Press Release
Paper Road
Press is proud to reveal the cover art for their upcoming comedy novel, Engines of Empathy, created by Adam
Portraiture Award-winning artist Henry Christian-Slane.
23-year-old
Christian-Slane is the youngest-ever winner of the New Zealand Portrait
Gallery's prestigious Adam Portraiture Award, and his work for Engines of Empathy is his first foray
into book cover illustration.
Marie
Hodgkinson, publisher at Paper Road Press, was delighted when Christian-Slane
responded to her call for cover artists late last year.
‘I’d been
following Henry’s Tumblr gallery for some time, and love the style and sense of
atmosphere in his work. Working with Henry has been great, and I was so pleased
to hear of his win with the Adam Portraiture Award.’
Christian-Slane
is currently based in London, UK, and plans to put his winnings from the
portrait prize to good use – spending time to work on his art.
Henry
Christian-Slane’s cover art for Paul Mannering’s comic science fiction novel, Engines of Empathy
About the book
One of the many advantages of being a single,
professional woman who lives alone, is there is no one around to judge you on
your relationships with the household appliances. So it was without feeling
like a complete idiot that I stepped back from the toaster and waited until its
defensive growls subsided.
Charlotte
Pudding, computer psychologist and recent orphan, is not precisely thrilled
with her lot in life (and not just because of the ‘orphan’ bit). Nevertheless,
having her routine disrupted by a shadowy corporation, a man who claims to be a
retired god, and the secrets of her own family history isn't a walk in the
park, either.
Charlotte’s
quest for answers will lead her on a perilous journey into a religion based on
Quantum Physics, a hunt for unexpectedly rare plant oil, and a fight to the
shame against a black-belt in sarcasm. In a world that runs on peace and
harmony, Charlotte is going to discover just how far some people are prepared
to go to maintain tranquillity.
Douglas Adams meets Jasper Fforde in the first
in a trilogy of comic sci fi novels by Paul Mannering.
Engines of Empathy is due to publish in April 2014
For more information, contact Marie Hodgkinson, marie@paperroadpress.co.nz
www.paperroadpress.co.nz
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