John Jude Palencar

John Jude Palencar (born 1957) is an American fantasy, science fiction, and horror artist. Over 100 book covers have featured his art, including all four covers of The Inheritance Cycle series by Christopher Paolini. He graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1980. He is married to Lee Palencar, who works for Highland Local Schools as a middle school art teacher.

John Jude Palencar
Palencar in Ireland, 2004.
Born1957 (1957)
Fairview Park, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting and illustration
Awards2008 Spectrum Grand Master[1]

Work

Palencar has exhibited in numerous group shows in galleries, colleges and universities throughout the United States. Demand for his work extends into Europe and the Pacific rim through sales of his original paintings, second-rights usages and commissions.

He was a featured artist for IDEA Magazine in Japan. Many private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Europe include his paintings. Palencar has created covers for several novels by Stephen King, who also holds Palencar's work in his private collection.

When Knopf published Eragon in 2003, they called on Palencar to illustrate the cover. He also illustrated the covers for Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance.[2] Paolini said that he named Palancar Valley after him long before Palencar illustrated the cover of Eragon.

In 2010, Palencar was nominated in the World Fantasy Award Best Artist category.[3]

List
  • The Secret by Byron Preiss (1982) ISBN 0-553-01408-0
  • Teot's War (1986)
  • Lord of the Crooked Paths (1987)
  • Chthon (1987)
  • The Serpent's Egg (1988)
  • Master of the Fearful Depths (1989)
  • Blood Storm (1989)
  • Tehanu (1991)
  • The Hollow Man (1992)
  • The Hollow Man (1993)
  • Impossible Things (1993)
  • Blood Pact (1993)
  • Blood Lines (1993)
  • The Forest House (1994)
  • LoveDeath (1994)
  • Earthsong (1994)
  • The Forest House (1995)
  • Dreams of Terror and Death: The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft (1995)
  • Testament (1995)
  • Evolution's Shore (1995)
  • Becoming Human (1995)
  • The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness (1996)
  • Return to Avalon (1996)
  • Attila's Treasure (1996)
  • Archangel (1996)
  • Lady of Avalon (1997)
  • Jovah's Witness (1997)
  • Blood Trail (1997)
  • Blood Price (1997)
  • Blood Debt (1997)
  • The Alleluia Files (1998)
  • Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1998)
  • Fire Watch (1998)
  • The Terrorists of Irustan (1999)
  • Forests of the Heart (2000)
  • Daughter of the Forest (2000)
  • The Redemption of Althalus (2001)
  • The Onion Girl (2001)
  • The Bone Doll's Twin (2001)
  • Son of the Shadows (2001)
  • Kushiel's Dart (2001)
  • Forests of the Heart (2001)
  • Empty Cities of the Full Moon (2001)
  • Daughter of the Forest (2001)
  • Child of the Prophecy (2001)
  • Son of the Shadows (2002)
  • Daughter of the Forest (2002)
  • Child of the Prophecy (2002)
  • Kushiel's Chosen (2002)
  • Kushiel's Avatar (2003)
  • Shadows Over Baker Street (2003)
  • Eragon (2003)
  • Eldest (2005)
  • Four & Twenty Blackbirds (2005)
  • The Lord of the Rings (2005)
  • Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (2006)
  • Wings To The Kingdom (2006)
  • The Black Tattoo (2006)
  • Kushiel's Scion (2006)
  • Widdershins (2006)
  • The Horror in the Museum (2007)
  • Fatal Revenant (2007)
  • Brisingr (2008)
  • The Dragon Book (2009)
  • Inheritance (2011)
  • Silver on the Road (2015)
  • Celtic Crossing (2019)

Notes
  1. "2008 SPECTRUM GRAND MASTER". Spectrum. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  2. Press release Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (January 16, 2008). Random House Accessed 2008-01-16.
  3. World Fantasy Convention (2010). "2010 World Fantasy Award Winners & Nominees". Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 4 Feb 2011.
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