an artist
March 5th, 2009 at 9:33 am
That’s awesome!
I looked at the two pieces of art you had up, and I thought they were very cool, but they really didn’t scream “absolutely amazing” to me. So I went to my trusty friend google, and looked up Brandon Dorman (where your blog post is fourth, after his website, blog, and profiles on HarperColins and Simon and Schuster, by the way) and looked at some of the stuff on his website. WOW!! This guy really is an absolutely amazing artist. Really, really cool, Kaleb!!
March 5th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Congrats, i’m so excited for you. I can’t wait til I can read your book!
March 5th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Wow, those covers are awesome! Kaleb, I now have yet another reason to buy your book! Congrats. I will be first in line at my local bookstore for Bran Hambric.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Yay for winning Brandon Dorman!! As an author and illustrator myself, it’s always bugged me when an otherwise fantastic book gets stuck with less-than-stellar illustrations. Kaleb, I’m glad you won’t have that problem!!
Looking forward to getting my own copy of The Farfield Curse! Keep up the good work.
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March 7th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Okay i think the Brandon Dorman always gets to illustrate the coolest books! I’ve read all Fablehaven series, as well as Farworld, and he brings the series to life, I really think he is going to amazing for Bran! Awww good luck Kaleb this is amazing!
March 8th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
i’m so excited for the book
March 10th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Congratulations, Kaleb! That’s so amazing that you get to have this dream-come-true experience! I know your book is going to be phenomenal! Good luck with your career, Mr. Soon-To-Be-Best-Selling-Author.
March 11th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Thats wonderful Kaleb! Im so happy for you!!! To answer your question, Brandon Dorman does an exhilaratingly beautiful job on book covers and I think he’ll do an even more fantastic job on the Bran Hambric series!!! best of luck,
vivs!!!
March 16th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
*squees* Ohmygosh I can’t wait to see it! He is awesome! Congrats, Kaleb!
March 17th, 2009 at 10:06 am
I love the artwork/illustrations that Brandon Dorman does.. very colorful, very detailed. I think he will do a exquisite job for Bran Hambric. Congrats and I can’t wait to read the book.
April 14th, 2009 at 12:28 am
He's brilliant.
I'm so excited for you!
Totally going to buy the book at like midnight or something.
You should have release parties for it.
For all the Kaleb fans!
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