Mick Van Houten has created some of the finest U.K. fantasy covers, for authors as varied as Maggie Furey, Jack Vance, A A Attanasio, David Zindell, Ursula le Guin among many others.

A feature of Mick's work is his masterly control of light. A native of Scotland, his paintings draw strongly on the sky colours, clouds and landscapes of his homeland.

See Madouc (Lyonesse 3) an early Jack Vance cover, also The Road to Corlay Richard Cowper and Dhiammara Maggie Furey.

In contrast, see the surreal treatment of Mask of the Sorcerer Darrell Schweitzer and Octoberland A A Attanasio.

For a sample of SF covers, see The Wild David Zindell and Salvage Rites Ian Watson.